HB369 Alabama 2012 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Paul Beckman

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2012

Title

Elections, absentee voting authorized to appy for and vote by absentee ballot, ballot to include primary caretaker of physically incapacitated person and person incarcerated but not yet convicted, emergency absentee voting permitted for caretaker of a person who requires emergency medical treatment and person with personal business emergencies, and to authorize Secretary of State rulemaking authority, Secs. 17-11-3, 17-11-4, 17-11-5, 17-11-7, 17-11-18 am'd

Description

Under existing law, certain qualified electors are permitted to apply for and vote by absentee ballot or emergency absentee ballot.

This bill would include any registered voter who is a caretaker of a person who is physically incapacitated as a person permitted to apply for and vote by absentee ballot.

This bill would include any registered voter who is incarcerated but has not been convicted of a disqualifying crime as a person permitted to apply for and vote by absentee ballot.

This bill would permit a caretaker of a person who requires emergency medical treatment within five days before an election as a person permitted to apply for and vote by emergency absentee ballot.

This bill would permit a person with personal business emergencies to cast an emergency absentee ballot.

This bill would also grant rulemaking authority to the Secretary of State to identify types of personal business emergencies.

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Subjects

Elections