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  1. Home / Alabama / Alabama House & Senate Bills / 2019 Alabama Legislative Regular Session / 2019 Alabama House Bills / HB 174

HB 174

Signed by Governor
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Sponsor
Victor GastonVictor Gaston
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

Relating to absentee voting; to 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
Note: Bills that change current law do not show the amended text correctly below. Please view Original PDF to see amended sections: HB 174 - Enrolled - PDF

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

Relating to absentee voting; to 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.

Section 1

(a) Notwithstanding Sections 17-11-3, 17-11-4, and 17-11-5, Code of Alabama 1975, a qualified voter who has a permanent disability preventing his or her attendance at the polls may vote by absentee ballot in accordance with this section. (b) The Secretary of State shall adopt rules that provide a process for a voter who has a permanent disability to be placed on an absentee voter list and have a ballot automatically mailed to him or her before each election. The rules shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following: (1) An application procedure for permanently disabled voters to vote by absentee ballot on an on-going basis. (2) A procedure for verifying the identity of a voter and determining that the voter has a permanent disability preventing his or her attendance at the polls. (3) A procedure for the voter to apply to the absentee ballot manager on an annual basis. (4) A procedure for automatically mailing absentee ballots before each election in a timely manner to permanently disabled voters who have been placed on the absentee voter list.

Section 2

This act shall become effective on the first day of the third month following its passage and approval by the Governor, or its otherwise becoming law.

Action Date Chamber Action
May 29, 2019 H Delivered to Governor at 1:33 p.m. on May 29, 2019.
May 29, 2019 H Assigned Act No. 2019-359.
May 29, 2019 H Clerk of the House Certification
May 29, 2019 S Signature Requested
May 29, 2019 S Concurred in Second House Amendment
May 28, 2019 H Enrolled
May 28, 2019 H Bracy motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1103
May 28, 2019 H Concurrence Requested
May 23, 2019 S Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1150
May 23, 2019 S Reed motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1149
May 23, 2019 S Reed Amendment Offered
May 23, 2019 S Third Reading Passed
May 21, 2019 S Figures motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote
May 21, 2019 S Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair
May 7, 2019 S Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
April 25, 2019 S Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Governmental Affairs
April 25, 2019 H Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 394
April 25, 2019 H Third Reading Passed
April 11, 2019 H Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
March 19, 2019 H Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Constitution, Campaigns and Elections
Bracy motion to Concur In and Adopt
2019-05-28
Chamber: House
Result: Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass
2019-05-23
Chamber: Senate
Result: Passed
Reed motion to Adopt
2019-05-23
Chamber: Senate
Result: Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass
2019-04-25
Chamber: House
Result: Passed
Document Type Document Location
Bill Text http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019RS/PrintFiles/HB174-enr.pdf
Bill Text http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019RS/PrintFiles/HB174-int.pdf
Bill Amendments http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019RS/PrintFiles/201774-1.pdf

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