Ala. Admin. Code r. 820-2-9-.12

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024

Section 820-2-9-.12 - Inapplicability Of Photo Voter Identification Requirement To Voters Entitled To Vote By Absentee Ballot Pursuant To The Uniformed And Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act And Voters Entitled To Vote By Absentee Ballot Pursuant To The Voting Accessibility For The Elderly And Handicapped Act Or Any Other Federal Law

(1) A voter who is entitled to vote by absentee ballot pursuant to the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act shall not be required to produce identification prior to voting.

(2) A voter who is entitled to vote by absentee ballot pursuant to the Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act or any other federal law shall not be required to produce identification prior to voting.

(3) Pursuant to Section 8 of the Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act (subchapter 1-F of Chapter 20 of Title 42 U.S.C.), the Secretary of State has determined that the term "accessible" as applied to handicapped or elderly voters shall mean that the location of a polling place is physically accessible to handicapped and elderly voters. Moreover, if a handicapped or elderly voter is unable to access his or her assigned polling place due to a neurological, musculoskeletal, respiratory (including speech organs), cardiovascular, or other life-altering disorder that affects the voter's ability to perform manual tasks, stand for any length of time, walk unassisted, see, hear, or speak, that voter's polling place is not "accessible" to him or her.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 820-2-9-.12

New Rule: Filed October 22, 2013; effective November 26, 2013.

Authors: Jean Brown; Ed Packard; Julie Sinclair.

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, § 17-9-30 (2011).