SB317 Alabama 2012 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Trip Pittman

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2012

Title

Election, expenses of county reimbursement by the state, specified, Election Expense Reimbursement Committee, makeup and functions altered, Secs. 17-16-2, 17-16-2.1 am'd; Act 2011-147, 2011 Reg. Sess., am'd

Summary

SB317 expands which election expenses are reimbursable and changes how the Election Expense Reimbursement Committee operates and approves those expenses.

What This Bill Does

It adds more election activities to the list of reimbursable expenses. It alters the makeup of the Election Expense Reimbursement Committee. The committee would recommend additional expenses to the Comptroller, who must explain to the committee if it does not include a recommended expense on the approved list. The Comptroller must then distribute the approved expenses list to county officials before elections, and the list remains in effect until the committee updates it.

Who It Affects

• Counties and county election offices would be eligible for reimbursement for a broader set of election expenses and must follow the Comptroller's approval process.
• The Comptroller and state-level bodies involved with election budgeting (including the Election Expense Reimbursement Committee and other referenced officials) would review, approve, or explain reimbursement decisions and communicate approved costs to counties.

Key Provisions

• Expands the definition of reimbursable election expenses to include additional election activities, subject to committee approval.
• Changes the makeup of the Election Expense Reimbursement Committee.
• Requires the committee to propose additional reimbursable election expenses to the Comptroller.
• Requires the Comptroller to provide a detailed explanation to the committee if a recommended expense is not included on the approved list.
• Requires the Comptroller to distribute the list of approved expenses to county chairs and probate judges at least 60 days before the primary, and the list applies to all elections until amended.
• The list can be amended by the committee and Comptroller at least 90 days before the next primary.

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Subjects

Elections