(a) Each member of the board of registrars in the Counties of Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Dallas, Escambia, Geneva, Lowndes, Perry, Sumter, and Wilcox may meet a maximum of 120 working days each fiscal year; each member of the board of registrars in the Counties of Barbour, Butler, Fayette, Greene, Marengo, Pickens, Pike, Randolph, and Winston may meet a maximum of 168 working days each fiscal year, except in Pike County each board of registrars may meet up to an additional 30 session days each fiscal year, at the discretion of the chair of the county commission, and such days shall be paid from the respective county funds; each member of the board of registrars in the Counties of Coffee, Shelby, Talladega, and Tallapoosa may meet a maximum of 220 working days each fiscal year, except that in Talladega County the board of registrars may meet up to an additional 30 session days each fiscal year, at the discretion of the chair of the county commission; each member of the board of registrars in the Counties of Dale, Franklin, Houston, Marion, Marshall, Bullock, Macon, and Tuscaloosa may meet a maximum of 216 working days each fiscal year; and each member of the board of registrars in Russell County may meet a maximum of 177 working days each fiscal year. (b) In the Counties of Choctaw, Colbert, Cullman, Lauderdale, and Monroe, each member of the board of registrars may meet a maximum of 199 working days each fiscal year. (c)(1) Each member of the Board of Registrars of Autauga, Elmore, and Bibb Counties may meet a maximum of 187 working days each fiscal year. Each member of the Board of Registrars of Walker County may meet a maximum of 200 days each fiscal year, and each member of the Board of Registrars of Lamar, Cherokee, Clarke, Conecuh, Crenshaw, Hale, and Washington Counties may meet a maximum of 140 days each fiscal year. Each member of the board of registrars in the following counties may meet the following maximum number of working days each fiscal year: Henry - 140 working days; Covington - 188 working days; DeKalb, Jackson, and Blount - 207 working days; Chambers - 180 working days; and Lawrence - 200 working days. (2) Notwithstanding Section 17-3-5, the 60 additional working days for registrars in Lawrence County added by Act 2023-456 shall be paid by the county commission and shall not be reimbursed by the state. (d) Each member of the board of registrars in the Counties of Baldwin, Calhoun, Chilton, Etowah, Limestone, Lee, Madison, Mobile, Montgomery, St. Clair, and Morgan are authorized to meet not more than five days each week for the purpose of carrying out their official duties. Jefferson County, which is now operating under the provisions of local laws, shall be exempted from this section. Provided, however, that where the term “each year” is used in the local laws, the term means each fiscal year. (e) The actual number of working days to be used as session days shall be determined by a quorum of the board of registrars according to the needs of the county. (f) As many as 25 of the allotted working days may be used for special registration sessions (i.e., those sessions held away from the courthouse in the several precincts of the county or sessions held on Saturday or between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.). Notice of any special session scheduled by the board shall be given at least 10 days prior to the special session by: (i) bills posted at three or more public places in each election precinct affected, if the session involves precinct visits; and (ii) advertisement once a week for two successive weeks in a newspaper published in the county or by radio or television announcements on a local station, or both by newspaper or announcement. (g) On any day designated as a working day for a board of registrars, the board of registrars shall do both of the following: (1) Be open the same hours as the courthouse of the county, or alternatively, establish regular hours and make those hours available to the public. (2) Have a registrar or staff member present during those hours of operation.
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