SB125 Alabama 2013 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Paul Sanford

Republican

Co-Sponsor

Scott Beason

Session

Regular Session 2013

Title

Elections, voter registration lists, publication by judge of probate on website of co. or Association of Co. Commissioners website, fee for lists to judge of probate repealed, absentee election manager, when circuit clerk is a candidate, comp., Secs. 17-4-1, 17-4-10, 17-8-2, 17-9-5, 17-11-2, 17-11-14 am'd.; Secs. 17-3-60, 17-11-13 repealed

Summary

SB125 shifts publication of voter lists and election notices from newspapers to online posting and makes changes to absentee election duties and pay.

What This Bill Does

It eliminates the requirement to publish lists of registered voters, lists of voters to be removed, and election notices in newspapers and instead requires posting on the county website or the Association of County Commissions of Alabama website. The information must be available to the public at no cost on request, and counties must run a display ad in a newspaper to tell people where to find it. It repeals the five-cent-per-name payment to the judge of probate for providing voter lists. It changes how absentee election duties are handled and paid: if the circuit clerk is a candidate, an appointment is made for an absentee election manager; compensation for an absentee manager is set by statute with specific daily rates, and public officials performing these duties aren’t paid under these rules; and the act repeals certain existing sections.

Who It Affects

• Voters and residents of Alabama counties, who will access voter lists, inspector/clerks lists, and election notices online and can request copies at no cost.
• Election officials and county government, including the judge of probate, circuit clerk, appointing boards, and absentee election managers, who face changes in duties, appointment processes, and how compensation is paid.

Key Provisions

• Replace newspaper publication of voter lists and election notices with online posting on the county website or the Association of County Commissions of Alabama website.
• Require that information be available at no cost upon request and require a display advertisement in a local newspaper informing where the information can be found.
• Repeal the five-cent-per-name payment to the judge of probate for providing the voter list to the election inspector.
• Modify absentee election duties: if the circuit clerk is a candidate, appoint an absentee election manager, who has powers of the circuit clerk for absentee duties.
• Set compensation rules for absentee election managers (not public employees) with specified daily rates and conditions; require documentation and payment from the county treasury; prohibit extra compensation for public officials performing these duties as regular duties.
• Repeal Sections 17-3-60 and 17-11-13.

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Subjects

Elections