Alabama House debates bill to allow no-excuse absentee voting An Alabama House committee debated a bill that would allow you to vote absentee without having to provide an excuse. (Source: WSFA 12 News) By Lydia Nusbaum and WSFA Staff | February 24, 2021 at 9:36 PM CST - Updated February 25 at 2:51 PM
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - On Wednesday, an Alabama House committee debated a bill that would allow you to vote absentee without having to provide an excuse.
Right now, to vote absentee before Election Day, Alabamians must have an excuse to do so. For example, being out of town on Election Day.
However, this bill would allow for no-excuse absentee voting, meaning you could vote absentee before Election Day and not have to provide a reason.
Alabama House debates bill to allow no-excuse absentee voting
House debates bill to allow no-excuse absentee voting By Lydia Nusbaum and WSFA Staff | February 24, 2021 at 9:36 PM CST - Updated February 25 at 2:51 PM
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - On Wednesday, an Alabama House committee debated a bill that would allow you to vote absentee without having to provide an excuse.
Right now, to vote absentee before Election Day, Alabamians must have an excuse to do so. For example, being out of town on Election Day.
However, this bill would allow for no-excuse absentee voting, meaning you could vote absentee before Election Day and not have to provide a reason.
Sens. Patrick Stefano and Doug Mastriano said in a Jan. 21 memorandum,
By removing the provisions of law that allow for no-excuse mail-in ballots, we can regain some trust in our elections integrity.
The senators also said that
Gov. Tom Wolf (D) and Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar (D), as well as the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, which has a 5-2 Democratic majority, had taken advantage of mail-in voting and usurped legislative power to set the conditions for an election result in their political interest.
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In regard to the legitimacy of Pennsylvanias no-excuse mail in voting, and their obvious unconstitutional nature, let us recall what two of PAs Supreme Court Justices have stated. See
The U.S. Supreme Court turned away a Democratic bid to force universal vote-by-mail in Texas, leaving intact a state law that lets people cast no-excuse absentee ballots only if they are 65 or older.
The Texas Democratic Party and its allies argued unsuccessfully that the law violates the Constitutions 26th Amendment, which says the right to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of age.
Voting by mail became a sharply partisan issue amid President Donald Trumps unsupported contentions that the practice led to widespread fraud in the November election. Texass Republican governor and attorney general urged the Supreme Court to reject the Democratic appeal.
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