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HB245
172946-1:n:01/12/2016:PMG/cj LRS2016-68 HB245 By Representatives McClammy and Knight RFD Constitution,
Campaigns and Elections Rd 1 16-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, a person convicted of
a felony involving moral turpitude is prohibited from voting until he or she has been released
upon completion of a sentence, has been pardoned, has completed probation or parole, and has
paid any victim restitution. Restoration of voting rights is made through an application to
the Board of Pardons and Paroles. This bill would provide for the automatic restoration of
voting rights of a person who has been convicted of a felony involving moral turpitude when
he or she is discharged from incarceration. This bill would specify responsibilities of the
Secretary of State concerning such voter restoration. This bill would provide for absentee
voting for persons who are eligible to vote and are incarcerated. This bill would repeal the
provisions of state law that provide the procedure for the Board of...
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HB268
Rep(s). By Representative Jones HB268 ENGROSSED A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To add Section
17-3-30.1 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to create the Felony Voter Disqualification Act; to
establish a comprehensive list of felonies that involve moral turpitude which disqualify a
person from exercising his or her right to vote; and to amend Sections 17-4-3 and 17-4-4,
Code of Alabama 1975, relating to voter registration lists, to provide procedures for the
Board of Pardons and Paroles and the Secretary of State to follow to purge certain disqualified
voters from voter registration lists. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section
1. Section 17-3-30.1 is added to the Code of Alabama 1975, to read as follows: §17-3-30.1.
(a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the Definition of Moral Turpitude Act
Felony Voter Disqualification Act. (b)(1) The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Article
VIII of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 177 of...
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SB231
173269-1:n:01/29/2016:KMS*/cj LRS2016-290 SB231 By Senator Ward RFD Judiciary Rd 1 16-FEB-16
SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, a person who commits a felony involving moral turpitude loses
his or her right to vote. This bill would create the Definition of Moral Turpitude Act to
establish a comprehensive list of felonies that involve moral turpitude. This bill would also
provide procedures for the Board of Pardons and Paroles and the Secretary of State to follow
to purge certain disqualified voters from voter registration lists. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT To add Section 17-3-30.1 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to create the Definition of Moral
Turpitude Act; to establish a comprehensive list of felonies that involve moral turpitude;
and to amend Sections 17-4-3 and 17-4-4, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to voter registration
lists, to provide procedures for the Board of Pardons and Paroles and the Secretary of State
to follow to purge certain disqualified voters from voter registration...
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SB237
SB237 ENGROSSED By Senators Brewbaker, Hightower, Whatley, Stutts, Marsh, Reed, Ward, Smitherman
and Figures A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To create the Alabama Innocence Inquiry Commission
within the Administrative Office of Courts; to provide for the duties and functions of the
commission; to authorize the commission to order judicial review of certain capital cases
in which the defendant has been sentenced to death and there is found to exist credible, verifiable
evidence of innocence that has not previously been presented at trial or considered at a hearing
granted through postconviction relief; and to provide that no execution date shall be set
for any person while that person's case is pending before the commission. BE IT ENACTED BY
THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. There is established the Alabama Innocence Inquiry
Commission. The commission shall be an independent commission under the Administrative Office
of Courts for administrative purposes. The Administrative Office of...
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HB222
173231-1:n:01/27/2016:JET/tj LRS2016-294 HB222 By Representative England RFD Constitution,
Campaigns and Elections Rd 1 11-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, a person convicted of
certain crimes may apply to the Board of Pardons and Paroles for a Certificate of Eligibility
to Register to Vote if the person has completed his or her sentence and satisfies other criteria.
This bill would revise some of the application procedures for the Certificate of Eligibility
to Register to Vote to expedite the process to within a specified timeframe. This bill would
also require each state or county correctional facility, prison, or jail to post materials
provided by the Secretary of State and the Board of Pardons and Paroles relating to requirements
and procedures for restoring one's right to vote if convicted of a disqualifying felony of
moral turpitude. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Section 15-22-36.1, Code of Alabama
1975, relating to Certificates of Eligibility to Register to Vote for...
