The Alabama State Conference of the NAACP, the League of Women Voters and other groups are plaintiffs in the lawsuit filed in the District Court for the Northern District of Alabma. They say the statute disenfranchises voters, including senior citizens and disabled voters, who may need assistance in the absentee voting process.

The new Alabama law, which restricts who can return or fill out an absentee ballot application, comes as Republicans in several states have looked to enact new restrictions on voting by mail after former President Donald Trump lost his bid for reelection in 2020.