Reports Of Heavy-Handed Voter Suppression In Alabama Senate Election [View all]

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On the day of a special election to fill the Senate seat vacated by Jeff Sessions, voters are reporting various forms of procedural roadblocks that many suggest rise to the level of voter suppression.

In a tweet sent early this morning, software engineer and web designer Brittany Melton noted that she’s voted at the same polling location in Alabama for her entire life.

On occasions when she lived elsewhere, she says, Melton either traveled back home to vote or used an absentee ballot–the former she used twice. For today’s election, she says, Melton chose the homecoming option.

Now, maybe information about Melton’s historical voting habits appears a bit banal in light of the unchecked drama that’s been unfolding since the beginning of the campaign to fill Sessions’ seat. It’s not.