HB150 Alabama 2017 Session
Bill Summary
Under existing law, voter registration is conducted in each county by a Board of Registrars consisting of three qualified electors and residents of the county, who are compensated for their services
This bill would specify that appointees to the Board of Registrars serve at the pleasure of the appointing authorities and would also revise the process and content of registrar guidelines prescribed by the Secretary of State
This bill would provide that a registrar removed for cause would be ineligible for reappointment as a registrar for a specified time frame and would allow the Secretary of State to fill vacancies under certain conditions
This bill would also clarify the compensation received by registrars, would require the board to be open during the same hours as the county courthouse, and would require the tracking and reporting of hours worked by registrars
Relating to the Board of Registrars; to amend Sections 17-3-2, 17-3-3, 17-3-4, 17-3-5, as last amended by Act 2016-311, 2016 Regular Session, and 17-3-8, Code of Alabama 1975, to specify that appointees to the Board of Registrars serve at the pleasure of the appointing authorities; to revise the process and content of registrar guidelines prescribed by the Secretary of State; to provide that a registrar removed for cause would be ineligible for reappointment as a registrar for a specified time frame; to allow the Secretary of State to fill vacancies under certain conditions; to clarify the compensation received by registrars; to require the board to be open during the same hours as the county courthouse; and to require the tracking and reporting of hours worked by registrars.
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| March 7, 2017 | H | Weaver Conflict of Interest Declaration Filed |
| March 7, 2017 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass lost Roll Call 172 |
| March 7, 2017 | H | Blackshear intended to vote Yea |
| March 7, 2017 | H | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 171 |
| March 7, 2017 | H | Sanderford motion to Table lost Roll Call 170 |
| March 7, 2017 | H | Baker Amendment Offered |
| March 7, 2017 | H | Motion to Adopt lost Roll Call 169 |
| March 7, 2017 | H | Baker motion to Table lost Roll Call 168 |
| March 7, 2017 | H | Rich Amendment Offered |
| March 7, 2017 | H | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 167 |
| March 7, 2017 | H | Constitution, Campaigns and Elections first Substitute Offered |
| March 7, 2017 | H | Lost in house of origin |
| February 23, 2017 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and |
| February 7, 2017 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Constitution, Campaigns and Elections |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | February 22, 2017 | 123 at 09:00 | House CC&E Hearing |
| Hearing | February 15, 2017 | Room #123 at 09:00 | House CC&E Public Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB150 Alabama 2017 Session - Introduced |