Alabama House committee approves bill to ensure ballot access for Joe Biden, Kamala Harris • Alabama Reflector | #elections | #alabama
The Alabama House Constitution, Campaigns and Elections committee Wednesday approved a time extension to place President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on the state ballot in November. HB 448, sponsored by House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels, D-Huntsville, would extend the deadline to certify candidates for the November general election from Aug. 15 to […]
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Civil rights groups file suit against Alabama law criminalizing some absentee ballot assistance • Alabama Reflector | #elections | #alabama
A group of civil rights organizations filed a lawsuit Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama against a new Alabama law criminalizing some forms of absentee voting assistance, alleging it amounts to voter suppression. Gov. Kay Ivey signed SB 1, sponsored by Sen. Garlan Gudger, R-Cullman, on March 20. “Voter […]
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Joe Biden campaign hints at litigation if Alabama keeps president off ballot • Alabama Reflector | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign Wednesday urged Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen to put the president on the ballot, and hinted at litigation if he didn’t. In a letter to Mike Jones, general counsel for the Alabama Secretary of State’s office, Birmingham Attorney Barry Ragsdale, representing the campaign, said the party could provisionally certify […]
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Democratic leaders criticize Alabama Secretary of State over possible Biden ballot exclusion • Alabama Reflector | #elections | #alabama
Alabama Democratic Party leaders criticized Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen for saying Tuesday that President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris may not appear on the state’s ballot in November. Allen, a Republican, sent a letter to the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and Alabama Democratic Party on Tuesday, saying they must submit the […]
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Biden could be left off Alabama general election ballot, state election official warns | #elections | #alabama
Politics By Victor Nava Published April 9, 2024, 7:53 p.m. ET Alabama’s top elections official warned Tuesday that President Biden’s name could be left off state ballots in November because his nomination to be the Democratic Party’s standard-bearer won’t be certified until after a key deadline. Alabama is at least the second state where Biden, […]
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States rush to combat AI threat to elections • Alabama Reflector | #elections | #alabama
This year’s presidential election will be the first since generative AI — a form of artificial intelligence that can create new content, including images, audio, and video — became widely available. That’s raising fears that millions of voters could be deceived by a barrage of political deepfakes. But, while Congress has done little to address […]
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Alabama’s Britt blasts Biden on economy, immigration in GOP State of the Union reply • Alabama Reflector | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
First-term U.S. Sen. Katie Britt of Alabama delivered the Republican response to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address Thursday night, and laid blame on Biden for a host of national and international crises — what she said is chaos at the border, in cities, in the economy and among U.S. allies. Britt stuck […]
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Klobuchar says Alabama election bolsters Biden’s Southern push | #elections | #alabama
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) said the special election victory in Alabama, where a Democratic candidate secured a state House seat by championing reproductive rights, shows “people value their freedoms in the south.” Marilyn Lands secured the win for the Alabama state House District 10 seat in the Tuesday election, drawing significant attention to reproductive rights […]
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Trump comes out against Alabama IVF ruling as national Republicans scramble for distance • Alabama Reflector | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Former President Donald Trump called on Alabama lawmakers Friday to “find an immediate solution” to remedy a state Supreme Court ruling that threatened the availability of in vitro fertilization, and national Republicans running for Congress sought to distance themselves from the Alabama decision as well. In a post to his social media site, Truth Social, […]
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Arkansas GOP primary: Live results
Voters will head to the polls on Super Tuesday to cast their vote in the Arkansas GOP primary. Former President Trump will compete for votes against former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley, who has pledged to stay in the contest at least through Super Tuesday, when more than a dozen additional states and one territory will […]
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