Under existing law, in any non-municipal general election, a voter may cast a write-in vote by writing in any name on the official ballot for a public office, and that write-in vote must be counted.
This bill would require a person seeking election to public office through a write-in candidacy to announce his or her candidacy by filing a statement with voting officials by a certain date before the general election.
This bill would also provide that write-in votes shall be counted only for those write-in candidates who have announced their write-in candidacy.
Constitution, Campaigns and Elections first Amendment Offered
Pending third reading on day 23 Favorable from Constitution, Ethics and Elections
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Constitution, Ethics and Elections
Engrossed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 517
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 516
Fridy Amendment Offered
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 515
Constitution, Campaigns and Elections Amendment Offered
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Constitution, Campaigns and Elections
Source: Alabama Legislature