Voting disputes are traveling quickly through the court system in the final weeks of the election, and some cases could see resolutions that will have real-world consequences ahead of November.
Cases involving cleaning voter rolls and accepting ballots after Election Day could see resolutions before Nov. 5 and cause last-minute changes ahead of a presidential race that polls suggest is virtually tied.
In Alabama, a hearing on Tuesday is set to determine whether Secretary of State Wes Allen, an elected Republican, lawfully ordered election officials in his state to switch 3,251 people on Alabama’s voter rolls who could be noncitizens to “inactive” status.
Allen issued that order within the National Voter Registration Act’s 90-day “quiet period,” prompting the Department of Justice to sue to try to stop him.
Attorneys argued on behalf of Allen in court filings…