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HB423
173657-1:n:02/10/2016:JMH/th LRS2016-506 HB423 By Representatives Hall, Todd and Daniels RFD
Judiciary Rd 1 15-MAR-16 SYNOPSIS: This bill would create the Alabama Innocence Inquiry Commission
within the Administrative Office of Courts and would provide for the duties and functions
of the commission. This bill would establish a procedure by which a person convicted of a
felony could petition for a hearing before the commission in order to present credible, verifiable
evidence of innocence that has not previously been presented at trial or considered at a hearing
granted through postconviction relief. This bill would authorize the commission to hear the
evidence and, at its discretion, refer the case back to the court of original jurisdiction
for additional judicial review. This bill would specify that there is a moratorium on executions
until June 1, 2017. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To create the Alabama Innocence Inquiry Commission
within the Administrative Office of Courts; to...
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HB237
172958-1:n:02/08/2016:PMG*/th LRS2016-69 HB237 By Representatives Givan, Knight, Daniels, Warren,
Forte, England, McClammy, Jackson, Melton, Buskey, Bracy and Boyd RFD Constitution, Campaigns
and Elections Rd 1 16-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Under Article VIII of the Constitution of Alabama of
1901, now appearing as Article VIII, Section 177 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution
of Alabama of 1901, as amended, a citizen loses the right to vote if convicted of a "felony
involving moral turpitude." This bill would provide a definition of moral turpitude for
purposes of disqualifying otherwise eligible citizens from voting. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN
ACT Relating to voting rights; to amend Section 15-22-36.1, Code of Alabama 1975; to add Section
17-3-30.1 to the Code of Alabama 1975; and to provide a definition of moral turpitude that
lists the crimes that disqualify otherwise eligible citizens from voting. BE IT ENACTED BY
THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Section 15-22-36.1, Code of...
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SB186
SB186 By Senators Coleman-Madison and Singleton ENROLLED, An Act, To amend Section 15-22-36.1,
Code of Alabama 1975, relating to Certificates of Eligibility to Register to Vote for certain
convicted persons, to revise some of the application procedures for the Certificate of Eligibility
to Register to Vote to expedite the process to within a specified timeframe; to specify fees
that must be paid prior to an application for eligibility; and to require each state or county
correctional facility, prison, or jail to post materials provided by the Secretary of State
and the Board of Pardons and Paroles relating to requirements and procedures for restoring
one's right to vote. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Section 15-22-36.1,
Code of Alabama 1975, is amended to read as follows: §15-22-36.1. "(a) Any other provision
of law notwithstanding, any person, regardless of the date of his or her sentence, may apply
to the Board of Pardons and Paroles for a Certificate of...
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HB303
174414-1:n:02/19/2016:PMG/tj LRS2016-752 HB303 By Representative Scott RFD Constitution, Campaigns
and Elections Rd 1 24-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, a county board of registrars does
not give notice to persons whose names are being purged from the voter registration list,
with the exception of those persons whose names are purged by reason of conviction of a disqualifying
crime. This bill would require a county board of registrars to notify all persons, except
those who have died, who are purged from the voter registration list at the time their name
is removed from the list. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to voter registration; to
amend Section 17-4-3, Code of Alabama 1975, to require each county board of registrars to
notify a person, except one who has died, when his or her name is being purged from the list
of qualified voters. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Section 17-4-3,
Code of Alabama 1975, is amended to read as follows: §17-4-3. "Each...
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HB442
175889-1:n:03/16/2016:JET/tj LRS2016-1211 HB442 By Representative Hill (J) RFD Judiciary Rd
1 17-MAR-16 SYNOPSIS: This bill would create the Alabama RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt
Organizations) Act to provide criminal penalties and other sanctions for those who engage
in racketeering activity or patterns of racketeering activity. This bill would prohibit a
person, through a pattern of racketeering activity or proceeds derived therefrom, from acquiring
or maintaining, directly or indirectly, any interest in or control of any enterprise, real
property, or personal property of any nature, including money, and would prohibit a person
employed by or associated with any enterprise to conduct or participate in, directly or indirectly,
an enterprise through a pattern of racketeering activity. This bill would allow courts to
enjoin certain violations of the act to protect the rights of innocent persons and would provide
that all property of every kind used or derived from a pattern of...
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