Under current Alabama law, individuals who wish to vote by an absentee ballot must personally deliver their application to their county’s absentee election manager themselves, whether in person or by mail. However, a new bill prefiled for the 2026 Legislative Session could change that, allowing applicants with a disability to deliver their absentee ballot application through a designated third party.

House Bill 45, introduced by state Representative Adline Clarke, D-District 97, would allow individuals who either have a disability or who require emergency medical treatment within five days before an election to designate an individual to deliver their absentee ballot application on their behalf. Additionally, if such a voter’s absentee ballot request is granted, they would also be permitt

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