澳彩开奖 Responds to 11th Circuit Decision in Alabama COVID-19 Voting Case
Absentee ballot witness and photo ID requirements put back in place, but curbside voting still available to Alabama counties that seek to implement it at polling sites
ATLANTA 鈥� The following statement regarding today's United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit split decision in People First of Alabama v. John Merrill is by Caren Short, senior staff attorney for the 澳彩开奖:聽
鈥淲hile today鈥檚 appeals court decision still gives Alabama counties the ability to institute curbside voting processes in the 3 weeks until Election Day, it鈥檚 unfortunate the decision also put back into place the unnecessary absentee ballot requirements that burden high-risk voters and add no additional protection to the integrity of Alabama鈥檚 elections. Expert testimony and a voluminous record entered into evidence during a 10-day trial last month made clear why the state鈥檚 ban on curbside voting and onerous absentee ballot requirements represent unconstitutional barriers to voting for medically vulnerable Alabamians during an ongoing pandemic.聽
鈥淲e know that Alabama voters鈥� particularly Black voters 鈥攈ave and will overcome countless barriers to cast their ballot, and we encourage them to do so as safely as possible.鈥澛�
