A voting rights group says a new Alabama law that expanded the list of felonies that cause a person to lose their right to vote is “out of step” with what is happening in most of the nation on voting rights.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A voting rights group says a new Alabama law that expanded the list of felonies that cause a person to lose their right to vote is “out of step” with what is happening in most of the nation onThe Campaign Legal Center filed the lawsuit Wednesday in Montgomery Circuit Court seeking to clarify that the new law cannot block people from voting in the November election. The lawsuit argued House Bill 100, which has a Oct.
Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen’s office declined to answer questions about the effective date, citing the ongoing litigation. The head of the Legislative Services Agency, which advises lawmakers and helps draft legislation, told The Associated Press that they had advised it “would not impact who could vote in November” because of the constitutional requirement but would impact future elections.
“This new law takes Alabama even further backwards by stripping away the right to vote from Alabamians who have been legally voting for years and causing chaos and confusion for voters and election administrators alike," Bowie said. “Every American should be able to exercise their freedom to vote, regardless of whether they have a past felony conviction.”States have taken diverging paths on voting rights for formerly incarcerated people.
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