HB53 Alabama 2023 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Arnold Mooney Representative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2023

Title

Relating to voting; to amend Section 17-7-23, Code of Alabama 1975, to require any approved electronic vote counting system used in an election to require the use of paper ballots; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.

Description

Under existing law, the Alabama Electronic Voting Committee is responsible for ensuring that the state's electronic vote counting system meets integrity standards set by law.

This bill would provide that the state's electronic vote counting system must require the use of a paper ballot that is marked and inspected by the voter prior to the ballot being cast and counted.

This bill would also make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.

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Subjects

Electronic vote counting system, use of a paper ballot required