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2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 3 - Voter Registration. › Article 3 - Registration of Electors. › Section 17-3-52 - Examination and Oath of Applicants; Disclosure of Information.

Section 17-3-52
Examination and oath of applicants; disclosure of information.
The board of registrars shall have power to examine, under oath or affirmation, all applicants for registration, and to take testimony touching the qualifications of such applicants, but no applicant shall be required to answer any question, written or oral, not related to his or her qualifications to register. In order to aid the registrars to judicially determine if applicants to register have the qualifications to register to vote, each applicant shall be furnished by the board a written application, which shall be uniform in all cases with no discrimination as between applicants, the form and contents of which application shall be promulgated by rule by the Secretary of State of the State of Alabama. The application shall be so worded that there will be placed before the registrars information necessary or proper to aid them to pass upon the qualifications of each applicant. The application shall be completed in writing. There shall be incorporated in such application an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Alabama of 1901 and a statement in such oath by the applicant disavowing belief in or affiliation with any group or party which advocates the overthrow of the government of the United States or the State of Alabama by unlawful means. The application and oath shall be duly signed by the applicant. If the applicant is unable to read or write, then the applicant shall be exempt from the above stated requirements which the applicant is unable to meet and in such cases a witness shall read to the applicant the application and oath herein provided for and the applicant's answers thereto shall be written down by the witness, and the applicant shall be registered as a voter if he or she meets all other requirements herein set out. Each member of the board is authorized to administer the oaths to be taken by applicants and witnesses. Except as provided in Section 17-3-53, the applications of persons applying for registration shall not become public records as public records are defined under the laws of the State of Alabama, nor shall the board disclose the information contained in such applications and written answers, except with the written consent of the person who filed the answer or pursuant to the order of a court of competent jurisdiction in a proper proceeding.
(Code 1907, §311; Acts 1920, No. 78, p. 124; Code 1923, §380; Code 1940, T. 17, §31; Acts 1953, No. 754, p. 1016, §1; Acts 1959, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 54, p. 98; Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 320, p. 2380, §§9, 10; Acts 1965, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 288, p. 396, §1; Code 1975, §17-4-7; Acts 1978, No. 584, p. 667, §17; Acts 1985, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 85-929, p. 228; §17-4-122; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §11.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 3 - Voter Registration. › Article 3 - Registration of Electors. › Section 17-3-53 - Access by Political Parties to Voter Registration Information.

Section 17-3-53
Access by political parties to voter registration information.
Political parties, as defined in Section 17-13-40, may obtain all voter registration information, except for voters' Social Security numbers and month and day of birth, in the possession of boards of registrars or judges of probate concerning registered voters in their jurisdictions and to access statewide voter registration information pursuant to Section 17-4-33. The boards of registrars or judges of probate may collect the actual cost, if any, of providing the information. Nothing herein shall prohibit acts pertaining to individual counties which further provide for the availability of such voter information.
(Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §12.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 3 - Voter Registration. › Article 3 - Registration of Electors. › Section 17-3-54 - Refusal of Registration - Authorized; Notice Required.

Section 17-3-54
Refusal of registration - Authorized; notice required.
Any person making application to the board of registrars for registration who fails to establish by evidence to the reasonable satisfaction of the board of registrars that he or she is qualified to register, may be refused registration. The board shall give written notice to each applicant deemed unqualified, within 10 days of its refusal to register, stating the specific reason for such refusal.
(Code 1907, §313; Acts 1920, No. 78, p. 124; Code 1923, §382; Code 1940, T. 17, §33; Code 1975, §17-4-10; Acts 1978, No. 584, p. 667, §18; §17-4-123; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §13.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 3 - Voter Registration. › Article 3 - Registration of Electors. › Section 17-3-55 - Refusal of Registration - Appeal.

Section 17-3-55
Refusal of registration - Appeal.
Any person to whom registration is denied shall have the right of appeal, without giving security for costs, within 30 days after such denial, by filing a petition in the probate court in the county in which he or she seeks to register, alleging that he or she is a citizen of the United States over the age of 18 years having the qualifications as to residence prescribed by law and entitled to register to vote under the provisions of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended. Upon the filing of the petition, the clerk of the probate court shall give notice thereof to the district attorney authorized to represent the state in the county, who shall appear and defend against the petition on behalf of the state. The registrars shall not be made parties and shall not be liable for costs. An appeal will lie to the circuit court in favor of the petitioner if taken within 30 days from the date of the judgment pursuant to Section 12-22-20. The issues shall be tried in the same manner and under the same rules that other cases are tried in such court and by a jury, if the petitioner demands it. Final judgment in favor of the petitioner shall entitle him or her to registration as of the date of his or her application to the registrars. An appeal from the circuit court will lie to the Alabama Supreme Court.
(Code 1907, §315; Acts 1920, No. 78, p. 124; Code 1923, §384; Code 1940, T. 17, §35; Acts 1953, No. 754, p. 1016, §3; Code 1975, §17-4-11; Acts 1978, No. 584, p. 667, §19; §17-4-124; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §13.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 3 - Voter Registration. › Article 3 - Registration of Electors. › Section 17-3-56 - Registration Required Only Once; Exceptions.

