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SB335
206949-2:n:05/04/2020:PMG/tgw LSA2020-1196R1 SB335 By Senator Smitherman RFD Governmental Affairs
Rd 1 04-MAY-20 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, a registered voter may only vote by absentee
ballot if he or she meets one of the criteria prescribed by law for voting absentee. This
bill would allow a registered voter to vote by absentee ballot without an excuse. A BILL TO
BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to voting; to amend Sections 17-11-3 and 17-11-7, Code of Alabama
1975, as last amended by Act 2019-507, 2019 Regular Session; to authorize absentee ballot
voting without an excuse. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Sections
17-11-3 and 17-11-7, Code of Alabama 1975, , as last amended by Act 2019-507, 2019 Regular
Session, are amended to read as follows: §17-11-3. "(a) Any qualified elector of this
state may apply for and vote an absentee ballot by mail, by hand delivery, or by commercial
carrier, as determined by rule by the Secretary of State, as provided in Sections...
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HB213
203907-1:n:01/17/2020:PMG/bm LSA2019-3236 HB213 By Representatives Whitt, Reynolds, Allen,
Sorrells and Crawford RFD Ethics and Campaign Finance Rd 1 11-FEB-20 SYNOPSIS: Under existing
law, principal campaign committees and political action committees must periodically file
campaign finance reports and statements with the Secretary of State, except candidates for
municipal office must file campaign finance reports and statements with the appropriate judge
of probate. These statements must be filed electronically, except a committee receiving five
thousand dollars ($5,000) or less per election cycle may file by paper or facsimile. Under
existing law, the Secretary of State or the judge of probate may levy civil penalties against
a person who files a materially inaccurate campaign finance report. This bill would require
all campaign finance reports and statements to be filed electronically, without exception.
This bill would require all campaign finance reports and statements, including...
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SB300
203907-1:n:01/17/2020:PMG/bm LSA2019-3236 SB300 By Senators Burkette, Singleton and Smitherman
RFD Governmental Affairs Rd 1 12-MAR-20 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, principal campaign committees
and political action committees must periodically file campaign finance reports and statements
with the Secretary of State, except candidates for municipal office must file campaign finance
reports and statements with the appropriate judge of probate. These statements must be filed
electronically, except a committee receiving five thousand dollars ($5,000) or less per election
cycle may file by paper or facsimile. Under existing law, the Secretary of State or the judge
of probate may levy civil penalties against a person who files a materially inaccurate campaign
finance report. This bill would require all campaign finance reports and statements to be
filed electronically, without exception. This bill would require all campaign finance reports
and statements, including reports and statements...
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SB70
200143-1:n:04/29/2019:PMG/tj LSA2019-1587 SB70 By Senator Ward RFD Governmental Affairs Rd
1 04-FEB-20 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, to gain ballot access, an independent candidate
for office must file a written petition signed by at least three percent of the qualified
electors who cast ballots for the office of Governor in the last general election. This bill
would reduce the number of signatures of qualified electors required for political parties
and independent candidates for statewide office to gain ballot access. This bill would alter
the time frame in which a political party may submit signatures in order for a candidate for
statewide office to gain ballot access. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Sections 17-6-22
and 17-9-3, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to political parties and persons entitled to have
their names printed on ballots, to reduce the number of names of qualified electors required
for political parties and independent candidates for statewide office to gain...
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HB66
Rep(s). By Representative McClammy HB66 ENROLLED, An Act, Relating to economic development;
to authorize the incorporation in any municipality or county in this state of a local redevelopment
authority for the purpose of promoting trade and commerce by inducing commercial enterprise
to upgrade, improve, modernize, and expand existing facilities and to locate new facilities
on land contiguous with an active U.S. Air Force military installation within the corporate
limits of the municipality, or geographical boundaries of the county; to provide for the formation,
governance, power, and duties of the authority; to provide for the issuance by the authority
of interest-bearing revenue bonds and other interest-bearing securities, payable solely out
of the revenues and receipts derived from the leasing or sale of properties owned by the authority;
to provide that the securities may be secured by a pledge of the revenues and receipts from
which they are payable; to authorize the authority to...
