A bill to adjust the deadline in Alabama law for political parties to certify their nominees for president and vice president in order to get on the ballot in November has passed the state Senate.

The Senate passed SB324 by Sen. Merika Coleman, D-Pleasant Grove, by a vote of 31-0 on Tuesday. Twenty-five Republicans and six Democrats voted for the bill. It moves to the House of Representatives. It could get final passage as early as next week.

The bill is in response to the notification two weeks ago by Secretary of State Wes Allen to the Democratic Party that its national convention this year comes too late to make the Alabama deadline.

The convention starts Aug. 19, four days after the deadline, which is 82 days before the election, falling on Aug. 15 this year.

Coleman and House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels, D-Huntsville, introduced bills to adjust the deadline to accommodate the Democratic nominees. The bills change the deadline to 74 days before the election. The bills have had bipartisan support and no opposition.

Lawmakers have had to make similar fixes in previous years, including in 2020 when both the conventions of both parties came after the deadline.

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