HB41 Alabama 2015 Session

Updated Feb 24, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor: David StandridgeRepresentative
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2015
Title: Elections, mobility disabled and elderly voters authorized to go to front of line at polling place, notice, Sec. 17-9-13 am'd.
Summary: HB41 allows physically disabled voters or voters over 70 to move to the front of the line at polling places if they request it.
What This Bill Does
It adds a requirement that election officials must allow physically mobility disabled voters or voters over age 70 to move to the front of the line upon request. It requires polling place officials to post a public notice explaining this front-of-line option. It preserves and clarifies existing rules about voting assistance and time allowances for voters who need help, including the possibility of extra time when assistance is requested.

Who It Affects
Voters who are physically mobility disabled: may request to move to the front of the line at a polling place.
Election officials and polling place staff: must implement the front-of-line rule when requested and post the required notices at the polling place.

Key Provisions
Amends Section 17-9-13 to require election officials to allow physically mobility disabled voters or voters aged 70 or older to move to the front of the line upon request.
Requires the chief election official at each polling place to post a public notice explaining this front-of-line option.
Restates the voting assistance provisions, including that a voter may receive assistance from a person of their choosing (not their employer or an officer/agent of the employer or union) and the helper must sign the poll list to certify they are not the employer or union agent.
Sets time allowances for voters who request assistance, including minimum additional minutes (no less than five minutes) and conditions for continuing voting time if there is no line, as well as updates to the poll list to reflect assistance.

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Subjects: Elections