Alabama 2023 Regular Session

Alabama House Bill HB26 Compare Versions

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4	4		By Representative Standridge
5	5		RFD: Ways and Means General Fund
6	6		First Read: 07-Mar-23
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	7	+	PFD: 23-Feb-23
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14		-	Enrolled, An Act,
	14	+	SYNOPSIS:
	15	+	Under existing law, the Blount County Board of
	16	+	Registrars may meet a maximum of 168 working days each
	17	+	fiscal year.
	18	+	This bill would increase the number of working
	19	+	days that the Blount County Board of Registrars may
	20	+	meet to a maximum of 207 working days each year.
15	21		A BILL
16	22		TO BE ENACTED
17	23		AN ACT
18	24		To amend Section 17-3-8, Code of Alabama 1975, as last
19	25		amended by Act 2022-112 of the 2022 Regular Session, relating
20	26		to meeting days of boards of registrars; to increase the
21	27		number of working days that the Blount County Board of
22	28		Registrars may meet each week.
23	29		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
24	30		Section 1. Section 17-3-8, Code of Alabama 1975, as
25	31		last amended by Act 2022-112 of the 2022 Regular Session, is
26	32		amended to read as follows:
27	33		"§17-3-8
28	34		(a) Each member of the board of registrars in the
29	35		Counties of Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Dallas, Escambia, Geneva,
30	36		Lowndes, Perry, Sumter, and Wilcox may meet a maximum of 120
31		-	working days each fiscal year; each member of the board of
32		-	registrars in the Counties of Barbour, Blount, Butler,
33		-	Fayette, Greene, Marengo, Pickens, Pike, Randolph, and Winston
34		-	may meet a maximum of 168 working days each fiscal year,
35		-	except in Pike County each board of registrars may meet up to
36		-	an additional 30 session days each fiscal year, at the
37		-	discretion of the chair of the county commission, and such
38		-	days shall be paid from the respective county funds; each
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	66	+	working days each fiscal year; each member of the board of
	67	+	registrars in the Counties of Barbour, Blount, Butler,
	68	+	Fayette, Greene, Marengo, Pickens, Pike, Randolph, and Winston
	69	+	may meet a maximum of 168 working days each fiscal year,
	70	+	except in Pike County each board of registrars may meet up to
	71	+	an additional 30 session days each fiscal year, at the
	72	+	discretion of the chair of the county commission, and such
	73	+	days shall be paid from the respective county funds; each
68	74		member of the board of registrars in the Counties of Coffee,
69	75		Talladega, and Tallapoosa may meet a maximum of 220 working
70	76		days each fiscal year, except that in Talladega County the
71	77		board of registrars may meet up to an additional 30 session
72	78		days each fiscal year, at the discretion of the chair of the
73	79		county commission; each member of the board of registrars in
74	80		the Counties of Dale, Franklin, Houston, Marion, Marshall,
75	81		Bullock, Macon, and Tuscaloosa may meet a maximum of 216
76	82		working days each fiscal year; each member of the board of
77	83		registrars in the Counties of Limestone and Shelby may meet a
78	84		maximum of 167 working days each fiscal year; and each member
79	85		of the board of registrars in Russell County may meet a
80	86		maximum of 177 working days each fiscal year.(b) In the
81	87		Counties of Choctaw, Colbert, Cullman, Lauderdale, and Monroe,
82	88		each member of the board of registrars may meet a maximum of
83	89		199 working days each fiscal year.
84	90		(c) Each member of the Board of Registrars of Autauga,
85	91		Elmore, and Bibb Counties may meet a maximum of 187 working
86	92		days each fiscal year. Each member of the Board of Registrars
87	93		of Walker County may meet a maximum of 200 days each fiscal
88		-	year, and each member of the Board of Registrars of Lamar,
89		-	Cherokee, Clarke, Conecuh, Crenshaw, Hale, and Washington
90		-	Counties may meet a maximum of 140 days each fiscal year. Each
91		-	member of the board of registrars in the following counties
92		-	may meet the following maximum number of working days each
93		-	fiscal year: Henry - 140 working days; Covington - 188 working
94		-	days; DeKalb,- 207 working days; Jackson, and Blount - 207
95		-	working days; Chambers - 180 working days; and Lawrence - 140
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	123	+	year, and each member of the Board of Registrars of Lamar,
	124	+	Cherokee, Clarke, Conecuh, Crenshaw, Hale, and Washington
	125	+	Counties may meet a maximum of 140 days each fiscal year. Each
	126	+	member of the board of registrars in the following counties
	127	+	may meet the following maximum number of working days each
	128	+	fiscal year: Henry - 140 working days; Covington - 188 working
	129	+	days; DeKalb,- 207 working days; Jackson, and Blount - 207
	130	+	working days; Chambers - 180 working days; and Lawrence - 140
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126	132		(d) Each member of the board of registrars in the
127	133		Counties of Baldwin, Calhoun, Chilton, Etowah, Lee, Madison,
128	134		Mobile, Montgomery, St. Clair, and Morgan are authorized to
129	135		meet not more than five days each week for the purpose of
130	136		carrying out their official duties. Jefferson County, which is
131	137		now operating under the provisions of local laws, shall be
132	138		exempted from this section. Provided, however, that where the
133	139		term each year is used in the local laws the term means each
134	140		fiscal year.
135	141		(e) The actual number of working days to be used as
136	142		session days shall be determined by a quorum of the board of
137	143		registrars according to the needs of the county.
138	144		(f) As many as 25 of the allotted working days may be
139	145		used for special registration sessions (i.e., those sessions
140	146		held away from the courthouse in the several precincts of the
141	147		county or sessions held on Saturday or between the hours of
142	148		5:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.). Notice of any special session
143	149		scheduled by the board shall be given at least 10 days prior
144	150		to the special session by: (1) Bills posted at three or more
145		-	public places in each election precinct affected, if the
146		-	session involves precinct visits; and (2) advertisement once a
147		-	week for two successive weeks in a newspaper published in the
148		-	county or by radio or television announcements on a local
149		-	station, or both by newspaper or announcement."
150		-	Section 2. This act shall become effective on the first
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183		-	Speaker of the House of Representatives
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185		-	President and Presiding Officer of the Senate
186		-	House of Representatives
187		-	I hereby certify that the within Act originated in and
188		-	was passed by the House 04-Apr-23.
189		-	John Treadwell
190		-	Clerk
191		-	Senate 18-May-23 Passed
	180	+	public places in each election precinct affected, if the
	181	+	session involves precinct visits; and (2) advertisement once a
	182	+	week for two successive weeks in a newspaper published in the
	183	+	county or by radio or television announcements on a local
	184	+	station, or both by newspaper or announcement."
	185	+	Section 2. This act shall become effective on the first
	186	+	day of the third month following its passage and approval by
	187	+	the Governor, or its otherwise becoming law.
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