HB177 Alabama 2016 Session
Bill Summary
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 two candidates receiving the greatest number of votes for that office
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.
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2016 | S | Further Consideration |
| May 3, 2016 | S | Dial motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote |
| May 3, 2016 | S | Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair |
| April 20, 2016 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| April 5, 2016 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Constitution, Ethics and Elections |
| March 23, 2016 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 417 |
| March 23, 2016 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| March 3, 2016 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| February 11, 2016 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Constitution, Campaigns and Elections |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | April 20, 2016 | Room 727 **Bill Removed** at 15:30 | Senate C&E Hearing |
| Hearing | April 20, 2016 | Room 727 at 15:30 | Senate C&E Hearing |
| Hearing | March 2, 2016 | 123 at 09:00 | House CC&E Hearing |
| Hearing | February 24, 2016 | 123 REVISED at 09:00 | House CC&E Hearing |
| Hearing | February 24, 2016 | 123 at 09:00 | House CC&E Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB177 Alabama 2016 Session - Introduced |