SB209 Alabama 2020 Session

Under existing law, a person who has lost his or her right to vote based upon a past criminal conviction, may apply to the Board of Pardons and Paroles for a Certificate of Eligibility to Register to Vote under certain circumstances, including payment of all fines, court costs, fees, and victim restitution as ordered by the sentencing court and completion of probation or parole and release from compliance by the court or Board of Pardons and Paroles

This bill would eliminate the application requirement and require the Board of Pardons and Paroles to determine whether a person may receive a Certificate of Eligibility to Register to Vote if the person has lost his or her right to vote by reason of conviction in a state or federal court and has been pardoned or released from incarceration or period of probation or parole

This bill would also eliminate the requirement that a person pay all fines, court costs, and fees prior to having his or her right to vote restored

Relating to voting rights; to amend Sections 15-22-36.1 and 17-3-31, Code of Alabama 1975; to require the Board of Pardons and Paroles to determine whether a person may receive a Certificate of Eligibility to Register to Vote if the person has lost his or her right to vote by reason of conviction in a state or federal court and has been pardoned or released from incarceration or period of probation or parole; and to eliminate the requirement that a person pay all fines, court costs, and fees.