HB91 Alabama 2014 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2014
Title
Voter registration, applications, delivered to appropriate board of registrars within 48 hours after collection, penalties
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Existing law does not specifically provide a
penalty for a person or entity who collects voter
registration applications and fails to deliver the
applications to the appropriate board of
registrars</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would require each person or
entity who collects voter registration applications
to deliver the applications to the appropriate
board of registrars within 72 hours after the
collection of the applications</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would provide criminal penalties
for violations of this act</p><p class="bill_description">
Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama
of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the
Official Recompilation of the Constitution of
Alabama of 1901, as amended, prohibits a general
law whose purpose or effect would be to require a
new or increased expenditure of local funds from
becoming effective with regard to a local
governmental entity without enactment by a 2/3 vote
unless: it comes within one of a number of
specified exceptions; it is approved by the
affected entity; or the Legislature appropriates
funds, or provides a local source of revenue, to
the entity for the purpose</p><p class="bill_description">
The purpose or effect of this bill would be
to require a new or increased expenditure of local
funds within the meaning of the amendment. However,
the bill does not require approval of a local
governmental entity or enactment by a 2/3 vote to
become effective because it comes within one of the
specified exceptions contained in the amendment</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to voter registration; to require each
person or entity who collects voter registration applications
to deliver the applications to the appropriate board of
registrars within 72 hours after collection of the
applications; to provide penalties for violations; and in
connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the
requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds
within the meaning of Amendment 621 of the Constitution of
Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the
Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901,
as amended.
</p>
Subjects
Voter Registration
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| April 1, 2014 | H | Indefinitely Postponed |
| February 20, 2014 | H | Pending third reading on day 17 Favorable from Constitution, Campaigns and Elections with 1 substitute |
| February 20, 2014 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and |
| 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 Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB91 Alabama 2014 Session - Introduced |