HB174 Alabama 2019 Session

Updated Apr 26, 2021

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Victor Gaston
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2019
Title: Absentee voting, allow permanently disabled voters to automatically receive absentee ballots before elections
Description: Under existing law, a qualified voter may vote by absentee ballot if the voter has a disability preventing the voter's attendance at the polls.
This bill would authorize the Secretary of State, by rule, to establish procedures to allow a voter to be placed on a permanent absentee voter list upon proof of having a permanent disability preventing the voter's attendance at the polls and to vote by absentee ballot on an on-going basis.
Subjects: Absentee Voting

Bill Actions

Delivered to Governor at 1:33 p.m. on May 29, 2019.

Assigned Act No. 2019-359.

Clerk of the House Certification

Signature Requested

Concurred in Second House Amendment

Enrolled

Bracy motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1103

Concurrence Requested

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1150

Reed motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1149

Reed Amendment Offered

Third Reading Passed

Figures motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote

Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Governmental Affairs

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 394

Third Reading Passed

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Constitution, Campaigns and Elections

Bill Text

Download Enrolled PDF

Votes

Yes 99

Absent 5

Yes 30

Absent 5

Yes 24

No 2

Absent 9

Yes 102

Absent 2

Documents

Bill Text (Enrolled) HB174 Alabama 2019 Session - Enrolled

Bill Text (Introduced) HB174 Alabama 2019 Session - Introduced

Source: Alabama Legislature