House Bill 628 Alabama 2026 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Mary MooreRepresentative

Democrat

Session

2026 Regular Session

Title

Voter registration; prohibit removing or making inactive electors within 90-day period before regular elections

Summary

HB628 would bar Alabama election offices from purging or making voters inactive within 90 days of any regular election.

What This Bill Does

It prohibits county boards of registrars from purging, deactivating, or removing a voter's name from the statewide registration list during the 90-day period before any regular election. It also blocks changes to a voter's status for those 90 days, including purges for moved addresses or disqualifying registrations, and keeps existing procedures outside that window. The bill updates several existing laws, requires reporting on removals, and becomes effective July 1, 2026. It also relies on AVID and related data to identify potential changes, but cannot purge voters in the 90-day window.

Who It Affects

• Voters in Alabama: protected from removal/inactivation 90 days before elections
• County boards of registrars and the Secretary of State: limited purging authority; must maintain AVID and report removals
• People who move within the state or between counties: address-change notices still processed, but purging is restricted in the 90-day window
• Voters who have not voted for four years (inactive list) and those with past purge plans: cannot be removed in 90-day window; reidentification rules at polling place still apply if needed.

Key Provisions

• Prohibits purging, making inactive, or removing an elector from the statewide voter registration list within 90 days before any regular election
• Amends Sections 17-4-3, 17-4-9, 17-4-30, and 17-4-39 to reflect the 90-day prohibition and related procedures
• Applies to all regular elections (municipal, county, statewide; includes primaries and general elections)
• Maintains changes for address updates and voter movement identifications via AVID, but requires no purge within 90 days
• Requires annual publication by February 1 of the number of voters removed in the previous year
• Effective July 1, 2026

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano-2025-08-07 on Mar 17, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Elections, Voting, & Campaigns