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Alabama HouseHB541

Primary Elections; require political party registration to vote in primary or primary runoff elections

Passed 63–35Party-line

What it does: Requires voters, from 2027, to register a party affiliation to vote in countywide or statewide primaries and runoffs (requesting a party ballot at the polls counts); bars changing parties from 60 days before a primary until the general election; repeals the runoff crossover ban. (AI-written summary of the bill; the official record shows the exact version voted)

Question before the chamber: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended

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The tally

Yes 63 · No 35 · Not voting 7

Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.

Votes by party
PartyYesNoNot voting
Democrats0290
Republicans6367

Most Democrats voted no; most Republicans voted yes. 6 members voted against their party’s majority.

Voted against their party’s majority

The full roll (105)

Yes 63

No 35

Not voting 7

“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.