Section 17-3-56
Registration required only once; exceptions.
No person heretofore registered and no person hereafter registered shall again be required to register unless he or she has changed the county of his or her domicile, or was convicted of a disqualifying criminal offense and was subsequently pardoned with restoration of the right to vote expressed in the pardon, or was declared incompetent, but has subsequently had those disabilities removed.
(Code 1907, §316; Acts 1920, No. 78, p. 124; Code 1923, §385; Code 1940, T. 17, §36; Code 1975, §17-4-12; Acts 1978, No. 584, p. 667, §21; §17-4-125; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §13.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 3 - Voter Registration. › Article 3 - Registration of Electors. › Section 17-3-57 - Forms and Supplies; Publication of Notices; Expenses.

Section 17-3-57
Forms and supplies; publication of notices; expenses.
The Secretary of State shall furnish to each board of registrars the necessary forms and supplies for effectuating the purposes of this chapter, and the expense incurred thereby shall be paid by the state. The cost of the publication of the notices required to be given by the registrars shall be paid by the state. The bills shall be rendered to the Department of Finance and approved by the Department of Finance. The several counties shall pay all other reasonable and necessary expenses incurred by the boards in carrying out the provisions of this chapter.
(Code 1896, §1568; Code 1907, §317; Acts 1920, No. 78, p. 124; Code 1923, §386; Code 1940, T. 17, §37; Code 1975, §17-4-13; Acts 1978, No. 584, p. 667, §22; §17-4-126; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §13.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 3 - Voter Registration. › Article 3 - Registration of Electors. › Section 17-3-58 - Voters in Territory Transferred to Another County.

Section 17-3-58
Voters in territory transferred to another county.
Every qualified elector of the State of Alabama whose domicile is in territory which has been detached from one county and added to an adjoining county of the State of Alabama shall be entitled to have his or her name added to the list of the qualified electors of the county to which the territory that contains his or her domicile has been added.
(Acts 1932, Ex. Sess., No. 172, p. 199; Code 1940, T. 17, §39; Code 1975, §17-4-19; Acts 1978, No. 584, p. 667, §24; §17-4-128; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §13.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 3 - Voter Registration. › Article 3 - Registration of Electors. › Section 17-3-59 - Electors Temporarily Out of the County May Register.

Section 17-3-59
Electors temporarily out of the county may register.
The following persons shall be entitled to register to vote by mail if they possess the qualifications of an elector and are not disqualified from voting under the Constitution and laws of Alabama: Members of the Armed Forces of the United States, persons employed outside the United States, persons absent because of attendance at institutions of higher learning and the spouses and children of such persons. Such persons shall be entitled to register by mail only in the counties where they were residents prior to entering the status which makes them eligible for such registration.
An application for absentee registration shall be in writing and shall be filed with the board of registrars of the county in which the elector resides. The board shall furnish the applicant a written application in the same form as that provided other applicants and any additional application deemed necessary to determine eligibility to register, which application shall be answered by the applicant without assistance and shall be verified before a commissioned officer of the Armed Forces of the United States or any person authorized to administer oaths and take affidavits. Such application shall be filed with the records of the board. The board may take other testimony respecting the applicant and the truthfulness of any information furnished by the applicant. Any additional testimony so taken shall be reduced to writing and shall be sworn to by the witness before a member or clerk of the board or anyone authorized to administer oaths.
(Acts 1969, No. 604, p. 1092, §§1, 2; Acts 1971, No. 2426, p. 3868, §§1, 2; Code 1975, §§17-4-80, 17-4-81, 17-4-100, 17-4-101; Acts 1978, No. 584, p. 667, §32; §17-4-134; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §13.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 3 - Voter Registration. › Article 3 - Registration of Electors. › Section 17-3-60 - Clerical Assistance for Judge of Probate and Board of Registrars.

