HB64 Alabama 2024 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Kenyatte HassellRepresentative

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2024

Title

Absentee election manager to allow elector who has submitted defective absentee ballot affidavit an opportunity to cure the defect.

Summary

HB64 would require absentee election managers to let voters fix defective absentee ballot affidavits before an election.

What This Bill Does

The bill amends Alabama law to create a cure process for certain defects in absentee ballot affidavits. If an absentee ballot is received three or more business days before an election, the manager must notify the voter of any defect within two business days, give instructions on how to cure, and set a deadline of the last business day before the election to fix it. It lists specific defects that can be cured, such as missing signature, mismatched addresses, incorrect envelope order, improper witnessing or notarization, and failing to indicate the reason for voting absentee, and it makes clear cured ballots can be counted after the defect is addressed. The act takes effect on October 1, 2024.

Who It Affects

• Absentee voters who submitted a defective absentee ballot affidavit and would be able to cure the defect before the election.
• Absentee election managers, election officials, and county offices who must implement the cure process, notify voters, and count cured ballots.

Key Provisions

• Requires an absentee election manager to allow an elector with a defective absentee ballot affidavit to cure the defect within a specified time before the election.
• Defines cureable defects: not signing the affidavit; address on the affidavit not matching the address on the application; incorrect order of envelopes; affidavit not properly witnessed or notarized; failure to indicate the reason for voting absentee.
• Sets a notification timeline: for ballots received three or more business days before the election, the manager must notify the elector within two business days, provide cure instructions, and inform the elector of the last business day before the election to cure.
• Maintains existing procedures for handling and counting absentee ballots once defects are cured, with appropriate oversight to ensure proper witnessing and integrity.
• Effective date: October 1, 2024.

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, Voting, & Campaigns