Absentee voting; designee to deliver voter's absentee ballot application and absentee ballot to absentee election manager for disabled voter, authorized

Summary

The bill lets voters who have a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits major life activities choose a trusted individual to hand in their absentee ballot request and the completed ballot. It adds a definition of “disability,” updates the code’s wording, and keeps existing rules on assistance and penalties. The change is meant to make absentee voting more accessible for disabled Alabamians.

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