New Alabama voter integrity legislation will be in place for fall elections
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Eye on Politics
Paul DeMarco
With President Joe Biden stepping aside as the Democratic nominee, the race to the White House has been turned upside down.
It appears Democratic insiders are going to push Kamala Harris as their pick to take on Donald Trump. With just over 100 days until the fall elections the candidates will be working the campaign trail across the nation and in Alabama.
Of course, there will also be a lot of focus on voter integrity, even right here in Alabama.
Since the 2020 presidential race, states around the country have passed laws addressing securing clean elections that voters can have confidence in the results. Add our state to that list.
The Alabama Legislature has passed a bill this past session that will ban procuring absentee ballots for financial consideration, as well as sending pre-filed absentee ballot applications into the state for those who have not solicited them. State representatives and senators made getting this bill to the governor’s desk a priority so it could be in place for the upcoming elections.
There have been tens of thousands of dollars spent on absentee ballots in past Alabama elections that have raised questions which led to lawmakers pressing this legislation. We have also seen Alabama prosecute numerous cases related to the illegal use of absentee ballots.
Hopefully, with this new legislation in place and now law, there will be tools for the secretary of state and attorney general to protect the ballot box and ensure elections are free of any undue influence.
Paul DeMarco is a former member of the Alabama House of Representatives and can be found on X, formerly Twitter, @Paul_DeMarco.