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SB53
SB53 ENGROSSED By Senator Burkette A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to economic development;
to authorize the incorporation in any municipality or county in this state of a local redevelopment
authority for the purpose of promoting trade and commerce by inducing commercial enterprise
to upgrade, improve, modernize, and expand existing facilities and to locate new facilities
on land contiguous with an active U.S. Air Force military installation within the corporate
limits of the municipality, or geographical boundaries of the county; to provide for the formation,
governance, power, and duties of the authority; to provide for the issuance by the authority
of interest-bearing revenue bonds and other interest-bearing securities, payable solely out
of the revenues and receipts derived from the leasing or sale of properties owned by the authority;
to provide that the securities may be secured by a pledge of the revenues and receipts from
which they are payable; to authorize the...
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HB127
203665-1:n:01/08/2020:PMG/bm LSA2019-3142 HB127 By Representative Sorrell RFD Ethics and Campaign
Finance Rd 1 04-FEB-20 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, a candidate, public official, or principal
campaign committee may accept, solicit, or receive campaign contributions for a period of
120 days following an election for the purpose of paying down campaign debt. This bill would
require a candidate, public official, or principal campaign committee who accepts, solicits,
or receives campaign contributions during the 120-day period after the election in order to
pay down campaign debt to report the campaign debt to the appropriate filing official and
would prohibit a candidate from accepting contributions that exceed the amount reported. This
bill would create the Campaign Debt Clarification Act. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating
to campaign finance; to amend Sections 17-5-2, 17-5-7, 17-5-8, and 17-5-9, Code of Alabama
1975; to create the Campaign Debt Clarification Act; to require a...
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HB28
200847-1:n:05/08/2019:ANS/tgw LSA2019-1500 HB28 By Representatives Jackson and Hatcher RFD
Constitution, Campaigns and Elections Rd 1 04-FEB-20 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, a registered
voter may only vote by absentee ballot if he or she meets one of the criteria prescribed by
law for voting absentee. This bill would allow a registered voter to vote by absentee ballot
without an excuse. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to voting; to amend Sections 17-11-3
and 17-11-7, Code of Alabama 1975; to authorize absentee ballot voting without an excuse.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Sections 17-11-3 and 17-11-7, Code
of Alabama 1975, are amended to read as follows: §17-11-3. "(a) Any qualified elector
of this state may apply for and vote an absentee ballot by mail or by hand delivery in person,
as provided in Sections 17-11-5 and 17-11-9, in any primary, general, special, or municipal
election, if he or she makes application in writing therefor not less than five...
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SB57
203975-1:n:01/23/2020:LK/bm LSA2020-44 SB57 By Senator Ward RFD Governmental Affairs Rd 1 04-FEB-20
SYNOPSIS: This bill would repeal existing law providing access to public records and replace
it with a new Alabama Public Records Act with provisions establishing the rights of citizens
to access public records, enumerating exceptions to disclosure, establishing procedures for
making and responding to requests for access, setting the charges associated with responding
to requests, establishing a Public Access Counselor within the Alabama Department of Examiners
of Public Accounts, creating administrative and judicial remedies, and establishing civil
penalties for noncompliance. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to public records; to repeal
Sections 36-12-40 and 36-12-41, Code of Alabama 1975; to establish the Alabama Public Records
Act; to require governmental bodies of this state to adopt rules allowing each citizen to
inspect and take a copy of any public record upon a request made...
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HB477
Rep(s). By Representative Poole HB477 ENROLLED, An Act, Relating to the City of Tuscaloosa
in Tuscaloosa County; to amend Act 99-568 of the 1999 Regular Session (Acts 1999, p. 1220),
as amended, providing for a retirement system for police officers and firefighters; to amend
Section 6.03 relating to member contributions, to phase in an increase in the percentage of
member contributions; to amend Section 6.05 relating to city contributions, to phase in an
increase in the percentage of city contributions; to amend Section 7.01 relating to the membership
of the Police and Fire Pension Board, to remove the chief of the fire department and chief
of the police department from membership on the board and provide for the appointment of the
chief financial officer, an appointment by the mayor, and an additional active police officer
and firefighter on the board, increasing the membership from 11 to 13, and to provide for
the special election of the same; to specify that the chair shall be...
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