Swing State Republicans Are Leaning Into Ballot Harvesting — And It Seems To Be Working
LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Volunteers were on site to collect mail-in ballots for the thousands of attendees at Thursday’s Trump rally in Las Vegas. The strategy marks a major shift for the Nevada Republican Party. opposed of legalization of the ballot paper harvest Now, conservative activists and Republican operatives are leaning toward the new rules, […]
Ballot harvesting crackdown passes Alabama House
Lawmakers in Alabama have pushed a bill that would make it a crime for organizers and activists to accept payment for processing absentee ballot applications from non-family members. It would also be a crime for businesses or nonprofits to pay people to harvest ballots in Alabama. Governor Kay Ivey expressed support for the proposal in […]
Legislature passes bill criminalizing “ballot harvesting”
If vote harvesting wasn't an issue before, it clearly isn't expected to be now, as the Alabama House of Representatives voted along party lines Thursday to create criminal penalties for ballot harvesting practices. For the past two years, critics of the bill have asked for evidence that it is necessary, but lawmakers are either unable […]
New bill to prevent organ harvesting filed in Legislature
New legislation has been introduced to deal with the storage of prisoners' organs after death in prison. Rep. Chris England (D-Tuscaloosa) is the sponsor of this bill, the latest of a number of criminal reform bills he has introduced this early Congress. The bill states that a medical examiner “may not preserve the entire organs […]
Secretary of State Wes Allen stands firm on ballot harvesting ban: ‘There’s no voter suppression’
Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen said he was pleased the state Senate passed SB1 on Tuesday and looks forward to the House approving the bill. The law bans “ballot harvesting,” meaning third parties such as political operatives and campaign workers who collect and submit absentee or mail-in ballots in exchange for payment are subject […]
Alabama Senate passes bill to outlaw ballot harvesting – ‘easy to vote and hard to cheat’
Third parties such as political operatives and campaign workers who collect and submit absentee or mail-in ballots in exchange for payment would be subject to prosecution, according to a bill passed by the Alabama Senate on Tuesday. Practice of “”Ballot collection” was the first goal of Alabama Senate Republicans in the 2024 state legislative session. […]
Senate advances ballot harvesting legislation
The Senate introduced a bill Tuesday that would make it a crime for individuals to help request absentee ballots or for voters who need assistance with absentee voting. The bill, SB1, passed in the Senate with a vote of 27-8, with Democrats loudly condemning the bill. Republicans believe the bill is necessary to prevent third […]
Bill to make ballot harvesting illegal in Alabama advances senate committee
On Wednesday, the Alabama Government Affairs Committee advanced a bill that would make it illegal to accept payments to collect absentee ballots in Alabama. This has been identified as a top priority for Governor Kay Ivey and Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen. Senate Bill 1 is his first pre-filed bill in 2024 and is […]
Senate committee advances bill to restrict ballot harvesting
In a hasty move to address concerns over election integrity, Alabama's legislative body has taken the step of introducing a ballot harvesting bill from the State Government Affairs Committee. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Garlan Gudger, R-Cullman, would tighten restrictions on a practice known as “ballot harvesting,” in which third parties collect and submit absentee […]
Public speaks out against “ballot harvesting” bill in committee meeting
The Senate State Government Affairs Committee ultimately gave a 7-3 favorable report to the bill that would create criminal penalties for assisting voters in filling out absentee ballots. But before the committee could vote on the bill, it had to hear for more than an hour from dozens of people, most of whom opposed it. […]
