Legislature Faith leaders push for state to remove voting barriers for formerly incarcerated There is bipartisan support for Senate Bill 118, which is now being considered in the House. Micah DanneyApril 21, 2021
State Tim Cook says Apple supports easier, more inclusive voting Apple's CEO has criticized his home state in the past for being "too slow" on equality for its Black residents. Micah DanneyApril 2, 2021
Featured Opinion Opinion | HR1 would change Alabama politics for the better "The Democrats' voting bill would put an end to gerrymandering as we know it and would force politicians back to the center." Josh MoonMarch 25, 2021
Legislature Poor People’s Campaign demands voting rights protections at Statehouse Moral Mondays movement leaders joined others in state capitals around the country to push for 14 legislative priorities. Micah DanneyMarch 16, 2021
Elections SPLC report details election system weaknesses, calls for federal oversight Nationwide, 243 bills to make voting harder represent a historic threat to democracy, voting rights advocates say. Micah DanneyMarch 12, 2021
Opinion Opinion | Women are our own saviors. And we always have been "Gender equity is not inevitable. Achieving this bold and audacious vision requires not only evolution, but revolution." Melanie R. BridgeforthMarch 10, 2021
Congress Sewell praises House passage of Democrats’ voting rights bill Congresswoman Sewell praised the House passage of Democrats' voting bill, HR1. Brandon MoseleyMarch 9, 2021
Legislature Proposed legislation would allow no-excuse absentee voting Secretary of State John Merrill supports the bill, which would allow qualified voters to vote absentee without an excuse. Eddie BurkhalterFebruary 24, 2021
Courts U.S. Supreme Court rules Alabama can ban curbside voting “The District Court’s modest injunction is a reasonable accommodation, given the short time before the election,” the three dissenting justices wrote. Eddie BurkhalterOctober 22, 2020
Opinion Opinion | On the Nov. 3 ballot, vote “no” on proposed Amendment 1 On Nov. 3, 2020, all Alabama voters should vote “no” on proposed Amendment 1. Vote no on Amendment 1 because it could allow state... Chris ChristieSeptember 22, 2020