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HB282 Alabama 2013 Session

Updated Jul 24, 2021

Summary

Primary Sponsor
Charles O. Newton
Republican
Co-Sponsor
David Standridge
Session
Regular Session 2013
Title
Elections, write-in candidates, procedure for counting write-in votes, Sec. 17-6-28 am'd.
Description

Under existing law, write-in votes are permitted only in non-municipal general elections.

In order to have a write-in vote counted, the voter must write the name on the ballot and register the vote by a mark in the space designated for that particular office.

This bill would provide for the procedure for counting write-in votes at a central location in the county.

Subjects
Elections

Bill Actions

S

Pending third reading on day 23 Favorable from Constitution, Campaign Finance, Ethics, and Elections

S

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar

S

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Constitution, Campaign Finance, Ethics, and Elections

H

Engrossed

H

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 305

H

Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 304

H

Constitution, Campaigns and Elections Amendment Offered

H

Third Reading Passed

H

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment

H

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Constitution, Campaigns and Elections

Bill Text

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Source: Alabama Legislature