Video & Transcript Research : 'Alabama Voter Integrity Database'

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AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee Apr 2nd, 2025

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Alabama, I think, is either the only one or one of two in the country that has that method.
  • kind of conclude that. chairman, and kind of conclude that maybe what people like in Texas, maybe in Alabama
  • One was about the slap issue, which we want to prohibit from taking place in Alabama.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Constitution, Campaigns and Elections Committee Feb 18th, 2026

Constitution, Campaigns and Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • . >> As long as it doesn't, you know, I lived in South Alabama.
  • c><00:02:03.280> lived<00:02:03.520> in<00:02:03.759> South<00:02:04.079> Alabama
  • you know, I lived in South Alabama. you know, I lived in South Alabama.
Bills: SB42, SB166, SB42, SB166
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Revenue Committee, February 25, 2026

Revenue

Transcript Highlights:
  • ,<00:56:42.160> helicopters, personnel, databases, helicopters, personnel, databases, helicopters
  • 22:15.600> the because it just wasn't updated in the because it just wasn't updated in the database
  • database? database? Thank<01:22:17.679> you. Thank you. Thank you.
  • Fanning has demonstrated his ability to ensure the state's integrity and its transparency as it comes
  • and its transparency as it integrity and its transparency as it comes<01:48:49.199> to<01:48:
Bills: HB0130, HB0147
AL
Transcript Highlights:
  • of the state of Alabama. of the state of Alabama.
  • of Alabama. of Alabama.
  • state of Alabama that does so. state of Alabama that does so.
  • in the state of Alabama. in the state of Alabama.
  • the state of Alabama the state of Alabama the<00:18:12.120> opportunity<00:18:12.840>
Bills: HB1
AL
Transcript Highlights:
  • Alabama. Alabama.
  • the state of Alabama? the state of Alabama?
  • Alabama Constitution. Alabama Constitution.
  • Alabama a better Alabama.
  • Alabama a better Alabama.
Bills: HB1
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House State Government Committee Mar 18th, 2026

State Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, I am a licensed architect here in Montgomery, Alabama.
  • Thank you. >> Ryan Hollingsworth, School Superintendents of Alabama.
  • ,<00:22:53.039> uh superintendents of Alabama, uh superintendents of Alabama, uh superintendent
  • uh to register with the Alabama uh to register with the Alabama Department<00:29:20.080> of
  • It's a pleasure to be here and do business in Alabama.
Bills: SB88, SB337
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Ethics and Elections Feb 4th, 2026

Ethics and Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • We believe this will impact seniors, students, rural voters, voters with low incomes, and voters with
  • We believe this will impact seniors, students, rural voters, voters with low incomes, and voters with
  • These eligible voters are not part of the DHSMV database, and this legislation will place an undue burden
  • We believe this will impact seniors, students, rural voters, voters with low incomes, and voters with
  • These eligible voters are not part of the DHSMV database, and this legislation will place an undue burden
Bills: S0460, S0748, S1180, S1334
Summary: The Committee on Ethics and Elections met with a quorum and took up several election-related bills. CS/SB 1180 by Senator Arrington, which creates a recall framework for elected community development district board members and also addresses synthetic turf regulation and CDD eligibility, was presented briefly and then approved unanimously. SB 460 by Senator Polsky, requiring the governor to call special elections within set deadlines after vacancies and allowing judicial relief if deadlines are not met, also passed unanimously after members discussed flexibility for emergencies and the cost of delayed elections. The committee then heard SB 748 by Senator Bracy Davis, which would add constitutional voting-rights restoration language to the sentencing score sheet given to felony defendants. Supporters said it would improve clarity and notice without changing eligibility, and the bill was favorably reported unanimously. The committee also confirmed several appointees, including Jim Milliken and Alicia McShea to the Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas County, Robert P. Estalas as Director of the Agency for Persons with Disabilities, and additional gubernatorial appointees listed on the agenda, all by favorable votes. The longest discussion centered on Senator Grall’s strike-all amendment for SB 1334, an elections bill dealing with citizenship verification, Real ID and SAVE database use, paper-ballot voting, candidate qualification rules, and related election administration changes. Supporters argued it would streamline verification and ensure only citizens vote, while opponents warned it would create burdens, disenfranchise eligible voters, and impose costs and administrative confusion. After extensive public testimony both for and against, the committee adopted an amendment to allow supervisors of elections to observe holidays when not otherwise required to be open, then approved the strike-all as amended by a 6-2 vote, with Senators Polsky and Bernard voting no. The meeting then adjourned after members recorded their votes on earlier items.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee Feb 12th, 2025

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Here he's the new executive director of the Alabama Sheriff's Association.
  • Alabama like 22 other states have.
  • We enacted or proposed a constitutional amendment that went to the voters of the state of Alabama and
  • The citizens of Alabama overwhelmingly supported that constitutional amendment.
  • The constitution of the state of Alabama does not prohibit that you would not be guilty.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee 3/2/26

