Supreme Court Blocks Curbside Voting In Alabama, An Option During Pandemic

The Supreme Court blocked a lower court order allowing voters in Alabama to cast their ballots curbside at polling places.

J. Scott Applewhite / AP

The Supreme Court has sided with Alabama state officials who banned curbside voting intended to accommodate individuals with disabilities and those at risk from the COVID-19 virus.

The high court issued its order Wednesday night, without explanation, over the dissent of the court’s three liberal justices.

At issue was the decision by the Alabama secretary of state to ban counties from allowing curbside voting, even for those voters with disabilities and those for whom COVID-19 is disproportionately likely to be fatal.