Bill would prohibit payments to groups that turn out voters

A lawmaker from north Alabama wants to close what he says is a loophole in state law that allows groups to be paid for turning out voters.

“I don’t think any person, or any organization should profit from someone else voting,” Rep. Jamie Kiel, R-Russellville, said. “It was already illegal to pay somebody to vote, it just wasn’t illegal to pay an organization to get somebody to vote.”

 

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