Section 17-3-60
Clerical assistance for judge of probate and board of registrars.
The judge of probate may employ such assistants and clerical help as may be necessary to complete and properly prepare reports from the state voter registration list of the list of qualified electors which the judge of probate is required to furnish a certified copy to the election inspectors. The judge of probate shall receive or such assistants shall be paid out of the county treasury by warrants, drawn by the county commission on certificate of the judge of probate, accompanied by the certificates of the person being paid, showing the amount due under the provisions of this chapter, but the entire amount spent for the preparation of such lists shall not exceed a sum equal to the amount obtained by multiplying the number of names on the list by five cents ($.05) for the preparation of such list. The judge of probate in all counties having a population of not less than 100,000 nor more than 350,000, according to the last or any subsequent federal census, shall employ a clerk to assist the board of registrars of the county. The duties of the clerk shall be to submit to the board of registrars revised election lists of the county by placing all persons in their proper ward or precincts and eliminating therefrom all deceased, nonresident, and fictitious persons named upon the voting roll and those convicted of crime. The clerk shall further attend to all clerical work of the board of registrars. The clerk shall be paid a compensation out of the county treasury, of not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) per month, to be fixed by the judge of probate.
The board of registrars shall be furnished with office space by the county governing body. The chair of the board of registrars is hereby authorized to purchase all necessary office equipment and hire all necessary part time or full time clerical help to perform its prescribed duties.
(Acts 1920, No. 78, p. 124; Code 1923, §402; Acts 1927, No. 289, p. 274; Acts 1931, No. 251, p. 293; Code 1940, T. 17, §55; Acts 1951, No. 385, p. 677; Acts 1959, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 54, p. 220; Code 1975, §17-4-25; Acts 1979, No. 79-465, p. 847; Acts 1981, No. 81-640, p. 1057; Act 2003-313, p. 733, §2; §17-4-138; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §13.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 4 - Voter Registration Lists. › Article 1 - County Voter Registration Lists. › Section 17-4-1 - Lists of Registered Voters to Be Published.

Section 17-4-1
Lists of registered voters to be published.
The judge of probate shall publish from the state voter registration list a correct alphabetical list of qualified electors either by county, precinct, district, or subdivision wherein each elector is registered to vote, in some newspaper with general circulation in the county, on or before the twentieth day preceding the regularly scheduled primary election. The list shall be accompanied by a printed certification generated by the state voter registration system verifying that the list contains the names of all qualified electors registered as of the specified time and date when it was printed. The list shall further state that any elector whose name was inadvertently omitted from the list shall have 10 days in which to have his or her name entered upon the list of qualified voters. If within 10 days any voter shall reasonably satisfy the board of registrars by proper proof that any name should be added to the list, the board shall add such name to the list. The supplemental list of registered voters inadvertently omitted from the original list shall be published once in a newspaper of general circulation in the county on or before the seventh day preceding the date of the primary election. The lists required to be published pursuant to this section may be published, at the discretion of the county commission, as a preprinted or inserted advertising supplement at a cost no greater than the selected newspaper's lowest applicable national insertion rates. If the list is published as a preprinted supplement in the selected newspaper, the supplement size shall conform to the size requirements set by the selected newspaper and shall be printed on standard newsprint paper. The type size shall be no smaller than nine point standard type. The list shall also be delivered to the newspaper for insertion in a manner required for other advertising supplements. The supplement may not contain any other advertising. Any newspaper accepting a preprinted insertion that is not prepared by the newspaper shall not be responsible for the content of such insertion. Nothing in this section shall prohibit a county commission from publishing the list of voters in more than one newspaper within the county at the county commission's discretion.
(Acts 1920, No. 78, p. 124; Code 1923, §387; Acts 1927, No. 289, p. 274; Code 1940, T. 17, §38; Acts 1947, No. 482, p. 331, §1; Code 1975, §17-4-14; Acts 1978, No. 380, p. 343; Acts 1978, No. 584, p. 667, §25; Acts 1978, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 5, p. 1601; Act 2003-313, p. 733, §2; Act 2006-537, p. 1238, §1; §17-4-129; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §16.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 4 - Voter Registration Lists. › Article 1 - County Voter Registration Lists. › Section 17-4-2 - State Voter Registration Lists.

Section 17-4-2
State voter registration lists.
The board of registrars, when registration is closed before a primary, general, or special election, shall certify to the Secretary of State any additions, deletions, corrections, or changes to the state voter registration list. Except as provided in Section 17-4-2.1, after registration has closed and within the 10-day period before an election, the judge of probate and municipal election officials shall prepare and print a report from the state voter registration list of the correct alphabetical lists of the qualified electors registered by precincts, districts, or subdivisions of a precinct where the precinct has been divided or subdivided, if not within a city or incorporated town, and by wards and other subdivisions, if within a city or incorporated town, and no others. An electronic archive in the database for the state voter registration list shall be recorded simultaneously with the printing of each county's list of qualified voters. Each printed list of qualified voters shall contain a printed certification generated by the state voter registration system establishing that the contents of the list are true and correct as of the specified time and date when it was printed. The judge of probate shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the inspectors in each precinct, each district, each ward, or each other subdivision one copy of the list of qualified electors printed for such box or voting place immediately preceding every general, primary, or special election, and the delivered list shall contain only the names of persons qualified to vote at such box or voting place; except, that for purposes of information only, there may be delivered to the inspectors lists prepared for other boxes or voting places. The list published in the newspaper before each primary election shall not be used as the poll list.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, electronic access to the state voter registration list may be utilized in lieu of a printed list in accordance with administrative rules promulgated and implemented by the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State shall send any proposed new rule or amendment to an existing rule by certified mail to each county canvassing board at least 30 days prior to certification of the proposed rule or amendment pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act.
Both the board of registrars and the judge of probate shall keep a current copy of the qualified elector list for the county open and subject to public inspection.
(Code 1896, §1567; Code 1907, §319; Acts 1920, No. 78, p. 124; Code 1923, §388; Code 1940, T. 17, §40; Acts 1947, No. 482, p. 331, §3; Code 1975, §17-4-15; Acts 1978, No. 584, p. 667, §26; Act 2003-313, p. 733, §2; §17-4-130; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §16; Act 2014-428, p. 1576, §1; Act 2016-317, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 4 - Voter Registration Lists. › Article 1 - County Voter Registration Lists. › Section 17-4-4 - Information of Deaths, Incompetency, and Convictions to Be Furnished to Boards of Registrars; Rulemaking Authority.

Section 17-4-4
Information of deaths, incompetency, and convictions to be furnished to boards of registrars; rulemaking authority.
(a) In addition to all other duties now required by law, the Office of Vital Statistics of the State Department of Public Health shall furnish to the board of registrars of the county in which such district is located, once each month, a report of the death of all persons over 18 years of age who resided in such registration district.
(b) In addition to all other duties now required by law, the judges of probate of the several counties of this state shall furnish to the board of registrars of their respective counties, once each month, a list of all residents of the county, 18 years of age or over, who have been declared mentally incompetent.
(c) In addition to all other duties required by law, the clerks of the circuit and district courts of this state shall furnish to the board of registrars of each county, once each month, a list of all residents of that county who have been convicted of any offense designated pursuant to Section 17-3-30.1 as a felony involving moral turpitude for the purposes of Article VIII of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901. Any person who willfully fails to perform such duties shall forfeit the sum of one hundred dollars ($100) for each such failure. Such sum may be recovered in an action by law by any citizen of the county in which the officer acts, one half to his or her own use and one half to the use of the state.
(d) The Secretary of State and the Board of Pardons and Paroles may promulgate rules in accordance with the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act as necessary to implement this section.
(Acts 1935, No. 434, p. 914; Code 1940, T. 17, §45; Code 1975, §17-4-61; Acts 1978, No. 584, p. 667, §27; §17-4-131; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §16; Act 2017-378, §2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 4 - Voter Registration Lists. › Article 1 - County Voter Registration Lists. › Section 17-4-5 - Notice of Previous Registration to Be Given.

Section 17-4-5
Notice of previous registration to be given.
When a person makes application for registration before a county board of registrars, it shall be the duty of that board, if the elector has been previously registered before in any other county or state, to notify the registrar of voters in the county or state of the previous registration that such elector has applied for and been registered as an elector in the county where such application for registration is made. In addition to asking an elector whether he or she has been previously registered before in any other county or state, the board of registrars shall ascertain if an elector has been previously registered before in any other county of this state by conducting a computerized search of the statewide voter registration list, using the elector's name along with any other identifying information provided by the elector.
When the notice required in this section is received by the board of registrars of any county where such person had been previously registered, it shall be the duty of the board of registrars receiving such notice to remove forthwith the name of such person from the list of qualified electors of the county of previous registration, and such person shall thereafter be disqualified to vote in any election held in any county of previous registration unless the person is duly reregistered.
(Acts 1949, No. 27, p. 39, §§1, 2; Code 1975, §17-4-22; Acts 1978, No. 584, p. 667, §33; §17-4-135; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §16.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 4 - Voter Registration Lists. › Article 1 - County Voter Registration Lists. › Section 17-4-6 - Information to Be Provided by State Departments or Agencies.

