HB103 Alabama 2015 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Howard Sanderford

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2015

Title

Elections, voter registration lists, publication by judge of probate on website of co. or Association of Co. Commissioners website, comp., Secs. 17-4-1, 17-4-10, 17-9-5 am'd.

Summary

HB103 shifts publication of voter lists and election notices from newspapers to online posting, with added newspaper advertising to guide the public to the online sources.

What This Bill Does

The bill largely ends newspaper publication of most voter lists and election notices and requires posting on a county website (or the Association of County Commissions of Alabama site if the county has no site). It also requires display advertisements in newspapers to inform the public where to find these lists and notices, and it limits payment to one list per election. It preserves some newspaper publication for specific items like the list of voters to be struck or omitted names in certain maintenance processes, and adds cost and review-access provisions for the public.

Who It Affects

• Registered voters who will have their elector lists published online and who may review or request copies of lists at a reasonable cost.
• County officials (judge of probate, boards of registrars, county commissions) who must publish online lists, place display advertisements, manage notices, and coordinate with the ACCA website when a county site does not exist.

Key Provisions

• Most lists and notices formerly published in newspapers must be posted on the county's website (or the Association of County Commissions of Alabama site if the county lacks a website) and made available for review at a reasonable cost upon request.
• Counties must place a display advertisement in a newspaper listing where the voter lists and election notices can be found, and payments may be limited to one list per election.
• For the regular primary elections, the judge of probate must publish the list of qualified electors on the county website by the 20th day before the primary; if no county site, on the ACCA site; copies must be available for review in public buildings; a printed certification from the state voter registration system must accompany the list; there is a 10-day window to add omitted names.
• Names to be struck from the voter list must be published by precinct and alphabetically in a newspaper weekly and posted online for at least two consecutive weeks in November or December during statewide voter file maintenance; first maintenance after reapportionment requires publication in all county newspapers meeting legal notice requirements and a display ad.
• Notice of elections must be published at least 30 days before the election in newspapers if they exist; if not, notices must be posted on the county website, at the courthouse door, and at three other public places, with a display ad including the website address and time/offices to be filled; the site notice must specify the election details.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Elections