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First General Election Ballots for 2024 Presidential Race Mailed in Alabama

Alabama initiates the voting process with absentee ballots, as North Carolina faces delays due to legal disputes.

A staff member collects mail-in ballots during the primary race of the 2024 U.S. presidential election in Boston, Massachusetts, the United States, on March 5, 2024. U.S. President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump swept to victory in their respective party's presidential primaries on "Super Tuesday" when over a dozen states held primary elections, increasing the likelihood of a rematch between the two. "Super Tuesday" is the biggest day for the primary race of the 2024 U.S. presidential election, when approximately one-third of all delegates to the Republican or Democratic conventions are to be distributed. (Photo by Ziyu Julian Zhu/Xinhua via Getty Images)
Stickers reading "I Voted By Mail" are displayed as the Wayne County Board of Elections prepares absentee ballots in Goldsboro, North Carolina, in September 2022.
A polling place in Mountain Brook, Ala.
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Overview

  • Alabama began mailing absentee ballots to eligible voters on Wednesday, marking the start of the 2024 general election voting process.
  • North Carolina's absentee ballot distribution was delayed due to a lawsuit by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to remove his name from the ballot after endorsing Donald Trump.
  • Alabama's absentee ballots are available to voters with specific reasons such as illness, travel, or work conflicts on Election Day.
  • Several other states, including Virginia, will begin mailing ballots and in-person early voting later this month.
  • New restrictions in Alabama limit who can assist with absentee ballot applications, reflecting broader trends in Republican-led states.