Alabama lawmakers gave final passage Thursday to a bill to adjust the deadline for political parties to certify their presidential candidate for the ballot, a move intended to make sure President Biden is on the ballot.

Secretary of State Wes Allen notified the Democratic Party a few weeks ago that the national convention, which begins on Aug. 19, will be too late to meet the deadline in Alabama law, which is 82 days before general election, or Aug. 15 this year.

A bill – SB324 by Sen. Merika Coleman, D-Pleasant Grove – changes the deadline to 74 days. The House on Thursday morning passed it by a vote of 93-0. It had passed the Senate 31-0 last week and now goes to the governor, who can sign it into law.

The Legislature has previously had to pass similar bills to accommodate the dates of the national conventions, including in 2020.

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