HB397 Alabama 2021 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Jeremy Gray Representative

Democrat

Co-Sponsors

Barbara Bigsby BoydNapoleon BracyPrince ChestnutAdline ClarkeMerika ColemanAnthony DanielsBarbara DrummondChris EnglandBerry ForteJuandalynn GivanDexter GrimsleyLaura HallRolanda HollisRalph HowardThomas JacksonSam JonesKelvin LawrenceArtis McCampbellThad McClammyTaShina MorrisNeil RaffertyPebblin W. Warren

Session

Regular Session 2021

Title

Election ballots, straight political party ballots prohibited, constitutional amendment ballot measure, contents may not mislead description of, Secs. 17-6-36, 17-6-37. 17-6-38, 17-6-39 repealed; Secs. 17-6-35, 17-6-41, 17-7-21 am'd.

Description

Existing law provides for straight political party ticket voting in general elections.

This bill would eliminate straight political party ticket voting in this state.

Existing law also requires proposed constitutional amendment ballot measures to include the nature of the proposed amendment.

This bill would provide that the description of a proposed constitutional amendment on a ballot must not intentionally misrepresent the content of the proposed amendment.

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Subjects

Ballots