HB256 Alabama 2020 Session

Updated Feb 18, 2020

House Bill

Expired

Current Status

Regular Session 2020

Session

1

Sponsor

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Randy Wood Representative
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2020
Title: Absentee voting, eliminating requirement that affidavit accompanying absentee ballot be witnessed or notarized, Sec. 17-11-7 am'd.
Description: Under existing law, each absentee ballot must be accompanied by an affidavit witnessed by two witnesses or a notary public or other officer authorized to administer oaths.
This bill would eliminate the requirement that the affidavit accompanying absentee ballots be witnessed by two witnesses or a notary public or other officer authorized to administer oaths for individuals voting under the federal Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act.
Subjects: Absentee Voting

Pending third reading on day 9 Favorable from Constitution, Campaigns and Elections with 1 amendment

Constitution, Campaigns and Elections first Amendment Offered

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment

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