HB374 Alabama 2022 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Chip BrownRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2022

Title

Elections, voters and voting, providing procedures for an elector to vote when he or she has changed domicile, Sec. 17-9-10 am'd.

Summary

HB374 updates voting rules for voters who change domicile but have not updated their registration, by allowing registration updates or provisional ballots and directing them to the correct polling place within their county.

What This Bill Does

HB374 updates voting rules for voters who changed domicile but did not update voter registration before an election. If the new domicile is in the same voting place as the one listed on the registration, the voter can update registration at the polling place and vote a regular ballot. If the new domicile is in a different voting place but within the same county, election officials must tell the voter the correct polling place, provide a form to update registration, give a pass to reduce wait time, and allow a provisional ballot that updates registration immediately and is counted. If the elector is directed to another polling place and insists on voting at the current place, the official must allow a provisional ballot at that place, inspectors may file a challenge, and the act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after passage.

Who It Affects

• Voters who have moved to a new domicile but have not updated their voter registration before an election. They may vote regular ballots if their new domicile is within the same voting place as their registration, or use provisional ballots and update their registration if their domicile is in a different polling place within the same county.
• Election officials and county Boards of Registrars. They must inform voters of the correct polling place, provide forms to update registration, issue passes to reduce wait times, and process provisional ballots so they are counted.

Key Provisions

• Amends Section 17-9-10 to provide procedures for electors who have changed domicile and not updated voter registration before an election.
• If the current domicile is within the same voting place as the registration, the elector may update registration at the polling place and vote a regular ballot.
• If the current domicile is in a different voting place within the same county, officials must inform the elector of the correct polling place, provide an update form, and may issue a pass to reduce wait time; a provisional ballot that updates registration immediately is allowed and must be counted.
• If directed to another polling place and the elector asserts eligibility at the current place, a provisional ballot may be cast at that place, and inspectors may file a perjury-based challenge.
• The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Elections