Under existing law, Alabama is an open primary state. There is no requirement in state law that an elector must register his or her party affiliation when registering to vote. This bill would allow an elector to register a political party affiliation. This bill would require an elector to be registered with a political party in order to vote that party's ballot in a primary election or primary runoff election. This bill would prohibit an elector from switching his or her political party affiliation to another political party during a blackout period starting 60 says before a primary election. This bill would require the Secretary of State to update the voter registration form, retain certain voter history, and adopt rules. This bill would also require each political party to publish qualifications for candidates on its official website. This bill would also make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 17-13-1, 17-13-7, 17-3-52, 17-13-7