Curbside voting ban becomes Alabama law with Gov. Kay Ivey's signature

[SouthBayDem]

Source: The Birmingham News

Gov. Kay Ivey today signed a bill to ban curbside voting, which is not used in Alabama but became an issue during the 2020 elections because of a lawsuit and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ivey signed HB285 by Rep. Wes Allen, R-Troy. Lawmakers had approved the bill on the last day of the session May 17. It passed both houses on partisan votes.

Republicans said curbside voting would jeopardize ballot security. Democrats opposed the bill and said curbside voting could be done securely and could improve access for some voters.

Last year, some voters and advocacy groups filed a federal lawsuit challenging some Alabama voting laws as overly restrictive during the COVID-19 pandemic. A federal judge ruled that counties should be able to offer curbside voting.

Read more: https://www.al.com/news/2021/05/curbside-voting-ban-becomes-alabama-law-with-gov-kay-iveys-signature.html

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What's the deal with "limited government" Repub govs in ex Confederate states signing bans on imaginary problems like "biological males in women's sports" or curbside voting fraud?

[BumRushDaShow]

1. So they passed a law against something that doesn't exist.

Got it!

[Diamond_Dog]

2. "Fixing" problems that don't exist

It’s their specialty. It’s all they got.

Ohio’s GOP idiots created a bill that forbids the governor from closing gun stores under health orders during a pandemic, even though De Wine did not order them closed during last year’s lockdown.

It sure would be nice if they would actually address some important problems instead of wasting time on this bullshit.

[Yavin4]

3. Next bill: Adopting Martian puppies is illegal.

No one is allowed to own a Martian born dog.

[Storybook612]

4. These people ban yoga in schools

...so is it really a stretch to see them ban something they don't offer? I grew up there and the insanity I witnessed from my childhood continues ad nauseum...

[COL Mustard]

5. Where'd You Grow Up? When Did You Leave?

I grew up near Mobile and left now 40+ years ago. I like some of the natural environment there, but not so much a lot of the people, and none of the politics.

And welcome to DU!

[moose65]

6. This seems counterproductive

Just like many QOP "ideas" this seems to go against their own voters. Isn't curbside voting used a lot by senior citizens, a group that leans Republican??

Sheesh. These people are bound and determined to make it as hard to vote as possible.

[jmowreader]

7. It wasn't used by anyone in Alabama in 2020

It appears the Republican goal in 2021 is to fix all the problems that don't exist. I think I heard that a red state that has never had an abortion clinic in it is trying to ban abortion within its borders.

[moose65]

8. Well yeah, I know that

I didn't mean exclusively in Alabama. But anyway, my point stands. I think.

[JCMach1]

9. ALEC writes these laws. They just used the Texas template

Local government with no LOCAL in it