HB198 Alabama 2014 Session
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Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2014
Title
Elections, write-in votes, procedures to count, duties to judge of probate in co. elections, Secretary of State for state election, Secs. 17-6-28, 17-12-1 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, write-in votes are
permitted only in non-municipal general elections
and all write-in votes are counted if the voter
properly writes the name on the ballot and
registers the vote by a mark in the space
designated for that particular office</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would amend the current law to
provide that write-in votes for a specific office
would be counted at the same time as provisional
ballots are counted if the number of write-in votes
for that office is greater than or equal to the
difference in votes between the candidates
receiving the greatest number of votes for that
office</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To amend Sections 17-6-28 and 17-12-1, Code of
Alabama 1975, relating to write-in votes, to provide that
write-in votes would be counted at the same time as
provisional ballots under certain conditions.
</p>
Subjects
Elections
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| February 18, 2014 | S | Constitution, Campaign Finance, Ethics, and Elections first Amendment Offered |
| February 18, 2014 | S | Pending third reading on day 16 Favorable from Constitution, Campaign Finance, Ethics, and Elections with 1 amendment |
| February 18, 2014 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment |
| February 6, 2014 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Constitution, Campaign Finance, Ethics, and Elections |
| February 6, 2014 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 164 |
| February 6, 2014 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| January 22, 2014 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| January 14, 2014 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Constitution, Campaigns and Elections |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB198 Alabama 2014 Session - Introduced |