Bill > HB479

This bill modifies Alabama's voter registration and list maintenance procedures, focusing on updating voter addresses and improving database accuracy. Beginning in February 2025, the board of registrars or Secretary of State will use change-of-address information from the United States Postal Service and other national voter registration databases to identify voters who may have moved. When a voter's address changes, the board will send a forwardable mail notice with a pre-addressed return card, allowing the voter to verify or correct their address information. If a voter does not respond within 90 days or if the mail is returned undeliverable, their voter registration status will be changed to inactive. The bill also establishes the Alabama Voter Integrity Database (AVID), a new program that will compare voter registration lists with various databases, including driver's license records, state-to-state voter lists, change of address information, Social Security death records, and immigration data to identify potential registration discrepancies. Additionally, the bill removes specific mention of the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) as a verification database and allows the Secretary of State to share voter information with other individual states. The changes aim to maintain more accurate and up-to-date voter registration records while providing a clear process for address verification and potential voter list maintenance.