HB241 Alabama 2018 Session
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Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2018
Title
Election, write-in voting, procedures revised, Sec. 17-6-28 am'd.
Description
Relating to write-in votes; to amend Section 17-6-28, Code of Alabama 1975, amended by Act 2016-450 of the 2016 First Special Session; to 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; and to provide that write-in votes shall be counted only for those write-in candidates who have announced their write-in candidacy.
Subjects
Elections
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| March 21, 2018 | H | Constitution, Campaigns and Elections first Amendment Offered |
| March 21, 2018 | S | Pending third reading on day 23 Favorable from Constitution, Ethics and Elections |
| March 21, 2018 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| March 6, 2018 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Constitution, Ethics and Elections |
| February 27, 2018 | H | Engrossed |
| February 27, 2018 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 517 |
| February 27, 2018 | H | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 516 |
| February 27, 2018 | H | Fridy Amendment Offered |
| February 27, 2018 | H | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 515 |
| February 27, 2018 | H | Constitution, Campaigns and Elections Amendment Offered |
| February 27, 2018 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| February 1, 2018 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment |
| January 18, 2018 | 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 | March 21, 2018 | Room 727 at 14:00 | Senate C&E Hearing |
| Hearing | March 21, 2018 | Room 727 at 00:00 | Senate C&E Hearing |
| Hearing | January 31, 2018 | Room 123 at 09:00 | House CC&E Hearing |
| Hearing | February 22, 2017 | Room 200 at 13:30 | House JUDY Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB241 Alabama 2018 Session - Engrossed |
| Bill Text | HB241 Alabama 2018 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Amendments | House Constitution, Campaigns and Elections second Amendment Offered |
| Bill Amendments | House Fridy Amendment Offered |