A federal judge in Alabama has temporarily blocked a portion of a new law that restricts assistance with absentee ballot applications. The judge ruled that the law's ban on gifts and payments for help with an absentee ballot application violates the Voting Rights Act by disproportionately burdening voters who are blind, disabled, or illiterate.
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked a portion of a new Alabama law limiting help with absentee ballot applications, saying it violates the Voting Rights Act’s assurances that voters who are blind, disabled or cannot read can get help from a person of their choice.
The injunction blocked only one portion of the new law. Most of the law, which was challenged by voter outreach groups, remains in effect. Alabama is one of several Republican-led states imposing new limits on voter assistance. The American Civil Liberties Union of Alabama, the Legal Defense Fund, Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program and the Campaign Legal Center filed a lawsuit challenging the law on behalf of voter outreach groups. Proctor previously dismissed most of the claims.
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