HB225 Alabama 2022 Session

Sponsors

Session

Regular Session 2022

Title

Absentee voting, eliminating requirement that affidavit accompanying absentee ballot be witnessed or notarized, Sec. 17-11-7, 17-11-10 am'd.

Description

<p class="bill_description"> Under existing state law, each absentee ballot must be accompanied by an affidavit witnessed by two witnesses or a notary public or other officer authorized to administer oaths</p><p class="bill_description"> Under federal law, individuals voting under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act are no longer required to have their affidavit witnessed by two witnesses or a notary public or other officer authorized to acknowledge oaths</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would eliminate the state law requirement that the affidavit accompanying absentee ballots be witnessed by two witnesses or a notary public or other officer authorized to administer oaths for individuals voting under the federal Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to absentee voting; to amend Section 17-11-7, Code of Alabama 1975, and Section 17-11-10, Code of Alabama 1975, as last amended by Act 2021-364 of the 2021 Regular Session, to eliminate the requirement that the affidavit accompanying absentee ballots be witnessed or notarized for individuals voting under the federal Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act. </p>

Subjects

Absentee Voting