Alabama Senate passes bill easing voting rights restoration for those convicted of felonies

By: Anna Barrett

Outlets: Alabama Reflector

Published: February 19, 2026

Words: 342

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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The Alabama Senate on Thursday passed a bill that would streamline the process for formerly incarcerated Alabamians to get their voting rights restored.

SB 24, sponsored by Sen. Linda Coleman-Madison, D-Birmingham, requires the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles and the Secretary of State to develop a website with instructions on how a formerly incarcerated person “may have their right to vote restored” in an easily accessible manner.

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