Alabama 2022 Regular Session

Alabama House Bill HB396 Compare Versions

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1	1	1 HB396
2	2	2 217887-1
3	3	3 By Representative Rogers
4	4	4 RFD: Constitution, Campaigns and Elections
5	5	5 First Read: 22-FEB-22
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14	14	8 SYNOPSIS: This bill would authorize a judge of probate
15	15	9 to appoint up to one high school student to work as
16	16	10 a precinct election official at each polling place
17	17	11 in the county on election day.
18	18	12 This bill would provide qualifications for a
19	19	13 student to serve as a precinct election official
20	20	14 and allow the student to count any absence from
21	21	15 school resulting from his or her service as a
22	22	16 precinct election official as an excused absence.
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24	24	18 A BILL
25	25	19 TO BE ENTITLED
26	26	20 AN ACT
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28	28	22 Relating to elections; to authorize a judge of
29	29	23 probate to appoint up to one high school student to work as a
30	30	24 poll worker at each polling place in the county on election
31	31	25 day; to provide qualifications for a student to serve as a
32	32	26 precinct election official and allow the student to count any
33	33	Page 1 1 absence from school resulting from his or her service as a
34	34	2 precinct election official as an excused absence.
35	35	3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
36	36	4 Section 1. (a) Notwithstanding Section 17-8-1(a),
37	37	5 Code of Alabama 1975, the judge of probate in each county may
38	38	6 appoint not more than one student for each precinct to serve
39	39	7 as a precinct election official. To be appointed as a precinct
40	40	8 election official, the student must meet all of the following
41	41	9 qualifications:
42	42	10 (1) Be a high school student at the time of
43	43	11 the election for which the appointment is made.
44	44	12 (2) Be a resident of the county or municipality for
45	45	13 which the appointment is made.
46	46	14 (3) Be enrolled in a public high school, an
47	47	15 accredited private high school, or a home instruction program.
48	48	16 (b) The duties of the student precinct election
49	49	17 official appointed pursuant to this section shall be
50	50	18 determined by the officials in charge of the election in the
51	51	19 county or municipality; provided, however, the duties may not
52	52	20 include either of the following:
53	53	21 (1) Determining the qualifications of a voter in the
54	54	22 event a voter is challenged.
55	55	23 (2) The operation and maintenance of any voting
56	56	24 equipment.
57	57	25 (c) Student precinct election officials appointed
58	58	26 pursuant to this section shall at all times be under the
59	59	Page 2 1 supervision of the poll managers of the election while
60	60	2 performing their duties at precincts.
61	61	3 (d) Before performing any duties, student precinct
62	62	4 election officials shall attend all required training for
63	63	5 precinct election officials of the county or municipality and
64	64	6 any additional training considered necessary by the officials
65	65	7 in charge of the election in the county or municipality.
66	66	8 (e) A student precinct election official who works
67	67	9 four or more hours in a day during school hours on the day of
68	68	10 an election or any day of training shall be entitled to an
69	69	11 excused absence from school for purposes of Chapter 28 of
70	70	12 Title 16, Code of Alabama 1975.
71	71	13 Section 2. This act shall become effective on the
72	72	14 first day of the third month following its passage and
73	73	15 approval by the Governor, or its otherwise becoming law.
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