IN HUGE WIN FOR ALABAMIANS, ELEVENTH CIRCUIT ALLOWS ALL STATE PROBATE JUDGES
TO ESTABLISH CURBSIDE VOTING FOR JULY 14 RUNOFF.
'Today, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals delivered a huge win for Alabama voters who are at risk of contracting COVID-19. The Circuit Court denied the defendants’ emergency motion to stay a lower court decision in People First of Alabama v. Merrill. This decision allows the district court’s injunction to remain in effect for the July 14 runoff. That order permits any county probate judge in Alabama to establish procedures and protocol for curbside voting without interference by Secretary of State John Merrill. Further, in three counties – Jefferson, Lee, and Mobile – voters may bypass witness, notary, and photo ID requirements for absentee ballots.
Under the Court’s order, voters in Jefferson, Mobile, and Lee Counties may bypass the witness/notary requirement by including a statement — signed by the voter under penalty of perjury — with their absentee ballot that they suffer from a medical condition (like asthma, diabetes, hypertension, autoimmune diseases, etc.) that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified as placing them at a substantially higher risk of developing a severe case or dying of COVID-19.
To bypass the photo ID requirement, voters in Jefferson, Mobile, and Lee Counties can submit a similar affidavit with their application for an absentee ballot stating they are age 65 or older OR have a disability.'>>>
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