HB371 Alabama 2021 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2021
Title
Elections, voter lists, judge of probate to place public voter lists on Internet public notice website maintained by Sec. of State, counties authorized to opt out, municipalities authorized to publish municipal voter lists on Sec. of State notice website, Secs. 11-46-36, 17-4-1 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, the judge of probate of
each county is required to publish in a newspaper
of general circulation in the county a list of all
registered voters in the county prior to each
primary election</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would amend Section 17-4-1 of the
Code of Alabama 1975, to require the list of
registered voters to be published prior to each
primary election by the judge of probate on a
public notice website established by the Secretary
of State, unless the county commission opts out of
this method of publication. This bill would provide
the method by which a county commission may opt out
of the public notice website</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would require the Secretary of
State to establish and operate a public notice
website on which voter lists may be published</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would authorize the Secretary of
State to charge a fee to cover the cost of
publication. There would be no fee charged to the
public for usage of the public notice website</p><p class="bill_description">
Also under existing law, the clerk of each
municipality is required to create a list of
registered voters with in the municipality prior to
each municipal election</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would amend Section 11-46-36, Code
of Alabama 1975, to authorize a municipal clerk to
publish the list of qualified voters for each
municipal election on the public notice website</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to elections and the publication of lists
of registered voters prior to elections; to amend Section
17-4-1, Code of Alabama 1975, to authorize the judge of
probate of the several counties to provide for the electronic
publication of voter lists on a public notice website operated
by the Secretary of State; to provide for fees for publication
and to provide that no fee shall be charged for access to the
list by the public; to allow a county commission to opt out of
internet publication of voter lists under certain conditions;
and to amend Section 11-46-36, Code of Alabama 1975, to
authorize municipalities to electronically publish a list of
registered voters prior to a municipal election.
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Subjects
Public Notices
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| February 9, 2021 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on County and Municipal Government |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | February 23, 2021 | Room 200 at 11:00 | House C&MG Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB371 Alabama 2021 Session - Introduced |
| Fiscal Note | Fiscal Note - HB371 for County and Municipal Government |