A new Alabama law aims to make it easier for former inmates to restore their voting rights.
says that the Board of Pardons and Paroles has to have information about how people can restore their voter registration after a conviction. “I do think that it’s going to make a difference in just the confidence building of people who have been through that process and are out on their own,” said Sen.
Linda Coleman-Madison . The site would allow Alabamians to search their status using their given Alabama Institutional Serial number. There would be instructions to electronically submit their voting eligibility certification. “These are people that are getting out anyway,” said Sen. Coleman-Madison. “They have served their time; they have paid whatever restitution or whatever court requirements that they had. It’s only fair that they be given a second chance to get their lives together.” The bill got bipartisan support in the senate, while a handful of House Republicans abstained from the vote, and three House Republicans voted ‘no.’Man killed in Montgomery shooting Friday night identified
Law Governor Kay Ivey Senator Linda Coleman-Madison Senate Bill 24 Restoration Voting Rights Alabama Institutional Serial Number Voting Eligibility Election 2026
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