HB19 Alabama 2016 1st Special Session Session
Bill Summary
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.
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 two candidates receiving the greatest number of votes for that office.
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.
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| August 24, 2016 | H | Delivered to Governor at 10:47 a.m. on August 24, 2016. |
| August 24, 2016 | H | Assigned Act No. 2016-450. |
| August 24, 2016 | H | Clerk of the House Certification |
| August 24, 2016 | S | Signature Requested |
| August 23, 2016 | H | Enrolled |
| August 23, 2016 | H | Passed Second House |
| August 23, 2016 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 47 |
| August 23, 2016 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| August 18, 2016 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| August 17, 2016 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Tourism and Marketing |
| August 17, 2016 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 23 |
| August 17, 2016 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| August 16, 2016 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| August 15, 2016 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Constitution, Campaigns and Elections |
Bill Text
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Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB19 Alabama 2016 1st Special Session Session - Introduced |
Source: Alabama Legislature