HB161 Alabama 2010 Session

Signed by Governor

Bill Summary

Sponsors

Randy Hinshaw

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Municipal elections, further provided for, statements of candidacy, provisional voting, absentee ballots, recount provisions, certain voter identification provisions not to apply, Sec. 17-9-30(f), Code of Alabama 1975, relating to voter identification, not to apply to municipal elections, Sec. 17-9-30 impliedly amended, Secs. 11-46-25, 11-46-27, 11-46-39, 11-46-44, 11-46-45, 11-46-46, 11-46-50, 11-46-55, 11-46-55.1, 11-46-57, 11-46-58, 11-46-67, 17-7-25, 17-11-14, 17-11-15 am'd.

Description

This bill would further provide for municipal elections. This bill would further provide for the affidavit relating to the statement of candidacy by candidates for municipal offices; would further provide for the appointment of election officers; would delete provisions relating to the voting of challenged ballots and certain offenses related thereto; would provide for the voting of provisional ballots if a person's name is not on the voter list used at an election; would further provide for recount procedures; would further provide for the canvassing of returns; would provide that the municipal clerk would perform duties related to absentee ballots and delete references to registers; would provide that procedures relative to electronic vote counting systems would apply to municipal elections, if practicable; and would delete certain references to municipal elections held separate from primary or general elections

Relating to municipal elections; to amend Sections 11-46-25, 11-46-27, 11-46-39, 11-46-44, 11-46-45, 11-46-46, 11-46-50, 11-46-55.1, 11-46-55, 11-46-57, 11-46-58, and 11-46-67, Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for the affidavit relating to the statement of candidacy by candidates for municipal office; to further provide for the appointment of election officers; to delete the provisions relating to the voting of challenged ballots and certain offenses related to thereto; to provide for the voting of provisional ballots of a person's name is not on the voter list used at an election; to further provide for recount procedures; to provide for the canvassing of returns; to provide that the town or city clerk would perform duties relating to absentee ballots and to delete references to registers; to amend Sections 17-7-25, 17-11-14, and 17-11-15, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to elections, to provide that procedures relating to electronic vote counting systems would apply to municipal elections if practicable and to delete certain references to municipal elections held separate from primary or general elections.

Subjects

Elections

Bill Actions

Action Date	Chamber	Action
April 21, 2010		Forwarded to Executive Department on April 21, 2010
April 21, 2010		Assigned Act No. 2010-687.
April 21, 2010		Clerk of the House Certification
April 21, 2010		Enrolled
April 21, 2010		Signature Requested
April 21, 2010		Concurred in Second House Amendment
April 21, 2010		Hinshaw motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1100
April 21, 2010		Concurrence Requested
April 14, 2010		Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1105
April 14, 2010		Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1103
April 14, 2010		Constitution, Campaign Finance, Ethics, and Elections Amendment Offered
April 14, 2010		Third Reading Passed
February 11, 2010		Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment
February 2, 2010		Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Constitution, Campaign Finance, Ethics, and Elections
January 26, 2010		Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 123
January 26, 2010		Third Reading Passed
January 21, 2010		Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
January 12, 2010		Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Constitution and Elections