Secretary of State candidate Jim Zeigler announced a plan to deter election fraud in Alabama.
Zeigler told the Houston County Republican Women at their Thursday lunch meeting that six convictions for voter fraud have all been in Alabama’s Wiregrass region – five in Houston County and one in neighboring Henry County.
Zeigler said the plan is to make it illegal for someone convicted of election fraud to play any role in elections for the next five years. The plan is included as part of SB249, introduced Tuesday by State Sen. Sam Givhan of Huntsville. Here is the plan from SB249:
Any individual convicted of an (election) offense shall be prohibited from doing any of the following for five years after the date of conviction:
(1) Hold public office.
(2) Serve as an appointed official for the state or
the state, or any board or commission of the state, or any city or county.
(3) Serve as a notary public.
(4) Serve as a poll worker, poll watcher, or election official.
(5) Serve as a witness of an absentee ballot. The bill was assigned to the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Zeigler is running for the open seat of Secretary of State. Incumbent John Merrill is barred from seeking a third term by constitutional term limits.