Section 17-4-6
Information to be provided by state departments or agencies.
(a) To continuously and automatically identify the names of persons to be purged from the voters' list, the appropriate state departments or agencies shall provide to the Secretary of State, as such information is recorded by the departments, the names and identifying information set out below of any person age 18 or older who:
(1) Has died, with date of birth and Social Security number (if such number is known), last known address with county of residence, and date of death, as provided by the Office of Vital Statistics of the State Department of Public Health.
(2) Has been convicted of a felony, with date of birth and Social Security number (if such number is known), last known address with county of residence, and date of conviction, as provided by the Alabama Criminal Justice Information Systems.
(b) The Secretary of State, upon the receipt of the information pursuant to subsection (a), shall disseminate the information to the appropriate board of registrars to facilitate the continuous purgation of the statewide voter registration list.
(Acts 1989, No. 89-649, p. 1279, §3; Act 2003-313, p. 733, §2; §17-4-212; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §16.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 4 - Voter Registration Lists. › Article 1 - County Voter Registration Lists. › Section 17-4-7 - Meeting of Board of Registrars for Voter List Maintenance.

Section 17-4-7
Meeting of board of registrars for voter list maintenance.
In addition to the duty of the board of registrars to update the voter registration list on a continuous basis, the board of registrars shall meet during the month of January for the purpose of conducting the voter list maintenance activities prescribed herein, including the purging of the registration lists.
(Acts 1984, No. 84-389, p. 896, §2; §17-4-181; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §16.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 4 - Voter Registration Lists. › Article 1 - County Voter Registration Lists. › Section 17-4-8 - Electors to Reidentify Themselves; Notice of Reidentification; When Eligible by Mail.

Section 17-4-8
Electors to reidentify themselves; notice of reidentification; when eligible by mail.
Each voter whose name is to be removed shall reidentify himself or herself by appearing in person before a registrar, or by appearing before the judge of probate, or either of the clerks in the office of the judge of probate, or through his or her representative before the board of registrars in regular session except that the following persons shall be entitled to reidentify by mail if they possess the qualifications of an elector and are not disqualified from voting under the constitution and laws of Alabama: Members of the Armed Forces of the United States, persons employed outside the United States, persons absent because of attendance at an institution of higher learning, and the spouses and children of such persons. The board of registrars shall notify such persons who are eligible for reidentification by mail as to how they can reidentify themselves. Electors eligible to reidentify by mail shall have their eligibility verified before a commissioned officer of the Armed Forces of the United States, or any person authorized to administer oaths and take affidavits, or before two witnesses who are 18 years old or older.
(Acts 1984, No. 84-389, p. 896, §3; §17-4-182; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §16.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 4 - Voter Registration Lists. › Article 1 - County Voter Registration Lists. › Section 17-4-9 - Inactive Voter List; Voter Reidentification.

Section 17-4-9
Inactive voter list; voter reidentification.
Any voter who fails to vote for four years in his or her county shall have his or her name placed on an inactive voter list by the local board of registrars. Once on the inactive list, the voter shall reidentify with the local board of registrars in order to again have his or her name placed on the active voter registration list. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a voter on the inactive list goes to his or her polling place to vote on an election day and identifies himself or herself to the election official responsible for the voter registration list update, such voter shall be permitted to vote provided the voter completes a voter reidentification form.
(Acts 1989, No. 89-649, p. 1279, §4; Act 2003-313, p. 733, §2; §17-4-213; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §16.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 4 - Voter Registration Lists. › Article 1 - County Voter Registration Lists. › Section 17-4-10 - Publication of Names to Be Struck From List.

Section 17-4-10
Publication of names to be struck from list.
The names of persons in the county to be struck from the list of registered voters shall be listed by precinct and in alphabetical order and published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county once a week for two consecutive weeks in November or December of each year in which the statewide voter file maintenance is conducted.
(Acts 1984, No. 84-389, p. 896, §4; §17-4-183; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §16.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 4 - Voter Registration Lists. › Article 1 - County Voter Registration Lists. › Section 17-4-11 - Only Electors Disqualified or Not Reidentified to Be Removed.

