SB305 Alabama 2021 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Clay Scofield

Republican

Co-Sponsors

Gerald H. AllenSam GivhanSteve LivingstonJim McClendonDavid SessionsTom Whatley

Session

Regular Session 2021

Title

Voting fraud or illegality, voting more than once, in any election held within the state, appplication of penalties to include elections held outside the state, Secs. 17-13-24, 17-17-36 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, an individual may not vote more than once or attempt to vote more than once in an election held within the state.

This bill would prohibit an Alabama voter from voting or attempting to vote in this state and also in another state.

Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, prohibits a general law whose purpose or effect would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds from becoming effective with regard to a local governmental entity without enactment by a 2/3 vote unless: it comes within one of a number of specified exceptions; it is approved by the affected entity; or the Legislature appropriates funds, or provides a local source of revenue, to the entity for the purpose.

The purpose or effect of this bill would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of the amendment. However, the bill does not require approval of a local governmental entity or enactment by a 2/3 vote to become effective because it comes within one of the specified exceptions contained in the amendment.

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Subjects

Voters and Voting