Alabama Senate Passes Post-Election Audit Bill

0:00It's April 1st. Welcome in. This is Birmingham News Today, where local news meets AI. Alabama Senate passed a bill this week, requiring post-election audits after every county-wide and statewide general election. Each county's probate judge would use current staff to check all ballots from one precinct, verifying the original results for accuracy. The measure, sponsored by State Reb Joe Loveorn from Auburn, got carried through the Senate by Senator J. Hovey, also from Auburn. They call it an extra layer of security to lock down the process. Lawmakers, mostly Republicans, cut to base short with cloture to speed things along. Hovey explained, it guarantees every ballot caskets counted right, building trust. Secretary of State Wes Allen cheered it on, noting he's long-backed election transparency. He voted for similar audits back in the House, and seized this boosting voter-confident statewide. Now the bill lands with Governor Kay Ivey, who could sign it into law soon, solidifying these checks as standard for Alabama elections.