AlabamaBoard posts voting restoration steps and identifies eligible parolees
The Board of Pardons and Paroles posts restoration instructions and an online application, then reviews requests and shares ID numbers for certain people whose rights were restored.
What it does
The board posts instructions and an electronic application for people seeking to restore voting rights lost because of a conviction. It reviews each application and issues a certificate when appropriate.
The board posts the agency ID number of each covered parolee or probationer whose voting rights were restored. It also posts the person’s county if the person included a home address on the application.
Argument forOnline instructions and an electronic application could make it easier for eligible people to ask the board to restore their voting rights.
Argument againstPublishing agency ID numbers, and sometimes counties, could reveal identifying information about parolees and probationers whose voting rights have been restored.
More detail
The Board of Pardons and Paroles posts instructions and an electronic application, reviews applications, and decides whether to issue a voting eligibility certificate. This applies to people who lost their right to vote because of a conviction and seek restoration under Section 15-22-36.1. Applicants must meet the criteria in Section 15-22-36.1. The board issues a certificate only if appropriate under that section. The board must post the instructions and form by March 1, 2027. The law takes effect October 1, 2026.
The board posts the agency ID number of each covered parolee or probationer whose voting rights were restored. This covers parolees and probationers under the board’s jurisdiction whose voting rights were restored under Section 15-22-36.1. If the person included a home address on the application, the board also posts the county where the person lives. This posting requirement applies when the law takes effect on October 1, 2026.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2026
- Apr 16EnactedBecame Law
- Apr 9EnrolledTo Governor
- Apr 9Delivered to GovernorMinor
- Apr 9Signature Requested
- Apr 8Third Reading in Second House
- Vote recorded Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1313. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1314. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1315. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Gudger Motion to Concur In and Adopt House Amendment - Adopted Roll Call 1266. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 8Judiciary Engrossed Substitute Offered (Judiciary)Minor
- Apr 8Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1313Major
- Apr 8Clarke 1st Amendment OfferedMinor
- Apr 8Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1314Major
- Apr 8Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1315Passed House
- Apr 8Gudger Motion to Concur In and Adopt House Amendment - Adopted Roll Call 1266Major
- Apr 8Ready to Enroll
- Mar 11Reported Out of Committee Second House (Judiciary)
- Mar 11Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Judiciary)Minor
- Feb 24Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on JudiciaryMinor
- Feb 24Pending Committee Action in Second House (Judiciary)
- Feb 19Third Reading in House of Origin
- Vote recorded Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 503. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Third Reading in House of Origin. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Coleman-Madison motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 502. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 19Judiciary 1st Substitute Offered (Judiciary)Minor
- Feb 19Coleman-Madison motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 502Major
- Feb 19Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 503Passed Senate
- Feb 19Engrossed
- Jan 21Judiciary 1st Substitute (Judiciary)
- Jan 21Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
- Jan 21Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Judiciary)Minor
- Jan 13Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on JudiciaryMinor
- Jan 13Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Judiciary)
- 2025
- Nov 5FiledIntroduced
Civil Rights & Voting