SB174 Alabama 2024 Session

Updated Feb 23, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Linda Coleman-MadisonSenator
Democrat
Session: Regular Session 2024
Title: Voting, requiring notification to an individual who has had his or her right to vote restored
Summary: The bill requires official notification and public posting when a person’s voting rights are restored after conviction, and outlines how those people are informed and added to the voter rolls.
What This Bill Does
It requires the Board of Pardons and Paroles and the Secretary of State to jointly develop and publish a form by Sept 1, 2025 for certain individuals whose rights were restored under preexisting criteria to submit for review. The Board must post on its website the name of each person whose rights have been restored and the county of last registration (or last known residence if never registered). It also requires the Board to provide the Secretary of State with the individual's address and restoration date, or note if the address is unknown, and for the Secretary to notify the county boards so they can add the person to the poll list and inform them when they can vote.

Who It Affects
Individuals whose right to vote was restored after conviction in state, federal, or foreign courts
Board of Pardons and Paroles
Secretary of State
County boards of registrars
People who never registered to vote before losing rights (note: some provisions do not apply to this group)

Key Provisions
Adds Section 17-3-31.1 requiring notification to individuals whose voting rights were restored after conviction in state, federal, or foreign courts
By Sept 1, 2025, the Board of Pardons and Paroles and the Secretary of State must jointly develop and publish a form for eligible individuals (meeting 15-22-36.1(a)(4) criteria prior to Oct 1, 2024) to submit for review under 15-22-36.1(c)
The Board must post on its website the name of each restored-right individual and the county of last registration or last known residence for those never registered
The Board must provide the Secretary of State with the individual's address and restoration date; if the address is unknown, the Board must notify the Secretary
The Secretary of State must notify the relevant county boards of the restoration date so they can update records and inform the individual when they may vote
County boards must add the individual's name to the poll list and notify them of the date they are eligible to vote
Excludes individuals who had rights restored but never registered to vote prior to losing those rights
Effective October 1, 2024; Form availability by September 1, 2025

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