"Still no early voting provisions in Alabama"
The Birmingham News (al.com) reports: Alabama is one of increasingly fewer states without early voting, such as opening the polls on the weekend or expanding absentee balloting.
Four years ago, Alabama was one of 19 states that didn't allow any type of early voting. In the 2012 presidential election year, there are 15. ...
For the November elections, Alabamians will only be able to vote if they show up in person on Election Day or provide a valid excuse for needing an absentee ballot ahead of time. There was no extensive debate in the Alabama Legislature this year about expanding those basic rules. ...
A Democratic lawmaker from Birmingham had a bill in 2009 to allow anyone to vote absentee for any reason, a practice allowed in 27 states plus the District of Columbia, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. The bill passed a committee but died in the Alabama House. -- Read the whole story --> Still no early voting provisions in Alabama | al.com