Controversial absentee ballot bill to return next session, sponsor says

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – House Bill 209, known to supporters as the ballot harvesting bill, failed to cross the finish line during the final day of the 2023 Alabama legislative session. The bill would have made it a crime to handle another person’s absentee ballot or ballot application, with exceptions for family members and the disabled.

The bill’s sponsor said he intends to reintroduce it in 2024.

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