SB137 Alabama 2017 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Jimmy Holley

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2017

Title

Board of Registrars, guidelines revised, diverse appointments required, ineligibility for service, compensation revised, hours of operation, Sec. 17-3-2, 17-3-3, 17-3-4, 17-3-5, 17-3-8 am'd.

Description

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.

Show more Show less

Subjects

Elections