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Read. Follow. Verify.Alabama HB 628 Prohibits Voter Registration Purges and Inactive Status Changes Within 90 Days of Regular Elections
Last action · March 17, 2026: Pending Committee Action in House of OriginSponsor: Moore (M)
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What This Bill Would Do
Alabama bill HB 628 prohibits county boards of registrars and the Secretary of State from purging, making inactive, or otherwise removing voters from the statewide registration list within 90 days before any regular municipal, county, or statewide election. The measure takes effect on July 1, 2026.
Registered voters in Alabama will be protected from having their voter status changed to inactive or being completely removed from the voter rolls during the crucial 90-day window leading up to any regular primary, runoff, or general election.
- Under existing Alabama law, county boards of registrars maintain computerized statewide voter registration lists and periodically remove disqualified voters or reclassify those who have not voted in four years as inactive. context
Who It Would Affect
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registered voters in Alabama
Voters are protected from being purged or moved to inactive voter lists during the 90-day period before regular elections.
county boards of registrars
Boards must halt any voter purges, status changes to inactive, and list removals within 90 days of regular elections.
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Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
2 actions- Mar 17, 2026HouseCommitteePending Committee Action in House of Origin
- Mar 17, 2026HouseIntroducedRead for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Constitution, Campaigns and Elections
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Establishment of 90-Day Election Blackout Period for Voter Rolls
The bill creates a statutory restriction preventing county boards of registrars and the Secretary of State from executing voter purges or moving voters to inactive status within 90 days of any regular municipal, county, or statewide election.
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