SB178 Alabama 2024 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Linda Coleman-Madison Senator

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2024

Title

Voting rights, restoration, application requirement and Certificate of Eligibility eliminated; Board of Pardons and Paroles to restore voting rights for individuals who meet criteria for restoration of voting rights

Description

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 the Certificate of Eligibility to Register to Vote and require the Board of Pardons and Paroles to restore the voting rights of individuals who lost the right to vote by reason of conviction of certain crimes if the individuals have met the criteria for restoration of voting rights.

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Subjects

Elections, Voting, & Campaigns