House bill would allow up to 6 days of early voting in Alabama

MONTGOMERY — During the 2016 General Election, 37 states and the District of Columbia allowed for some type of early voting, giving voters the opportunity to cast their votes up to a month before Election Day arrived on Nov. 9.

House Minority Leader Craig Ford, D-Gadsden, wants Alabama to become an Early Vote state.

Ford has prefiled two bills that would allow two different forms of early voting in the State. The bills will be debated in the upcoming Regular Legislative Session, which will begin on Feb. 7 in Montgomery. Long lines and record turnout prompted Ford to file the bills, Ford said in an interview with APR.

“I think early voting will ease up a lot of the burden on Election Day, from long lines, the frustrated voters, the frustrated county workers and the frustrated poll watchers,” Ford said.

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