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Donald Trump attended the highly anticipated Alabama-Georgia college football matchup. Fans in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, gave him a rousing welcome. His visit Saturday evening came hours after he railed against immigrants in a small Wisconsin town.

Voting will begin in many states in just a few weeks. Alabama became the first state to begin sending out mail-in ballots on Sept. 11. It’s one of 10 states that send mail-in ballots to voters more than 45 days before Election Day. Here's a step-by-step guide for Alabamians looking to register to vote and cast a ballot in the 2024 election.

A national civic engagement program has concluded its "Say It Louder Tour," which launched with a goal of mobilizing young Black voters, including in Alabama. The campaign was put on by Vote HBCU. The 10-stop tour at Historically Black Colleges and Universities aimed to empower students with the tools, resources and cultural engagement needed in the upcoming November Election.

Election officials across the U.S. are warning that problems with the nation’s mail delivery system threaten to disenfranchise voters in the upcoming presidential election. The announcement comes as the first mailed ballots are being sent to absentee voters in Alabama.

The first general election ballots for the presidential race are going out as Alabama officials begin mailing them to absentee voters with the Nov. 5 contest less than two months away. Wednesday's milestone is a sign of how quickly Election Day is approaching.

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump met Tuesday, Sept. 10 in their first and perhaps only debate before the presidential election, debating on abortion, immigration and American democracy. The ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court that declared frozen embryos are children was also a talking point for both candidates.

As the 2024 Presidential Election draws near, Alabama still has one of the lowest voter turnout percentages in the nation. The ACLU of Alabama is working to increase voter participation in Alabama with Project MOVE (Making Our Voices Echo).

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says it's "the honor of a lifetime” to be Kamala Harris' running mate. Harris announced Walz as her vice presidential pick earlier Tuesday and said he has “delivered for working families.” The announcement comes as Alabama Democratic delegates weigh in on the unity of the party after President Joe Biden stepped down from the ticket.

With a historic election just months away, a legal advocacy organization in Alabama is warning about the rise of white supremacy in the state and across the country. The declaration comes from the Southern Poverty Law Center's “Annual Year in Hate & Extremism Report.”

A voting rights group says a new Alabama law that expanded the list of felonies that cause a person to lose their right to vote is “out of step” with what is happening in most of the nation on voting rights.