Section 17-4-11
Only electors disqualified or not reidentified to be removed.
The board shall not remove the name of any elector, known by any member of the board, or made known to the board by another qualified elector, or duly representative of the elector whose name is to be stricken, to be a legal resident of the county not known to be suffering from any disqualification. In purging the list of qualified electors, the board of registrars shall remove only the names of those persons who have not reidentified in the manner prescribed herein.
(Acts 1984, No. 84-389, p. 896, §5; §17-4-184; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §16.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 4 - Voter Registration Lists. › Article 1 - County Voter Registration Lists. › Section 17-4-12 - Records to Show Reason for Striking Elector From List; Removal for Failure to Reidentify Not Permanent Disqualification.

Section 17-4-12
Records to show reason for striking elector from list; removal for failure to reidentify not permanent disqualification.
When the name of any elector is struck from the registration list, the records maintained by the board of registrars must show the reason for striking the elector from the list. No such person whose name is removed from the list of qualified electors for failure to reidentify shall cease permanently to be a qualified elector nor be subject to reregistration, but shall be subject only to the requirement that he or she reidentify as prescribed herein.
(Acts 1984, No. 84-389, p. 896, §6; §17-4-185; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §16.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 4 - Voter Registration Lists. › Article 1 - County Voter Registration Lists. › Section 17-4-13 - Procedure for Having Name Restored to List of Qualified Electors; Limitation of Provisions.

Section 17-4-13
Procedure for having name restored to list of qualified electors; limitation of provisions.
Any qualified elector of the county whose name is omitted or removed from the list of qualified electors for failure to appear and reidentify himself or herself and who has not otherwise been reidentified as herein provided shall be entitled to have his or her name restored to the list of qualified electors by written affidavit or appearing in person before a registrar, at the office of the board of registrars, or at the office of the judge of probate, certifying that he or she is in fact a bona fide registered voter of that county; provided, however, that any qualified elector can be reidentified on election day; provided further, however, that this article shall not be construed or applied to impair or deny the right to vote in person or by absentee ballot of any person or of the spouse or child of any person who is in active duty of any of the Armed Forces of the United States of America and stationed, and as to the spouse or child, who is living with her or his husband or wife, mother or father, as the case may be, outside of the county, or who is living outside the county while attending a college or university or other institution of higher education or who is employed outside of the United States during the period of time from May 21, 1984; and provided further that the provisions of this article shall not restrict the board of registrars from purging the registration lists as provided in this article.
(Acts 1984, No. 84-389, p. 896, §7; §17-4-186; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §16.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 4 - Voter Registration Lists. › Article 1 - County Voter Registration Lists. › Section 17-4-14 - Permanent List of Qualified Electors.

Section 17-4-14
Permanent list of qualified electors.
The Secretary of State shall maintain a permanent list of all qualified electors which shall include the electors' county, precinct, voting history, race, and other information required in Sections 17-4-33 and 17-4-36.
(Acts 1984, No. 84-389, p. 896, §8; Act 2003-313, p. 733, §2; §17-4-187; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §15.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 4 - Voter Registration Lists. › Article 2 - Statewide Voter Registration File, Voter Registration Advisory Board, and Director of Voter Registration › Section 17-4-31 - State to Reimburse County Commissions for Certain Costs.

Section 17-4-31
State to reimburse county commissions for certain costs.
The state shall reimburse each county commission for all the postage costs associated with voter lists maintenance activities provided for in Section 17-4-30 and one-half of the cost of the publication of the names of individuals to be removed from the list of registered voters as required in Section 17-4-10. The reimbursement shall be made from the Election Expenses Account in the State Treasury upon approval by the Secretary of State on warrants drawn by the state Comptroller.
(Acts 1995, No. 95-769, p. 1816, §3; §17-4-202; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §18; Act 2021-534, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 4 - Voter Registration Lists. › Article 2 - Statewide Voter Registration File, Voter Registration Advisory Board, and Director of Voter Registration › Section 17-4-32 - Judge of Probate to Have Access to Current List of Registered Voters; No State Entities to Pay Costs for Access to List.

Section 17-4-32
Judge of probate to have access to current list of registered voters; no state entities to pay costs for access to list.
The judge of probate shall have access to and be provided with the current list of registered voters within his or her county at no cost within seven days after making the request. If computer access to the list of registered voters is available, upon request for access, the judge of probate shall be provided with immediate on-line availability to the list. No agency, department, or office of the State of Alabama shall pay any cost associated with printing or computer access to a list of registered voters available to a judge of probate under this section.
(Acts 1995, No. 95-769, p. 1816, §4; §17-4-20; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §18.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 4 - Voter Registration Lists. › Article 2 - Statewide Voter Registration File, Voter Registration Advisory Board, and Director of Voter Registration › Section 17-4-34 - State Voter Registration Advisory Board.

