Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 17-3-1 (2026)
Promulgation of Rules for Registration Applications.
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The Secretary of State may promulgate rules for the receipt of applications for registration and the expedient administration of those applications, but no person shall be registered until a majority of the board of registrars has passed favorably upon the person’s qualifications.
(Acts 1920, No. 78, p. 124; Code 1923, §400; Code 1940, T. 17, §53; Code 1975, §17-4-24; Acts 1978, No. 584, p. 667, §30; Act 2003-313, p. 733, §2; §17-4-136; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §7.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2014–2023 · leading case: Treva Thompson v. Sec'y of State for the State of Alabama, 65 F.4th 1288 (11th Cir. 2023).
Treva Thompson v. Sec'y of State for the State of Alabama, 65 F.4th 1288 (11th Cir. 2023). “See Ala. Code § 17-3-1 et seq. Chapter 3 sets forth a civil, regulatory scheme whereby registrar boards evaluate registration applications by potential voters to de- termine their eligibility without any discussion of criminal liability.”
Davis v. Bennett, 154 So. 3d 114 (Ala. 2014). “The Mobile County Board of Registrars is charged with “passing] favorably upon the person’s qualifications” to vote before a person is registered, § 17-3-1, Ala.Code 1975; maintaining an ongoing voter-registration list in Mobile County (“the County”), see, e.”
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