HB356
166446-1:n:03/26/2015:PMG/cj LRS2015-1245 HB356 By Representative Hill (M) RFD Constitution,
Campaigns and Elections Rd 1 31-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, election officials are
required to count all write-in votes after an election. This bill would provide standards
and procedures for the counting of write-in ballots. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating
to elections; to amend Sections 17-6-28 and 17-12-1, Code of Alabama 1975; to add Section
17-6-28.1 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to provide standards and procedures for the counting
of write-in ballots. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Sections 17-6-28
and 17-12-1, Code of Alabama 1975, are amended to read as follows: §17-6-28. "Write-in
votes shall be permitted only in non-municipal general elections and shall be counted as provided
in Section 17-6-28.1. The ballot must be constructed so that the voter can mark a write-in
vote for each office in the same manner that votes are registered for regular...
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HB451
Rep(s). By Representative Hill (M) HB451 ENGROSSED A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to
elections; to amend Section 17-6-28, Code of Alabama 1975; to require a person who wants to
be a candidate for a county, state, or federal office through write-in votes to file a written
request with the Secretary of State or judge of probate no later than 60 days before an election;
to require a write-in candidate to comply with the provisions of the Fair Campaign Practices
Act and the State Ethics Law in order to have his or her vote counted; to require poll officials
to count write-in votes only if a candidate is properly qualified to have write-in votes cast
on his or her behalf counted; and to require the Secretary of State to promulgate rules. BE
IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Section 17-6-28, Code of Alabama 1975,
is amended to read as follows: §17-6-28. "Write-in votes shall be permitted only in
non-municipal general elections and shall be counted only if a write-in...
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HB503
166653-1:n:03/31/2015:FC/th LRS2015-1346 HB503 By Representative Hill (M) RFD Constitution,
Campaigns and Elections Rd 1 16-APR-15 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, write-in votes are permitted
only in non-municipal general elections and all write-in votes are counted if the voter properly
writes the name on the ballot and registers the vote by a mark in the space designated for
that particular office. This bill would amend the current law to provide that write-in votes
for a specific office would be counted at the same time as provisional ballots are counted
if the number of write-in votes for that office is greater than or equal to the difference
in votes between the candidates receiving the greatest number of votes for that office. A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Sections 17-6-28 and 17-12-1, Code of Alabama 1975, relating
to write-in votes, to provide that write-in votes would be counted at the same time as provisional
ballots under certain conditions. BE IT ENACTED BY THE...
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HB334
165352-1:n:03/12/2015:PMG/agb LRS2015-334 HB334 By Representatives Fincher and Hanes RFD Constitution,
Campaigns and Elections Rd 1 19-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, there is a separate ballot
for each party for which there are candidates in primary elections, and an elector may only
vote for candidates of one political party. This bill would create a primary election system
for state and local offices where all qualified candidates, including independent candidates,
would have their names on the primary election ballot and all qualified electors may vote
the same ballot. This bill would provide that the two candidates that receive the highest
number of votes in a primary election, regardless of their party affiliation or lack thereof,
would be placed on the ballot in the general election. This bill would also authorize the
Secretary of State to adopt rules to carry out the provisions of this act. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT Relating to primary elections; to amend 17-5-2,...
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HB79
164923-1:n:03/02/2015:PMG/agb LRS2015-671 HB79 By Representatives Ball, McMillan and Standridge
RFD Constitution, Campaigns and Elections Rd 1 03-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, if
a candidate does not receive a majority of votes cast in a primary election, a second primary
election is held. This bill would eliminate a second primary election by providing that the
candidate who receives the greatest number of votes cast in a primary election becomes the
party nominee in the general election. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to primary elections;
to amend 17-5-2, 17-5-7, 17-5-8, 17-6-21, 17-6-22, 17-9-3, 17-11-12, 17-13-3, 17-13-18, 17-16-45,
17-16-46, and 21-4-21, Code of Alabama 1975; to repeal Sections 17-13-19, 17-13-20, and 17-13-21,
Code of Alabama 1975; and to eliminate a second primary election by providing that the candidate
who receives the greatest number of votes cast in a primary election becomes the party nominee
in the general election. BE IT ENACTED BY THE...