Section 17-4-34
State Voter Registration Advisory Board.
(a) As an oversight board for the system, there is created and established a State Voter Registration Advisory Board composed of nine members, to be appointed as follows:
Three members by the Governor, one of whom shall reflect the racial, ethnic, gender, and age diversity of the state.
Three members by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, one of whom shall reflect the racial, ethnic, gender, and age diversity of the state.
Three members by the State Auditor, one of whom shall reflect the racial, ethnic, gender, and age diversity of the state.
Such appointments shall be made no later than September 30, 2003. Persons appointed to the Voter Registration Advisory Board shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority and shall have knowledge of the workings of voter registration and election laws and shall receive no compensation for their services other than reimbursement for traveling and other expenses actually incurred in the performance of their official duties. The expenses shall be paid in the manner and amount as is provided for other state officers and employees and persons traveling on official business for state departments and agencies. The appointees shall meet within 30 days after their appointments to select one of their number as chair who shall serve for two years. Thereafter, the Voter Registration Advisory Board shall elect a new chair every four years. The Voter Registration Advisory Board shall meet regularly at least once during each quarter and at such special meetings as may be called, from time to time, by the chair.
(b) The Voter Registration Advisory Board shall have the following duties:
(1) To oversee the statewide voter registration list created in this chapter.
(2) To advise and consult with the Secretary of State concerning the statewide voter registration file maintenance system created in this chapter.
(3) To recommend to the Legislature and the Governor any needed improvements or legislation in regard to the statewide voter registration file.
(4) To make studies of conditions and problems pertaining to voter identification and registration in the state.
(5) To keep abreast of the latest developments in the field of voter identification and registration.
(6) To promote honesty, fairness, and integrity in lists of qualified voters, the voter registration process, and the election process in the State of Alabama.
(Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §19.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 4 - Voter Registration Lists. › Article 2 - Statewide Voter Registration File, Voter Registration Advisory Board, and Director of Voter Registration › Section 17-4-36 - Duties of Boards of Registrars; Voter Registration Identification Number.

Section 17-4-36
Duties of boards of registrars; voter registration identification number.
(a) In order to establish the statewide voter file and to ensure its continued accuracy, it shall be the duty of the boards of registrars, on forms or in a rule prescribed by the Secretary of State:
(1) To provide the Secretary of State the name, driver's license number or non-driver's identification number, if such number is known, the last four digits of the Social Security number, if such number is known, date of birth, address, race, sex, and political subdivision or voting place of each registered voter in their respective counties within one month after a written request from the Secretary of State.
(2) To provide the Secretary of State the name, driver's license number or non-driver's identification number, if such number is known, the last four digits of the Social Security number, if such number is known, date of birth, address, race, sex, political subdivision or voting place, place of previous registration, if applicable, and date of registration of each newly registered voter as such voter is registered.
(3) To provide to the Secretary of State the name, driver's license number or non-driver's identification number, if such number is known, the last four digits of the Social Security number, if such number is known, date of birth, address, race, sex, political subdivision or voting place, and date of reidentification of every voter who reidentifies, pursuant to this chapter.
(b) Where an applicant for voter registration is unable to produce either a driver's license number, a non-driver's identification number, or the last four digits of the Social Security number, the state voter registration list shall assign a unique number which shall serve as the registrant's voter registration identification number.
(Acts 1989, No. 89-649, p. 1279, §5; Act 2003-313, p. 733, §2; §17-4-214; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §20.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 4 - Voter Registration Lists. › Article 2 - Statewide Voter Registration File, Voter Registration Advisory Board, and Director of Voter Registration › Section 17-4-37 - Applicability of Chapter.

Section 17-4-37
Applicability of chapter.
All voter registration, voter reidentification, and the purging of voters from the voter roll shall be done pursuant to this chapter.
(Acts 1989, No. 89-649, p. 1279, §6; §17-4-215; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §20.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 4 - Voter Registration Lists. › Article 2 - Statewide Voter Registration File, Voter Registration Advisory Board, and Director of Voter Registration › Section 17-4-38 - Dissemination of Information on Voter Registration.

