SB235 Alabama 2021 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Dan RobertsSenator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2021

Title

Elections, electronic voting machines, curb side voting, opertion of voting machines prohibited except on the inside of buildings designated as voting places, taking of ballots into or out of voting places prohibited, Sec.17-6-4 am'd.

Summary

SB235 would require electronic voting machines to be used only inside enclosed voting places and would bar election officials from taking ballots out of voting sites except for official ballot transport.

What This Bill Does

The bill would prohibit operating any electronic voting machine outside the interior of an enclosed building designated as a voting place. It would also prohibit election officials or poll workers from taking any ballot into or out of a voting place, except as part of established procedures for transporting ballots. It amends Section 17-6-4 to require counties to designate voting places and the number of machines at each place, and to ensure machines are installed only inside designated interiors. Counties must file and publish lists of voting places and machine assignments and post them at the courthouse.

Who It Affects

• County governing bodies and election officials, who must designate voting places, assign the number of electronic voting machines, and ensure machines operate only inside enclosed voting places.
• Election workers and ballot handlers, who would be prohibited from taking ballots into or out of voting places except during authorized ballot transport procedures.
• Voters in the affected counties, who must vote at designated voting places where machines are installed inside enclosed buildings.

Key Provisions

• Prohibits operation of electronic voting machines outside the interior of an enclosed building designated as a voting place.
• Prohibits election officials or poll workers from taking ballots into or out of a voting place, except as part of authorized ballot transport procedures.
• Amends Section 17-6-4 to require counties to designate voting places and the number of machines per voting place and to install machines only inside designated interiors.
• Requires counties to file with the judge of probate and the board of registrars the names of voting places and machine assignments, and to post these lists at the county courthouse.
• Effective immediately upon the Governor's approval.

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Subjects

Elections