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SB241
SB241 By Senator Orr ENROLLED, An Act, Relating to campaign financing; to amend Sections 17-5-2,
17-5-4, 17-5-5, 17-5-6, 17-5-7, 17-5-8, 17-5-9, 17-5-10, 17-5-19, 36-25-3, 36-25-4, 36-25-14,
and 36-25-15, Code of Alabama 1975; to add Sections 17-5-7.2, 17-5-19.1, 17-5-19.2, 17-5-21,
and 36-14-18 to the Code of Alabama 1975; to clarify when campaign contributions and expenditures
are made and would clarify the disposition of a campaign committee and its assets upon its
dissolution or termination; to clarify that legal costs associated with a civil action, criminal
prosecution, or investigation reasonably related to the performance of duties may be paid
using campaign funds; to decrease the civil penalties for failure to properly report contributions
or expenditures; to provide for the payment of civil penalties using campaign funds; and to
authorize the State Ethics Commission to affirm, reduce, or set aside civil penalties, to
take investigative actions of potential criminal...
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HB177
Rep(s). By Representative Ball HB177 ENGROSSED A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Section
17-11-10, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to absentee ballots; to require the absentee election
manager to notify voters by mail after each election of the reason why his or her absentee
ballot was not counted. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Section 17-11-10
of the Code of Alabama 1975, is amended to read as follows: §17-11-10. "(a) Upon receipt
of the absentee ballot, the absentee election manager shall record its receipt thereof on
the absentee list as provided in Section 17-11-5 and shall safely keep the ballot without
breaking the seal of the affidavit envelope. "(b) For absentee ballots received by noon
on the day of the election, the absentee election manager shall, beginning at noon, deliver
the sealed affidavit envelopes containing absentee ballots to the election officials provided
for in Section 17-11-11. The election officials shall then call the name of each...
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HB293
164818-2:n:02/24/2015:MCS/cj LRS2015-662R1 HB293 By Representatives Ingram, Davis, Baker, Shiver,
Lee, Chesteen, Sessions, Williams (JD), Johnson (K), Collins, Nordgren, Henry, Hubbard, South,
Faulkner, McCutcheon, Weaver, Faust, Gaston, Ainsworth, Williams (P), Shedd, Tuggle, Millican,
Hurst, Whorton (R), Hanes, Whorton (I), Boothe, Polizos, Beckman, Wadsworth, Standridge and
Hammon RFD Constitution, Campaigns and Elections Rd 1 17-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: This bill would
amend the absentee ballot and photo ID laws to require the photo ID to be submitted with the
absentee ballot application. The bill would provide that no ballot may be issued until the
photo ID requirement is satisfied. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Sections 17-9-30,
17-10-1, 17-10-2, and 17-11-9, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the absentee ballot process;
to require that the photo ID required for voting must also be presented for absentee voting.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Sections...
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HB41
Rep(s). By Representatives Standridge and Shedd HB41 ENGROSSED A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT
Relating to elections; to amend Section 17-9-13, Code of Alabama 1975, to require an election
official to allow a voter who is physically disabled or over the age of 70 to move to the
front of the line at a polling place if the voter so requests. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE
OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Section 17-9-13, Code of Alabama 1975, is amended to read as follows:
§17-9-13. "(a) Any person who wishes assistance in voting may receive assistance from
any person the voter chooses except the voter's employer, an agent of the employer, or an
officer or agent of the voter's union. The voter is not required to state a reason for requesting
assistance. To obtain assistance, the voter must specifically request assistance by naming
the person from whom assistance is sought and by signing in the appropriate column of the
voters' poll list. The person providing assistance shall legibly sign in the...
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SB19
SB19 ENGROSSED By Senator Ward A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to municipal elections
conducted pursuant to Chapter 46 of Title 11, Code of Alabama 1975; to amend Section 11-46-32,
Code of Alabama 1975, to change the deadline requirement for delivery of absentee election
supplies from 21 days to 35 days prior to the election date; to amend Section 11-46-33, Code
of Alabama 1975, to distinguish the term voting machines from electronic vote counting systems
as defined in Title 17, Code of Alabama 1975; and to amend Section 11-46-55, Code of Alabama
1975, to provide the procedure to establish the winner of a municipal election in the event
of a tie after the runoff election. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1.
Sections 11-46-32, 11-46-33, and 11-46-55, Code of Alabama 1975, are amended to read as follows:
§11-46-32. "(a) The mayor or other chief executive officer of the municipality shall
at the expense of the municipality procure and superintend and insure the...
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