Multiple organizations operating in Alabama, including the League of Women Voters and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, have halted some of their planned voter outreach operations in response to Alabama’s new law banning what Republicans characterize as ballot harvesting.

The move comes as the state will feature one of the country’s most watched general election matchups in Alabama’s newly reconstituted 2nd Congressional District.

Among the first bills filed for the 2024 legislative session in Alabama, Senate Bill 1 makes it a Class B felony to provide a payment or gift for assistance with an absentee ballot application, punishable with up to 20 years in prison.