Despite record absentee vote, early voting in Alabama seems unlikely (al.com)

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Updated Nov 28, 2020; Posted Nov 28, 2020

By The Associated Press

Alabamians voted by absentee ballot in record numbers this year after the state made it easier to do so.

But the push to allow early voting, or no-excuse absentee voting, every year in the state, faces an uncertain outlook in the GOP-controlled Alabama Legislature.

Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill, a Republican, has supported no-excuse absentee voting in the past but said it is ultimately the Alabama Legislature’s decision.

“I have supported no-excuse absentee voting before. I think that is something that needs to be considered, but it’s a decision that will be made by the Alabama Legislature,” Merrill said.

The state saw a record 318,000 absentee ballots cast in the November election — shattering the previous record of 89,000 — after rules were loosened during the COVID-19 pandemic. Normally, to vote absentee, people must swear that they are out of town or ill or working during polling hours. Merrill has said this year people can vote by absentee ballot if they are concerned about the risk of COVID-19 at the polls.
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1. I would to see votes per machine statistic

as well as number of poll workers per vote for the various precincts.