SB346 Alabama 2018 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Jimmy Holley Senator

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.

Description

Under existing law, each registrar in the state is paid a set daily salary for each day worked and is provided with a mileage allowance for official travel. Under existing law, boards of registrars are required to visit colleges and universities having an enrollment of 500 or more at least once during the school year for the purpose of registering voters. Also under existing law, a board of registrars is required to notify a person convicted of a disqualifying criminal offense by certified mail that he or she will be disqualified to vote.

This bill would provide one annual personal leave day to registrars other than those in counties where Mardi Gras is a recognized holiday.

This bill would provide registrars with per diem payments for official travel days.

This bill would require the offices of boards of registrars to be open during regular business hours of the county government.

This bill would make visits to colleges and universities by registrars in order to register voters optional rather than mandatory.

This bill would also require registrars to notify a person convicted of a disqualifying criminal offense by first class mail that he or she will be disqualified to vote.

Show more Show less

Subjects

Registrars of Voters