Elections Finance and Government Operations

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's very likely that the voter would come back.
  • It's very likely that the voter would come back.
  • <00:59:30.640> would It's very likely that the voter would It's very likely that the voter
  • . database. database.
  • <01:11:22.280> is involved, but that whole database is involved, but that whole database is
Summary: The committee took up House File 2614, a bill aimed at preventing local governments from requiring or effectively mandating homeowners associations (HOAs) as a condition of residential development approval. The committee first approved the February 25 minutes, then adopted the DE1 amendment to HF 2614 before hearing the bill. The authors said the measure is a bipartisan piece of a larger HOA reform effort and that the language was negotiated with the League of Minnesota Cities and other stakeholders; they emphasized that developers could still choose to create HOAs, but cities and counties could not require them. Testimony in support came from Housing First Minnesota and the Minnesota Homeownership Center. Supporters argued that unnecessary HOAs raise housing costs, reduce affordability, and are often used to shift public infrastructure costs onto homeowners. They said HOAs remain appropriate for shared-wall housing, shared amenities, and other situations where common property is truly needed, but should not be imposed for single-family developments or minor features. Several members shared examples of HOA overreach and asked for clarification on how the bill would work, including whether developers could still request neighborhood signs or other features; staff and the authors said that would still be possible if the developer requested it rather than the local government requiring it. A significant portion of the discussion focused on stormwater ponds and other infrastructure. One member said the bill should not prevent cities from requiring stormwater facilities because maintenance costs and water-quality responsibilities can be substantial and should not be shifted to all taxpayers. The authors responded that the amendment language was intended to balance concerns about unnecessary HOA mandates with the need to address maintenance, noting that some maintenance responsibilities could remain with cities or be handled through developer agreements. A member requested a roll call on the bill, but the transcript does not include a final vote or disposition beyond the discussion and amendment adoption.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • eligible voters. eligible voters.
  • voters within the commonwealth. voters within the commonwealth.
  • <00:13:58.240> have voter our total voter registrations have voter our total voter registrations
  • <00:14:29.120> voter the state board of elections voter voter the state board of elections
  • , there's one inactive voter.
Summary: The Interim Committee on State Government met on July 29, established a quorum, approved the June 24 minutes unanimously, and heard an update from the State Board of Elections on voter list maintenance. Taylor Brown, the board’s general counsel, explained the federal NVRA requirements and Kentucky’s statutory process for maintaining voter rolls, including use of USPS change-of-address data, ERIC reports, and agreements with non-ERIC states. He said Kentucky has entered or discussed agreements with several states, and that the board sends postcards to voters believed to have moved; if a voter does not respond to an 8D2 postcard and does not vote over two federal election cycles, the registration may be removed. He also described other removal categories such as death, felony conviction, incompetency, duplicate registrations, and self-requested cancellations. Brown reported that between July 1, 2024, and June 30, 2025, the board removed 284,381 registrations from the rolls, including 42,675 for death, 5,940 for felony conviction, 5,527 for registration in another state, 578 for incompetency, 223 based on jury questionnaires indicating non-citizenship, 746 self-removals, and 3,381 duplicates, along with 225,311 removals through the address-maintenance program. He said Kentucky’s total registrations decreased by roughly 169,000 over the year and are now below the Census Bureau’s estimate of the state’s voting-age population. Brown emphasized that receiving a postcard does not mean a voter has been purged and that failure to vote alone does not trigger removal. Members asked about the 223 non-citizen-related removals, the availability and effectiveness of alternatives to ERIC, the partisan criticism of ERIC, and how duplicate registrations are identified. Brown said the non-citizen jury questionnaire cases had been referred to the Attorney General for further review, that Kentucky currently has no organized alternative to ERIC but is pursuing reciprocal agreements with states such as Florida, and that ERIC recently changed bylaws to remove a postcard requirement that had been costly for member states. On duplicates, he said the board uses multiple data points, not just name and address, and noted that fuller Social Security data could improve accuracy. Committee leaders praised the board’s work and said they wanted to meet before session to discuss possible statutory changes to improve voter list maintenance.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Tourism Committee Feb 18th, 2026

Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • codifies the requirements of an alcoholic importer from another state when they import alcohol into Alabama
  • another state when they import<00:10:40.079> alcohol<00:10:40.720> into<00:10:41.279> Alabama
Bills: SB266, SB287, SB266, SB287
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House State Government Committee Feb 12th, 2025

State Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • Why in the world couldn't we have 10 architects like you, for instance, in Alabama, and...
  • I think you know the parents of these children and the voters get to vote on it.
  • It's going to the people of Alabama to decide. We're not going to mandate this.
  • We're going to let the people of the state of Alabama decide.
  • It'll be a constitutional amendment. ...of the state of Alabama.
Bills: HB141, HB161, HB231, HB67
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Ports, Waterways & Intermodal Transit Committee Feb 12th, 2025

Ports, Waterways & Intermodal Transit

Transcript Highlights:
  • They're a pretty good university, even though I'm a South Alabama guy.
  • When you look at the economic factors, here a city like Lincoln, Alabama, spent... ...here a city like
  • Lincoln, Alabama, spent $10 million putting in a Lincoln Landing.
  • You know, it's all of you all, all of you South Alabama folks.
  • But I do appreciate bringing up the red snapper from my friends from South Alabama.
Bills: HB1, HB143, HB1, HB92
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Urban and Rural Development Committee Feb 12th, 2025

Urban and Rural Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • which basically said if you're from a communist country, you can't purchase property in the state of Alabama
  • This legislation proposes specific updates to align Alabama law with present-day Emergency Management
  • Any occasion that, if not adequately managed, poses a threat to the health and safety of Alabama.
Bills: HB68, HB140, HB168
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee Feb 26th, 2025

Finance and Taxation Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • They're currently not able to do this in the state of Alabama.
  • So a lot of this work is not being done in the state of Alabama right now.
  • I think it's a good plan, something that I think Alabama needs to participate in, and my whole experience
  • I’m Matt Massie, president of the Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering.
  • With that, the other line item that we have is the Alabama Cyber Range.
Bills: SB175, SB195, SB196, SB199