Alabama Voting Rights Coalition

03/31/2025

TOMORROW’S THE DAY, LOBBY DAY IS HERE! ✊🏾

🗓️ April 1 | 10:00 AM–2:30 PM
📍Alabama State House | 11 S. Union Street

Change happens when we show up! 💪🏾 Tomorrow, we’re gathering at the State House to fight for voting rights and a stronger democracy. This is your chance to meet with legislators, share your story, and make your voice heard. 🗣️

📝 Haven’t registered yet? There’s still time! → https://tinyurl.com/AVRCLobbyDay

🔹 Schedule Highlights:
✅ Check-in: 10:00 AM | Room 200
✅ Storytelling + People’s Hearing: 10:30 AM–12:00 PM | Room 200
✅ Lunch + Talk with Legislators: 323
✅ Debrief + Release: 1:30 PM | Room 807

📣 Let’s show up and make an impact! Tag your people and spread the word!

Join us for Lobby Day on April 1 at the Alabama State House, where community members will unite to advocate for voting rights and a stronger democracy. This event offers an opportunity to engage directly with legislators and share personal stories. --- Acompáñenos al Día de Cabildeo el 1 de abril...

08/22/2024

The Alabama Voting Rights Coalition (AVRC) and Southern Poverty Law Center are proud to announce the filing of the first state voting rights omnibus bill.

Senate Bill 7, aka The Alabama Voting Rights Act, will position Alabama as a state that safeguards democracy by ensuring all eligible voters have access to fair and safe election processes, without undue and unnecessary barriers.

03/07/2024

🗣️ 🚨 🚨 🚨 Alert! SB1 will likely be on the House floor for a vote TOMORROW, Thursday March 7th. The House will meet tomorrow at 9AM. Contact your House Reps NOW at tinyurl.com/StopSB1petition

SB1 by Sen Gudger would criminalize individuals or civic organization employees who assist with the absentee ballot application process if any form of compensation or gift, such as gas money, is exchanged. The bill does not define what constitutes a “gift,” leaving room for interpretation.

This bill is a blatant attack on civic engagement organizations who would no longer be able to reimburse volunteers for gas or provide stamps to assist with the absentee ballot application process.

02/28/2024

1 HOUR! SB1 (anti-absentee ballot) will be in room 304 for the public hearing TODAY, Weds at 9:00AM. If you can't attend in person, tap in by watching the live-stream from home at https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/live-stream (for location, select Room 304)

💥📋Don’t forget to sign the petition ASAP! tinyurl.com/StopSB1petition

02/27/2024

Room Change! SB1 (anti-absentee ballot) has a new room number for tomorrow's public hearing. SB1 will be in room 304 tomorrow, Wednesday at 9:00AM in the State House. Join us in Montgomery tomorrow and Pack the State House!

📌SB1 by Sen Gudger SB1 would charge civic organization employees with a felony simply for assisting voters with absentee ballot applications. This includes distributing or delivering absentee ballot applications, a free document readily available on the Secretary of State’s website.

❗Because SB1 does not define “gift” or “payment”, something as simple as your neighbor baking a cake as a ‘thank you’ for your assistance with their absentee ballot application could get you charged with a Class C felony, and your neighbor could be charged with a Class B felony.

The new larger room has live-stream capabilities, which means if you are unable to attend in person, you can still tap in and watch the public hearing online at https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/live-stream (select room 304)

02/23/2024

Public hearing on SB1 this Weds, 2/28!

02/14/2024

📢SB1 passed the Senate yesterday but the fight IS NOT OVER! SB1 still needs to make its way through the AL House- SB1 will be assigned to a committee, that committee will have to vote on SB1 and the full House will need to vote on SB1 before it can become a law.

❗Our petition is now being sent to your AL State Reps- even if you've used this action before, it's important to do it again❗ Sign the petition to ask your AL state rep to VOTE NO! tinyurl.com/StopSB1petition

02/07/2024

Pack the meeting! Join us at the State House in room 825 at 1:30PM. Don’t forget to sign the petition ASAP! tinyurl.com/StopSB1petition

02/03/2024

📢📢All hands on deck! SB1 will have a public hearing on Weds, Feb 7 at 1:30PM and we need to pack the meeting! Senate Bill 1, introduced by Sen. Garlan Gudger, represents a blatant attack on our fundamental right to vote, continuing Alabama's notorious legacy of voter suppression.

SB1 targets civic organizations, churches, and individuals who are simply trying to help their neighbors exercise their democratic right through absentee ballots, threatening to criminalize them.

Learn more and tap in at tinyurl.com/StopSB1toolkit

02/01/2024

Stand firm against steps back in the fight for senior citizens' voting rights! Tell your State Senator to Vote NO on SB1 -> https://tinyurl.com/StopSB1petition