SB237 Alabama 2017 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Cam Ward

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2017

Title

Voter registration, convicted felons, moral turpitude defined for purposes of crimes which disqualify persons from voting, Felony Voter Disqualification Act, Sec. 17-3-30.1 added; Secs. 17-4-3, 17-4-4 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, a person who commits a felony involving moral turpitude loses his or her right to vote.

This bill would create the Definition of Moral Turpitude Act to establish a comprehensive list of felonies that involve moral turpitude.

This bill would also provide procedures for the Board of Pardons and Paroles and the Secretary of State to follow to purge certain disqualified voters from voter registration lists.

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Subjects

Moral Turpitude