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type: "Bill"
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title: "Relating to voting; to amend Section 17-7-23, Code of Alabama 1975, to require any approved electronic vote counting system used in an election to require the use of paper ballots; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style."
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description: "Electronic vote counting system, use of a paper ballot required"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
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legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
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session: "2023rs"
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identifier: "SB 9"
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citation: "Alabama SB 9 (2023rs)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Electronic vote counting system"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Clyde Chambliss"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 20
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2023-02-08T05:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2023-05-30T13:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9036378d-f129-46d1-b6ec-d9afdfdfcd39"
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source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
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source_hash: "fbf0e33c94b1279c4d3f3a503019a9c021c1e8accda83d007165230fdb803e5c"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-al"]
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---
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# Alabama SB 9 (2023rs) — Relating to voting; to amend Section 17-7-23, Code of Alabama 1975, to require any approved electronic vote counting system used in an election to require the use of paper ballots; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.
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Electronic vote counting system, use of a paper ballot required
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/SB9-int.pdf)
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2. **Act 2023-320** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1271900.AI1.pdf)
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3. **Amendment ID1395** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/SB9-ID1395.pdf)
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4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/SB9-enr.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Roll of the S for Vote 647 on SB9 (2023 Regular Session) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
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- Roll of the H for Vote 495 on SB9 (2023 Regular Session) — **78–27** (pass) · lower
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- Roll of the H for Vote 907 on SB9 (2023 Regular Session) — **96–3** (pass) · lower
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- Roll of the S for Vote 59 on SB9 (2023 Regular Session) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Clyde Chambliss — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Filed `filing`
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- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Concur In and Adopt
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- **2023-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Concur In and Adopt
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- **2023-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Executive Amendment
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- **2023-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
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- **2023-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
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- **2023-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Read a Third Time and Pass `passage`
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- **2023-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in Second House
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- **2023-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in Second House
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- **2023-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in Second House
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- **2023-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (Constitution, Campaigns and Elections) `committee-passage`
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- **2023-04-04T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Committee (Constitution, Campaigns and Elections) `referral-committee`
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- **2023-04-04T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in Second House `reading-1`
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- **2023-04-04T04:00:00+00:00** Read a Third Time and Pass `passage`
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- **2023-04-04T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in House of Origin
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- **2023-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in House of Origin
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- **2023-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
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- **2023-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (State Governmental Affairs) `committee-passage`
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- **2023-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Referred (State Governmental Affairs) `introduction, referral`
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- **2023-05-30T13:00:00+00:00** Enacted as 2023-320 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9036378d-f129-46d1-b6ec-d9afdfdfcd39`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).
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