SB346 Alabama 2018 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Jimmy Holley

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2018

Title

Registrars of voters, paid personal leave day and per diem for official travel granted, office business hours clarified, duties etc., Secs. 17-3-5, 17-3-8, 17-3-11, 17-4-3 am'd.

Summary

SB 346 would change how Alabama registrars are paid and operate by adding a paid leave day, per diem travel pay, open office hours, optional campus visits, and using first-class mail to notify disqualifications.

What This Bill Does

Adds one annual paid personal leave day for registrars (except in Mardi Gras counties). Allows per diem payments for official travel days and maintains mileage allowances, with funding from counties and state reimbursement. Requires registrar offices to be open during regular county government business hours. Makes visits to colleges and universities for voter registration optional rather than mandatory. Narrows the notification method for disqualifying offenses from certified mail to first-class mail.

Who It Affects

• Registrars and county boards of registrars: gain a paid personal leave day (except in Mardi Gras counties), receive per diem and mileage for official travel, and must keep offices open during regular county hours; campus visits to register voters become optional.
• Voters who have been convicted of disqualifying offenses: will be notified that they are disqualified to vote by first-class mail instead of certified mail.

Key Provisions

• One annual paid personal leave day for registrars (except in counties that recognize Mardi Gras as a holiday).
• Registrars receive mileage allowance and per diem for official travel; salary remains $80 per day for attendance on board business; payments funded by county commissions with state reimbursement for the employer share of Social Security/ FICA taxes.
• Registrar offices must be open during the regular business hours of the county government.
• Visits to colleges and universities to register voters become optional, not mandatory.
• Notices of disqualification for voters with disqualifying offenses must be sent by first-class mail rather than certified mail.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Registrars of Voters