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HB155 Alabama 2021 Session

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  • 1 Bill Summary
  • 2 Bill Actions
  • 3 Bill Text
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Bill Summary

Sponsors
  • Randy Wood
Session
Regular Session 2021
Title
Absentee voting, eliminating requirement that affidavit accompanying absentee ballot be witnessed or notarized, Sec. 17-11-7, 17-11-10 am'd.
Description

Under existing state 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

Under federal law, individuals voting under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act are no longer required to have their affidavit witnessed by two witnesses or a notary public or other officer authorized to acknowledge oaths

This bill would eliminate the state law 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

Relating to absentee voting; to amend Sections 17-11-7, Code of Alabama 1975, as last amended by Act 2019-507 of the 2019 Regular Session, and 17-11-10, Code of Alabama 1975, to eliminate the requirement that the affidavit accompanying absentee ballots be witnessed or notarized for individuals voting under the federal Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act.

Subjects
Absentee Voting

Bill Actions

Action Date Chamber Action
February 2, 2021 H Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Constitution, Campaigns and Elections

Bill Text

Download HB155 Alabama 2021 Session PDF

Bill Documents

Type Link
Bill Text HB155 Alabama 2021 Session - Introduced
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