This bill would prohibit a state or local official responsible for the conduct of an election, or his or her employee, from soliciting, accepting, or using donations of money, grants, property, or personal services from an individual or nongovernmental entity for the purpose of funding certain election-related expenses, including voter education, voter outreach, or voter registration programs.
This bill would provide an exception for the donation and acceptance of space to be used temporarily as a voting site.
This bill would also provide criminal penalties for violations.
Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended by Amendment 890, 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.
Delivered to Governor at 3:24 p.m. on April 7, 2022.
Assigned Act No. 2022-321.
Clerk of the House Certification
Signature Requested
Enrolled
Passed Second House
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1060
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Governmental Affairs
Engrossed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 585
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 584
Ledbetter motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 583
Ledbetter motion to Previous Question offered
Allen Amendment Offered
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Constitution, Campaigns and Elections
Source: Alabama Legislature