Section 17-4-38
Dissemination of information on voter registration.
(a) The Secretary of State shall ensure that all applicants obtain requested voter lists in a timely manner. Methods shall be established for the transmission of tapes, discs, or lists to any applicant. Hindrances shall not be created or devised to delay transmission of tapes, discs, or lists to any applicant.
(b) Except as provided in this section, there shall be a uniform charge for the production of voter lists. The reproduction costs of the basic electronic copy of the statewide file shall be reasonable as determined by the Secretary of State and a fee schedule shall be conspicuously posted in the office of the Secretary of State. Costs of printed copies of lists are as otherwise provided by law.
(c) Access to the lists and voter history information contained on the central computer in the office of the Secretary of State is accessible to anyone making application, except Social Security numbers which are not to be released.
(d) Proceeds from the sale of tapes, discs, lists, labels, or other materials from the Secretary of State shall be retained by the Secretary of State for use in voter registration.
(e) The Secretary of State shall provide, without charge, each legislator one copy of the voter list in his or her district within 90 days of his or her assuming office.
(f) Upon application and without charge, the Administrative Office of Courts shall be provided with an electronic copy of the statewide voter list no more than once a year for its use in the production of a master jury list or for any other lawful purpose.
(g) Upon application and without charge, the chief elections officer of any other state shall be provided with an electronic copy of the statewide voter list no more than once a year for any lawful purpose, on the condition that the chief elections officer of the requesting state agrees to reciprocate and provide a copy of the statewide voter list of that state to the chief elections officer of this state upon request and without charge, to be used for any lawful purpose. The Secretary of State may enter into an agreement with any other state, at any time, regarding the exchange of statewide voter lists.
(h) Resale of any portion of the list by the Administrative Office of Courts, or the office of the chief elections officer of any other state, shall be strictly prohibited.
(Acts 1994, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 94-826, p. 158, §5; Act 2003-313, p. 733, §2; §17-4-252; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §20; Act 2009-726, p. 2175, §1; Act 2015-290, §1; Act 2015-459, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 4 - Voter Registration Lists. › Article 2 - Statewide Voter Registration File, Voter Registration Advisory Board, and Director of Voter Registration › Section 17-4-38.1 - Collecting, Sharing, and Verifying Information; Costs; Rulemaking Authority.

Section 17-4-38.1
Collecting, sharing, and verifying information; costs; rulemaking authority.
(a) State agencies shall provide to the Secretary of State, on a schedule to be determined by the Secretary of State, any information and data that the Secretary of State considers necessary in order to maintain the statewide voter registration database established pursuant to Section 17-4-33, except where prohibited by federal law or federal regulation. The Secretary of State shall ensure that any information or data provided to the Secretary of State that is confidential in the possession of the entity providing the data remains confidential while in the possession of the Secretary of State.
(b) The Secretary of State may enter into agreements to share information or data with other states or group of states, as the Secretary of State considers necessary, in order to maintain the statewide voter registration database. Information or data that the Secretary of State may share pursuant to this subsection includes, but is not limited to, an electronic copy of the statewide voter list and data obtained pursuant to subsection (a). Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Secretary of State shall ensure that any information or data provided to the Secretary of State that is confidential in the possession of the state providing the data remains confidential while in the possession of the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State may provide such otherwise confidential information or data to county boards of registrars for legitimate governmental purposes related to the maintenance of the statewide voter registration database.
(c) A county board of registrars shall contact a registered elector by mail to verify the accuracy of the information in the statewide voter registration database regarding that elector if information provided under subsection (a) or (b) identifies a residential address for the elector that lies outside of the county in which the elector is registered to vote, except when the information provided under subsection (a) or (b) indicates that the elector registered to vote in another jurisdiction, within or without the State of Alabama, at a date subsequent to the date the elector registered to vote in the jurisdiction of the county board of registrars.
(d) The costs associated with agreements entered into by the Secretary of State as provided for in subsection (b) may be rendered by the Secretary of State to the Department of Finance and paid from the voter registration fund.
The cost of production and mailing required in subsection (c) shall be rendered by the Secretary of State to the Department of Finance and paid from the voter registration fund.
(e) The Secretary of State may promulgate rules in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to implement this section.
(Act 2015-459, §2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 4 - Voter Registration Lists. › Article 2 - Statewide Voter Registration File, Voter Registration Advisory Board, and Director of Voter Registration › Section 17-4-39 - Maintenance of State Voter Registration List.

Section 17-4-39
Maintenance of state voter registration list.
It shall be the responsibility of the board of registrars to enter in a timely manner the names of the electors who vote in each election into the state voter registration list.
(Acts 1994, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 94-826, p. 158, §6; Act 2003-313, p. 733, §2; §17-4-253; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §20.)