HB507 Alabama 2021 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Danny GarrettRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2021

Title

Absentee voting, absentee election, co. commission authorized to designate additional places and offices for absentee voting purposes, provisions for, Sec. 17-11-2 am'd.

Summary

HB507 would let Alabama counties add more absentee voting sites and require the absentee election manager to be present at those sites when they are open.

What This Bill Does

If enacted, counties could designate additional places or offices for absentee voting beyond the main site. These sites would be under county control, and the absentee election manager must be physically present when they are open. The county must designate these sites in advance and publicly announce the opening dates and hours, which would follow the same days and hours as the circuit clerk's office before elections.

Who It Affects

• Qualified electors in each county, who may have more locations and times to vote absentee.
• County officials (county commissioners and the absentee election manager), who must designate, manage, and publicize the additional sites and ensure presence at those sites during voting times.

Key Provisions

• Authorizes the county commission to designate additional places or offices where absentee voting duties may be performed.
• Requires the absentee election manager to be physically present at any additional designated site when it is open for absentee voting.
• Requires advance designation of the additional sites and public disclosure of the dates and times they will be open.
• Specifies that the designated sites operate on days and hours similar to the circuit clerk's office prior to each election.
• If multiple sites are designated, the county must publish, at least 14 days before absentee voting begins, the dates the manager will be present at each site.
• Any site not located in a county courthouse or other county facility remains under exclusive county control during the election cycle when used for absentee voting.
• Effective date: the act becomes law on the first day of the third month after passage and governor approval.

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Subjects

Elections