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HB575 Alabama 2021 Session

Updated May 6, 2021
HB575 Alabama 2021 Session
House Bill
Expired
Current Status
Regular Session 2021
Session
8
Sponsors

Summary

Primary Sponsor
Mike Holmes
Republican
Session
Regular Session 2021
Title
Elections, prohibiting poll watchers from assisting an individual with voting, Secs. 11-46-51, 17-9-13 am'd.
Description

Under existing law, in municipal elections, an individual may receive assistance with voting from two inspectors of his or her choice or any other individual the voter chooses, and may receive assistance with voting for specified reasons but must state the reason he or she needs assistance.

Under existing law, in nonmunicipal elections, an individual may receive assistance with voting from any individual the voter chooses except the voter's employer, an agent of the employer, or an officer or agent of the voter's union, and may receive assistance with voting for any reason and is not required to state the reason he or she needs assistance.

This bill would prohibit a candidate or poll watcher from assisting an individual with voting and make municipal election laws regarding assistance with voting consistent with nonmunicipal election laws.

This bill would also make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.

Subjects
Elections

Bill Actions

H

Indefinitely Postponed

H

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar

H

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Constitution, Campaigns and Elections

Bill Text

Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature