HB102 Alabama 2021 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

John W. Rogers

Democrat

Co-Sponsors

Tim WadsworthRitchie Whorton

Session

Regular Session 2021

Title

Voting, early voting procedure established, all elections

Summary

The bill creates an advance voting period with designated centers and set hours before Election Day, to be managed by local probate judges and election boards.

What This Bill Does

It allows qualified voters to vote without an excuse at advance voting centers in their county during a period starting the fourth Monday before the election and ending the Friday before the election. Centers have minimum hours: normal weekday hours and Saturdays 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., with judges of probate able to extend hours. The judge of probate must designate at least one advance voting center and, if there are multiple centers, set boundaries so they all share the same hours. The appointing boards must hire poll workers for advance voting, and the Secretary of State must adopt rules to implement the system.

Who It Affects

• Registered voters in Alabama: can cast ballots early at designated advance voting centers in their county without needing an excuse, during the advance voting period, with notice given about locations and times.
• Local election officials (judges of probate, appointing boards, poll workers, and the Secretary of State): responsible for designating centers, managing and staffing advance voting, setting hours, and creating rules to run the system.

Key Provisions

• Establishes an advance voting period with a defined start (fourth Monday before the election) and end (Friday before the election), and sets minimum hours including Saturdays.
• Assigns responsibility to judges of probate to designate and manage centers and to appointing boards to staff them; requires the Secretary of State to adopt implementing rules.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Voters and Voting