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SB27
81RK22H-1
By Senator Chesteen
RFD: Finance and Taxation General Fund
First Read: 06-Feb-24
PFD: 01-Feb-24
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6 81RK22H-1 01/30/2024 ANS (L)cr 2024-439
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PFD: 01-Feb-24
SYNOPSIS:
Under existing law, certain items are considered
election expenses that must be reimbursed to counties
by the state.
This bill would include additional items that
are considered election expenses that must be
reimbursed to counties by the state.
A BILL
TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
Relating to elections; to provide for additional items
that are considered election expenses that must be reimbursed
to counties by the state.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. Section 17-16-2, Code of Alabama 1975, is
amended to read as follows:
"ยง17-16-2
As used in this chapter, the term "expenses" shall
include the following items and any other items approved as
reimbursable expenses by the Election Expense Reimbursement
Committee pursuant to Section 17-16-2.1:
(1) The compensation and mileage provided by law for
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(1) The compensation and mileage provided by law for
election officials.
(2) The compensation provided by law for the clerk or
other official acting as absentee election manager.
(3) The cost of necessary training and associated
travel expenses as approved by the county commission for any
individual appointed as the absentee election manager pursuant
to Section 17-11-2.
(3)(4) The costs of ballots, supplies, and other
materials or equipment necessary for election officials to
conduct elections as required by law and as certified by the
judge of probate as chief election official of the county.
(5) The costs incurred by the county commission in
using electronic poll books pursuant to Section 17-4-2.1,
including essential support equipment, software updates,
populating the electronic poll books prior to each election,
maintenance of the electronic poll books, and any other
expenses necessary to comply with rules adopted by the
Secretary of State pursuant to Section 17-4-2.1.
(6) The costs incurred by the county commission in
using electronic voting machines, including, but not limited
to, the transport of electronic voting machines, essential
support equipment, software updates, maintenance of the
electronic voting machines, and storage of electronic voting
machines in non-governmental facilities.
(7) The costs incurred by the county commission for
rental payments to a facility used as a polling place.
(4)(8) The costs of absentee ballots, supplies,
postage, and other materials required by law to be furnished
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postage, and other materials required by law to be furnished
to the absentee election manager.
(5)(9) The cost of preparing and furnishing the lists
of qualified electors to the election officials as required by
law.
(6)(10) The cost of publishing any notice or other item
related to any election and required by law, including, but
not limited to, the publication of notice of any election and
any voter lists.
(b) This section shall apply to each primary and
general election beginning with the election on November 5,
2024."
Section 2. This act shall become effective on October
1, 2024.
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