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  6. HB397 Alabama 2021 Session

HB397 Alabama 2021 Session

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  • 1 Bill Summary
  • 2 Bill Actions
  • 3 Bill Text
  • 4 Bill News
  • 5 Bill Documents

Bill Summary

Sponsors
  • Jeremy Gray
  • Barbara Bigsby Boyd
  • Napoleon Bracy
  • Prince Chestnut
  • Adline Clarke
  • Merika Coleman
  • Anthony Daniels
  • Barbara Drummond
  • Chris England
  • Berry Forte
  • Juandalynn Givan
  • Dexter Grimsley
  • Laura Hall
  • Rolanda Hollis
  • Ralph Howard
  • Thomas Jackson
  • Sam Jones
  • Kelvin Lawrence
  • Artis McCampbell
  • Thad McClammy
  • TaShina Morris
  • Neil Rafferty
  • Pebblin 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amendment ballot measure, contents may not mislead description of, Secs. 17-6-36, 17-6-37. 17-6-38, 17-6-39 repealed; Secs. 17-6-35, 17-6-41, 17-7-21 am'd.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

Relating to election ballots; to amend Sections 17-6-35, 17-6-41, and 17-7-21, Code of Alabama 1975; to eliminate straight political party ticket voting and to provide further for the description of proposed constitutional amendments as they appear on the ballot; and to repeal Sections 17-6-36, 17-6-37, 17-6-38, and 17-6-39, Code of Alabama 1975, pertaining to straight party ticket voting.

Subjects
Ballots

Bill Actions

Action Date Chamber Action
February 10, 2021 H Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Constitution, Campaigns and Elections

Bill Text

Download HB397 Alabama 2021 Session PDF

Bill News

  • Alabama Bill Aims To End Straight Party Voting

Bill Documents

Type Link
Bill Text HB397 Alabama 2021 Session - Introduced
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