Alabama legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Alabama HB486: Elections; voting rights restoration process revised; Alabama Voting Rights Act Commission established to prevent discrimination in voting; duties and membership provided; Secretary of State required to establish database on election administration
Status: In committee, April 1, 2026
What the bill says
A bill 42 TO BE ENTITLED 43 AN ACT 44 45 Relating to elections; to amend Sections 15-22-36.1, 46 17-3-31, 17-3-50, 17-11-3, 17-11-4, 17-11-5, 17-11-9, and 47 17-11-10, Code of Alabama 1975; to revise the process for 48 reinstating voting rights of individuals who have lost those 49 rights; to revise the absentee voting process; to authorize 50 any elector to vote absentee; to add Section 17-9-6.1 to the 51 Code of Alabama 1975; to authorize advance voting before 52 election day; to require advance voting polling places to be 53 open on certain days and at certain times…
From the introduced text:
A BILL 42 TO BE ENTITLED 43 AN ACT 44 45 Relating to elections; to amend Sections 15-22-36.1, 46 17-3-31, 17-3-50, 17-11-3, 17-11-4, 17-11-5, 17-11-9, and 47 17-11-10, Code of Alabama 1975; to revise the process for 48 reinstating voting rights of individuals who have lost those 49 rights; to revise the absentee voting process; to authorize 50 any elector to vote absentee; to add Section 17-9-6.1 to the 51 Code of Alabama 1975; to authorize advance voting before 52 election day; to require advance voting polling places to be 53 open on certain days and at certain times; to establish the 54 Alabama Voting Rights Act and the Alabama Voting Rights 55 Commission; to provide for the duties and membership of the 56 commission; and to require the Secretary of State to maintain Page HB486 INTRODUCED 57 a statewide database relating to election administration and 58 to publicize certain election information. 59 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: 60 Section 1. Sections 15-22-36.1, 17-3-31, 17-11-3, 61 17-3-50, 17-11-4, 17-11-5, 17-11-9, and 17-11-10, Code of 62 Alabama 1975, are amended to read as follows: 63 "§15-22-36.1 64 (a) (1) Any other provision of law notwithstanding, any 65 person an individual who has lost his or her right to vote by 66 reason of conviction of a felony in …
Sponsors
- Clarke, Adline (D, HD-097) · primary sponsor