HB53 Alabama 2022 Session

Under existing law, an individual who has lost his or her right to vote based upon a past criminal conviction may apply to the Board of Pardons and Paroles for a Certificate of Eligibility to Register to Vote under certain circumstances, including payment of all fines, court costs, fees, and victim restitution as ordered by the sentencing court and completion of probation or parole and release from compliance by the court or Board of Pardons and Paroles

This bill would eliminate the application requirement and require the Board of Pardons and Paroles to determine whether an individual may receive a Certificate of Eligibility to Register to Vote if the individual has lost his or her right to vote by reason of conviction in a state or federal court and has been pardoned or released from incarceration or period of probation or parole

This bill would allow an indigent individual to have his or her voting rights restored if he or she is in compliance with an approved payment plan for the payment of fines, court costs, and fees or an approved community service plan either in conjunction with a payment plan or in lieu of a payment plan for the payment of fines, court costs, and fees

Relating to voting rights; to amend Sections 15-22-36.1 and 17-3-31, Code of Alabama 1975; to require the Board of Pardons and Paroles to determine whether an individual may receive a Certificate of Eligibility to Register to Vote if the individual has lost his or her right to vote by reason of conviction in a state or federal court and has been pardoned or released from incarceration or period of probation or parole; and to allow an indigent individual to have his or her voting rights restored if he or she is in compliance with an approved payment plan for the payment of fines, court costs, and fees or an approved community service plan either in conjunction with a payment plan or in lieu of a payment plan for the payment of fines, court costs, and fees.