Victor GastonUnder 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.
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 |