SB142 Alabama 2025 Session

Updated Feb 23, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Wes KitchensSenator
Republican
Session: 2025 Regular Session
Title: Voting, statewide voter registration database, identifying voter address changes, Electronic Registration Information Center removed as verification database; Secretary of State authorized to update lists using other databases
Summary: SB142 removes ERIC as a source for address-change verification and requires AVID-based statewide voter list maintenance in Alabama.
What This Bill Does
Starting February 2025, the board of registrars or the Secretary of State must use USPS change-of-address information and at least one other database to identify voters whose addresses may have changed, but ERIC is no longer an option. The Secretary of State must run the Alabama Voter Integrity Database (AVID) to regularly compare the statewide list against several data sources (driver license data, interstate voter lists, NCOA, SSA Death Index, and DHS/USCIS data) to find moved, deceased, or ineligible voters, while keeping information confidential. If a voter is identified as having moved to another jurisdiction or out of state, the relevant board must notify the voter and may require address verification; if the voter does not respond within the specified period, their status may be changed to inactive or their name removed, and guidance is provided for voting in another jurisdiction. The act also allows data sharing to maintain AVID and requires annual publication of removal data, with funding and rulemaking provisions, and it takes effect immediately.

Who It Affects
Registered voters in Alabama: their addresses may be updated or they may be marked inactive or removed if they do not respond to notices, especially if they move out of state or to another jurisdiction.
County boards of registrars and the Secretary of State: must implement AVID, issue notices, maintain the statewide list, share data as allowed, and follow new rules and funding provisions.

Key Provisions
ERIC is removed as a source for identifying voters' address changes; boards must rely on USPS NCOA and at least one other database.
Creation and use of the Alabama Voter Integrity Database (AVID) for regular statewide list maintenance, comparing the voter list to driver license data, state-to-state lists, NCOA, SSA Death Index, and DHS/USCIS data to identify moved, deceased, or ineligible voters.
County boards must mail notices to voters when an address outside their county or out of state is identified, require verification or updates, and may change a voter's status to inactive or remove them if no response, with guidance on voting in other jurisdictions.
Annual publication (by February 1) of the number of voters removed from the statewide list, based on the previous year's activity.
Funding and rules: costs are handled through the voter registration fund and the Department of Finance; the Secretary of State may adopt rules and may act as an agent for boards with county commission consent.
Immediate effectiveness: the act becomes effective immediately upon signing.

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