HB318 Alabama 2018 Session

Under existing law, a registered voter may vote by absentee ballot in certain circumstances

Also under existing law, an absentee ballot must be postmarked no later than the day before the election and received no later than noon on election day

This bill would provide that an absentee ballot application may not be issued to an applicant without required identification, although a provisional ballot may be issued in certain circumstances without identification

This bill would allow a person to vote by absentee ballot if the person is a caregiver to a family member in certain circumstances

This bill would allow a person to vote by emergency absentee ballot if the person is a caregiver of a person who requires emergency medical treatment or if there is a death in the family

This bill would delete a requirement that an absentee election manager post a list of all absentee ballot applications received, on a daily basis, in a public place prior to an election

This bill would allow an absentee ballot to be postmarked no later than election day and received by mail no later than noon on the seventh day following an election

This bill would also make conforming changes

Relating to absentee voting; to amend Sections 17-9-30, 17-10-1, 17-10-2, 17-11-3, 17-11-4, 17-11-5, 17-11-7, and 17-11-18, Code of Alabama 1975; to require an applicant to include with an absentee ballot application photo identification; to provide additional situations under which a registered voter may vote by absentee ballot or emergency absentee ballot; to delete a requirement that an absentee election manager post a list of all absentee ballot applications received in a public place prior to an election; to allow an absentee ballot to be postmarked no later than election day and received by mail no later than noon on the seventh day following an election; to make conforming changes; and to repeal Section 17-9-51, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to time requirements for receipt of absentee ballots, and Section 17-11-19, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the maintenance of absentee ballot materials.