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MONTGOMERY – On June 11, 2015,
Legislative Act 2015-459 was signed into law, which will enable the Office of
the Secretary of State to share its voter list with other states in an effort
to limit voter fraud.
“This legislation will allow us to increase the integrity of our voter list to
ensure people are voting in their name, as well as seeing that accurate and
current voter registration rolls are maintained. Sharing our database with
other states will also allow us to remove those citizens that have relocated,
which will decrease the risk of voter fraud,” said Secretary Merrill. “In the
spirit of bipartisanship I want to commend Representative Ainsworth and Senator
Ross for their leadership in the passage of this bill.”
Beginning on September 1, 2015, Legislative Act 2015-459 will provide the
following:
- Authorization for the Secretary of State to share voter
lists with other states free of charge
- Require state agencies to provide information and data
to the Secretary of State as necessary to maintain the state wide voter
registration database
- Authorization for the Secretary of State to enter into
agreements to share information with other states in order to maintain the
statewide voter registration database
Alabama has joined Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado,
Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine,
Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New York,
North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota,
Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia in this effort to improve voter
registration and participation.
For more information, please contact the Office of the Secretary of State at
334-242-7200 or visit our website at http://www.sos.alabama.gov/.
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