State Rep. Anthony Daniels and State Sen. Merika Coleman Companion Building The statement came after Secretary of State Wes Allen warned state and national Democratic Party leaders on Thursday about serious blind spots in the process his office uses to legally certify candidates who appear on the ballot.

Alabama's certification deadline is August 15, 2024. The Democratic National Convention is scheduled to begin on August 19, 2024.

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“Alabamians, regardless of their political affiliation, should have the opportunity to select the candidate of their choice and see their party's candidate on the ballot,” said state Sen. Coleman, D-Birmingham. “Oversights and schedule conflicts have happened before, and there is precedent for Republicans to quickly correct this, as they have done so many times before.”

As previously reported, in 2020 the Republican National Committee Provisional Certification Separately, the Alabama Legislature passed a bill to make a one-time adjustment “to align with the dates of the 2020 Republican National Convention.”

Coleman and Daniels' bill would revise the deadlines in a similar way.

“For the November 5, 2024 general election, certificates of candidacy must be filed by August 15, 2024.” invoice “The Democratic National Committee plans to hold its national convention after the Aug. 15, 2024 deadline. This bill would require political parties to certify candidates 74 days before the election instead of 82 days.”

House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels, D-Huntsville, said Thursday, “This is fundamentally about fairness and giving Alabama voters a choice. The Alabama Legislature has the authority to grant provisional voting access certification prior to the end of the presidential nominating convention. Simply put, this is the right thing to do for Alabama voters.”

Secretary of State Wes Allen said he would not certify the names of the Democratic presidential and vice presidential candidates if the deadline passed, arguing that would be a violation of the law.

Thursday marks the 21st day of the 2024 state legislative session, and with less than 10 days left, lawmakers are working as hard as they can to pass legislation.

Grayson Everett is the state and politics editor for Yellow Hammer News. You can follow him on Twitter. Grayson