(a) In Mobile County, in addition to any and all other laws relating to voter registration, there shall be at least two additional deputy registrars from each ward or precinct in each legislative House and Senate district within the county, one appointed upon the recommendation of the senator and one appointed upon the recommendation of the House member from each district. The only requirement for such deputy registrars, shall be that each is a registered voter of Mobile County. They shall be volunteers who serve without pay and the term for each volunteer deputy registrar shall run concurrently with terms of the members of the board of registrars and shall otherwise operate under Act 84-389.
(b) The Board of Registrars of Mobile County shall hold regular monthly meetings in the Mobile County Courthouse the first Monday of each month at a time to be set by a majority of the board, which shall be announced to the public at least seven days prior to meeting by public service announcements in the daily newspapers of general circulation and each weekly newspaper of general circulation serving Mobile County. The meeting shall be open to the public which may ask questions, make suggestions, or make other presentations to the board pertaining to its duties and responsibilities in general.
(c) The Board of Registrars of Mobile County shall file a monthly report with the Mobile County Commission and the Judge of Probate of Mobile County by the 10th day of each month that it is in session. Such report shall summarize all of the board’s activities for the preceding month including, but not limited to, the number of new voters registered, reidentified, or purged. This report shall be available to the public by paying a reasonable cost for copying expenses at the same rate paid for other public documents.
(d) The Board of Registrars of Mobile County shall file an annual report with the Mobile County Commission and the Judge of Probate of Mobile County by the 10th day of the month following the end of the board’s session. Such report shall summarize all of the board’s activities for the year including, but not limited to, the number of new voters registered, reidentified, or purged, a list of all deputy registrars appointed and removed during the year, and the reasons for such removal. This report shall be available to the public by paying a reasonable cost for copying expenses at the same rate paid for other public documents.
(e) The board of registrars shall publish on a monthly basis in the daily newspapers of general circulation and each weekly newspaper of general circulation during the time that it is in session, the name and address and telephone number of each deputy registrar and of each member of the board of registrars.
(f) The provisions of this section shall be construed in pari materia with all laws or parts of laws relating to the board of registrars and deputy registrars not directly in conflict herewith.
Last modified: May 3, 2021