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type: "Bill"
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title: "Prohibit the use of any ranked-choice voting method in elections except for electors who vote by absentee ballot pursuant to the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act"
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description: "Elections, Voting, & Campaigns"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
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legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
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session: "2024rs"
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identifier: "SB 186"
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citation: "Alabama SB 186 (2024rs)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Elections"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Arthur Orr"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 21
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2024-02-29T05:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2024-05-13T04:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6b57a555-faf4-4631-a2d7-709e49d0544a"
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source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
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source_hash: "82795d81c16944373f7ae9f665718d655ea32e6207fb9a4b823253da23207072"
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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 186 (2024rs) — Prohibit the use of any ranked-choice voting method in elections except for electors who vote by absentee ballot pursuant to the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act
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Elections, Voting, & Campaigns
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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://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/SB186-int.pdf)
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2. **Act 2024-338** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1543903.AI1.pdf)
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3. **Amendment RL8EYYY-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/RL8EYYY-1.pdf)
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4. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/SB186-eng.pdf)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/SB186-enr.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Roll of the S for Vote 392 on SB186 (2024 Regular Session) — **34–0** (pass) · upper
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- Roll of the H for Vote 1091 on SB186 (2024 Regular Session) — **74–28** (pass) · lower
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- Roll of the H for Vote 1092 on SB186 (2024 Regular Session) — **74–28** (pass) · lower
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- Roll of the S for Vote 393 on SB186 (2024 Regular Session) — **34–0** (pass) · upper
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- Roll of the S for Vote 391 on SB186 (2024 Regular Session) — **34–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Arthur Orr — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Enacted `became-law`
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- **2024-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
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- **2024-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
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- **2024-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
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- **2024-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1092 `passage`
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- **2024-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in Second House
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- **2024-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Constitution, Campaigns and Elections)
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- **2024-04-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee Second House
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- **2024-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in Second House (Constitution, Campaigns and Elections)
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- **2024-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Constitution, Campaigns and Elections `reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2024-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
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- **2024-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 393 `passage`
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- **2024-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Orr motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 392
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- **2024-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Orr 1st Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
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- **2024-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in House of Origin
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- **2024-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (County and Municipal Government)
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- **2024-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
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- **2024-02-29T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (County and Municipal Government)
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- **2024-02-29T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on County and Municipal Government `reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2024-05-10T12:00:00+00:00** Enacted as 2024-338 `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/6b57a555-faf4-4631-a2d7-709e49d0544a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).
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