Voting restriction bill moves in the Alabama Legislature as voting access legislation stalls | #elections | #alabama
The Alabama Legislature is on course to finish the 2023 regular session with more restrictions on voting and a number of stalled attempts to make casting a ballot easier. A bill that would make it a felony for most people and organizations to assist people with filling out absentee ballots is moving quickly through the […]
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State Rep. Kiel ‘optimistic’ ballot harvesting bill will pass in 2024 — ‘We want everybody who’s legally able to vote to vote’ | #elections | #alabama
In the 2023 regular legislative session, State Rep. Jamie Kiel (R-Russellville) sponsored House Bill 209 (HB 209), which would “prohibit any person from distributing, ordering, requesting, collecting, completing, obtaining, or delivering an absentee ballot application or absentee ballot of another person in certain circumstances.” It would also “prohibit a person from receiving a payment or […]
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State Rep. Kiel criticizes ‘disingenuous media’ for false portrayal ballot-harvesting legislation; Says issue ‘even more relevant’ in wake of SCOTUS redistricting ruling | #elections | #alabama
Sine die came and went without House Bill 209 (HB209), legislation that would have cracked down on so-called ballot harvesting, getting a vote on the State Senate floor. The bill, sponsored by State Rep. Jamie Kiel (R-Russellville), aimed to crack down on ballot harvesting. It is described as a practice whereby political operatives collect absentee […]
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Ballot harvesting bill still waiting for vote in Senate | #elections | #alabama
MONTGOMERY — Legislation establishing criminal penalties for certain types of absentee ballot assistance is still very much alive or dead, depending on who you ask, with one day remaining in the legislative session. House Bill 209 (HB209), sponsored by State Rep. Jamie Kiel (R-Russellville), aims to crack down on ballot harvesting, a practice whereby political […]
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