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HB174 Alabama 2019 Session

Updated Apr 26, 2021
HB174 Alabama 2019 Session
House Bill
Enacted
Current Status
Regular Session 2019
Session
1
Sponsor

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

H

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

H

Assigned Act No. 2019-359.

H

Clerk of the House Certification

S

Signature Requested

S

Concurred in Second House Amendment

H

Enrolled

H

Bracy motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1103

H

Concurrence Requested

S

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

S

Reed motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1149

S

Reed Amendment Offered

S

Third Reading Passed

S

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

S

Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair

S

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar

S

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

H

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

H

Third Reading Passed

H

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar

H

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

Bill Text

Download Enrolled PDF

Votes

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass

May 23, 2019 Senate Passed
Yes 24
No 2
Absent 9

Documents

Bill Text (Enrolled) HB174 Alabama 2019 Session - Enrolled
Bill Text (Introduced) HB174 Alabama 2019 Session - Introduced

Source: Alabama Legislature