HB176 Alabama 2011 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Ron Johnson

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2011

Title

Elections, overseas absentee voting, Electronic Overseas Voting Advisory Committee, established to advise whether secure electronic means of voting available, duties of absentee election manager, overseas voter certificate required, Secretary of State to implement rules

Description

Under existing law, there is no process for providing secure overseas absentee voting by electronic transmission.

This bill would establish the Alabama Electronic Overseas Voting Advisory Committee to determine whether a secure electronic means may be established for use by the Secretary of State in conducting overseas absentee voting.

This bill would provide a procedure for the adoption of rules by the committee and the Secretary of State for conducting overseas absentee voting.

This bill would provide that the committee and the Secretary of State determine the requirements for a request and the receipt of a request for an overseas absentee ballot, for the return of a voted overseas absentee ballot, for an overseas voter certificate, for the instructions to be included with an overseas absentee ballot, and for the procedures for processing a voted overseas absentee ballot.

This bill would also require the Secretary of State to adopt rules specifying emergency overseas absentee voting powers and situations during which those powers may be exercised.

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Subjects

Elections