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HB285 Alabama 2021 Session

Updated May 27, 2021
HB285 Alabama 2021 Session
House Bill
Enacted
Current Status
Regular Session 2021
Session
1
Sponsor

Summary

Session
Regular Session 2021
Title
Elections, electronic voting machines, curb side voting, opertion of voting machines prohibited except on the inside of buildings designated as voting places, taking of ballots into or out of voting places prohibited, Sec.17-6-4 am'd.
Description

Under existing law, county governing bodies provide for installation of electronic voting machines at designated voting places throughout each election precinct.

This bill would prohibit the operation of any voting machine except on the inside of an enclosed building designated as a voting place.

This bill would further prohibit an election official or poll worker from taking any ballot into or out of a voting place, except in the performance of as part of established election procedures for transporting ballots.

Subjects
Elections

Bill Actions

H

Forwarded to Governor at 10:13 p.m. on May 17, 2021.

H

Assigned Act No. 2021-535.

H

Clerk of the House Certification

S

Signature Requested

H

Enrolled

H

Passed Second House

S

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1456

S

Rules Committee Petition to Cease Debate adopted Roll Call 1455

S

Third Reading Passed

S

Roberts motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote

S

Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair

S

Roberts motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote

S

Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair

S

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar

S

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Governmental Affairs

H

Engrossed

H

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 496

H

Ledbetter motion to Previous Question adopted Roll Call 495

H

Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 494

H

Constitution, Campaigns and Elections Amendment Offered

H

Third Reading Passed

H

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

H

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

Bill Text

Related News

Votes

HBIR: Simpson motion to Adopt Roll Call 493

March 17, 2021 House Passed
Yes 74
No 25
Abstained 1
Absent 3

Motion to Adopt Roll Call 494

March 17, 2021 House Passed
Yes 74
No 24
Absent 5

Ledbetter motion to Previous Question Roll Call 495

March 17, 2021 House Passed
Yes 73
No 25
Abstained 1
Absent 4

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass Roll Call 496

March 17, 2021 House Passed
Yes 74
No 25
Abstained 1
Absent 3

SBIR: Roberts motion to Adopt Roll Call 1135

April 21, 2021 Senate Passed
Yes 23
No 5
Absent 6

Rules Committee Petition to Cease Debate Roll Call 1455

May 16, 2021 Senate Passed
Yes 24
No 6
Absent 4

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass Roll Call 1456

May 16, 2021 Senate Passed
Yes 25
No 6
Absent 3

Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature