Voting, statewide voter registration database, identifying voter address changes, Electronic Registration Information Center removed as verification database

HB 479 revises how Alabama maintains its statewide voter registration list by removing the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) as a database for identifying voter address changes. The bill requires the Secretary of State to conduct voter list maintenance through the "Alabama Voter Integrity Database" and continue using the U.S. Postal Service's change-of-address information. It outlines procedures for election officials to verify voter addresses by mail, updating records or changing a voter's status to inactive if they do not respond. The bill affects registered voters and state election officials responsible for maintaining accurate voter rolls. Additionally, it allows the Secretary of State to share information with other states for list maintenance purposes.