HB100 Alabama 2023 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Adline ClarkeRepresentative

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2023

Title

Relating to absentee voting; to amend Sections 17-11-4 and 17-11-9, Code of Alabama 1975, to allow a disabled voter to designate an individual to deliver the voter's application for an absentee ballot to the absentee election manager; to allow a disabled voter to designate an individual to deliver the voter's absentee ballot to the absentee election manager; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.

Summary

HB100 would let a disabled voter designate someone to deliver their absentee ballot application and ballot to the election manager, with some technical language updates.

What This Bill Does

The bill would amend Sections 17-11-4 and 17-11-9 to allow a disabled voter to designate an individual to hand-deliver the voter's absentee ballot application to the absentee election manager, and to hand-deliver the voter's absentee ballot to the manager. It preserves existing delivery options (hand delivery by the applicant or designee, or delivery by mail or carrier) and adds these designee-delivery options for disabled voters. It also makes nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the code language to current style.

Who It Affects

• Disabled voters who may need or prefer assistance delivering their absentee ballot application and absentee ballot to the absentee election manager.
• Individuals designated by disabled voters to act as delivery designees for their absentee ballot applications and ballots.

Key Provisions

• Amends Section 17-11-4 to allow a disabled voter's designated designee to hand-deliver the voter's absentee ballot application to the absentee election manager, or to send it by mail or carrier.
• Amends Section 17-11-9 to allow a disabled voter's designated designee to hand-deliver the voter's absentee ballot to the absentee election manager, or to send it by mail or carrier, with the appropriate envelopes and affidavits.
• Includes nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the language to current style.

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Subjects

Elections, disabled voters, absentee application and ballot may be delivered by applicant or voter's designee