HB285 Alabama 2021 Session
Bill Summary
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.
Relating to elections; to amend Section 17-6-4, Code of Alabama 1975, providing for voting places; to prohibit curbside voting of voting machines outside of enclosed buildings designated as voting places.
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2021 | H | Forwarded to Governor at 10:13 p.m. on May 17, 2021. |
| May 17, 2021 | H | Assigned Act No. 2021-535. |
| May 17, 2021 | H | Clerk of the House Certification |
| May 17, 2021 | S | Signature Requested |
| May 17, 2021 | H | Enrolled |
| May 17, 2021 | H | Passed Second House |
| May 17, 2021 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1456 |
| May 17, 2021 | S | Rules Committee Petition to Cease Debate adopted Roll Call 1455 |
| May 17, 2021 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| April 22, 2021 | S | Roberts motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote |
| April 22, 2021 | S | Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair |
| April 22, 2021 | S | Roberts motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote |
| April 22, 2021 | S | Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair |
| April 6, 2021 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| March 30, 2021 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Governmental Affairs |
| March 18, 2021 | H | Engrossed |
| March 18, 2021 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 496 |
| March 18, 2021 | H | Ledbetter motion to Previous Question adopted Roll Call 495 |
| March 18, 2021 | H | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 494 |
| March 18, 2021 | H | Constitution, Campaigns and Elections Amendment Offered |
| March 18, 2021 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| March 3, 2021 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment |
| February 2, 2021 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Constitution, Campaigns and Elections |
Bill Text
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Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB285 Alabama 2021 Session - Enrolled |
| Bill Text | HB285 Alabama 2021 Session - Engrossed |
| Bill Text | HB285 Alabama 2021 Session - Introduced |
Source: Alabama Legislature