Alabama SB24: Restoration of Voting Rights; Pardons and Paroles Board required to post application for individuals seeking restoration; board required to notify individuals and Secretary of State when voting rights restored

What the bill says

An Act, Relating to voting; to require the Board of Pardons and Paroles to post procedures and an application form for requesting restoration of voting rights for those individuals who have lost their voting rights by reason of conviction; and to require the Board of Pardons and Paroles to post on its website the Alabama Institutional Serial (AIS) number of parolees and probationers whose voting rights have been restored.

From the enrolled text:

An Act, Relating to voting; to require the Board of Pardons and Paroles to post procedures and an application form for requesting restoration of voting rights for those individuals who have lost their voting rights by reason of conviction; and to require the Board of Pardons and Paroles to post on its website the Alabama Institutional Serial (AIS) number of parolees and probationers whose voting rights have been restored. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. (a) No later than March 1, 2027, the Board of Pardons and Paroles shall develop and make available on the agency's website, in an easily accessible manner, an explanation of how an individual who has lost his or her right to vote by reason of conviction of a crime may have their right to vote restored under Section 15-22-36.1 if the individual meets the criteria set forth in that section. The website shall include a form, along with instructions, which an individual may electronically submit, which shall serve as an application for a Certificate of Eligibility to Register to Vote. The form shall automatically be submitted to the Board of Pardons and Paroles. (b) Upon receipt of an application under subsection (a), the board shall forthwith review the application and make a determination of eligibility in accordance with Section 15-22-36.1 and, …

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Sponsors

• Coleman-Madison, Linda (D, SD-020) · primary sponsor