The bill amends Sections 17-4-30, 17-4-38.1, and 17-4-39 of the Code of Alabama 1975, primarily by eliminating the use of the Electronic Registration Information Center as a voter registration database for identifying voters with changed addresses. Instead, it establishes the Alabama Voter Integrity Database (AVID) and mandates that starting in February 2025, the Secretary of State will conduct a voter registration list maintenance program using change-of-address information from the United States Postal Service and other designated databases. The bill also introduces procedural changes requiring the board of registrars to notify voters of potential address changes, allowing them to verify or correct their information, with a consequence of changing their status to inactive if they do not respond within 90 days.

Furthermore, the bill enhances the integrity of voter registration by mandating the use of various data sources to identify individuals who may be improperly registered, including information on voters who have moved and obtained driver licenses in other states, state-to-state voter list data, and the National Change of Address database. The Secretary of State is responsible for communicating identified individuals to the appropriate boards of registrars for processing. Additionally, the bill requires the Secretary of State to collect and publish annual data by February 1 on the number of voters removed from the registration list in the previous year. This new legal language replaces existing provisions to ensure a more systematic approach to maintaining accurate voter registration records, with the act set to take effect immediately upon passage.

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Introduced: 17-4-30