The 11th Circuit Court panel rebukes Judge Abdul Kallon, an Obama appointee, whose election meddling included suspending Alabama's photo ID requirement.
Curbside voting is when an individual drives up to a polling place and an election officials walks out to their car, gives them a ballot to mark, and then carries the ballot back inside to deposit in a ballot box. The voter never leaves his or her car, but the process compromises the secrecy of the voting process.
Kallon claimed that the “the Challenged Provisions violate the fundamental right to vote, the [Americans with Disabilities Act], and the [Voting Rights Act] as applied during the COVID-19 pandemic.” Therefore, the plaintiffs were entitled to an injunction prohibiting their enforcement “for the November 2020 general election.”
A divided three-judge panel of the 11th Circuit Court consisting of two Obama appointees and an appointee of President Donald Trump—the latter, Judge Barbara Lagoa—stayed Kallon’s order regarding the witness and photo ID requirements—meaning the state could enforce them—but declined to stay his order related to the state’s prohibition on curbside voting, meaning it could be allowed by local election officials despite state officials’ prohibition of it.
