SB458 Alabama 2013 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Paul Sanford

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2013

Title

Elections, voter registration lists, publication by judge of probate in county or Association of Co. Commissioners website, fee for lists to judge of probate limited, Secs. 17-3-60, 17-4-1, 17-4-10, 17-9-5 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, a list of registered voters is required to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county prior to each regular primary election. Additionally, a list of the registered voters to be removed from the voters list is required to be published when statewide voter file maintenance is conducted. Also under existing law, notice of all elections and a list of inspectors and clerks for an election are required to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county.

This bill would eliminate the requirement to publish these lists and notices, except the lists of voters to be removed, and have this information posted on the county website, or if there is no website maintained by the county, on the website of the Association of County Commissions of Alabama.

This bill would also require that this information would be available for review upon request at no cost and that the county place a display advertisement at least one-half page in size in some newspaper of general circulation in the county providing information about where the lists and notices are available.

Under existing law, the judge of probate receives five cents a name for providing the election inspector with a list of the qualified electors in the county on election day.

This bill would limit payment to one list per election.

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Subjects

Elections