Alabama ballot harvesting bill draws critics who ask: Where’s the proof?

Critics of Alabama legislation criminalizing third-party absentee ballot collections are asking the question: Where’s the proof this is even a concern?

The answer they got last week was a report, provided by the Alabama Secretary of State’s Office, detailing absentee ballot percentages by county on the May 24, 2022, primary election. The results show a much higher percentage of absentee ballots cast in the mostly rural, poor Black Belt counties that tend to vote for Democrats.