Elections

Donna Strong seeks Republican nomination in House District 49

Donna Strong is touting her experience as an educator in her bid to win the Republican nomination for Alabama House District 49 special election. Strong is a veteran educator with 31 years of teaching experience at the middle, high school and college levels. She hopes to bring that experience and educational knowledge to the Alabama … Continued

July 30, 2020

Alabama voter outreach project receives SPLC grant money

The grants are part of a $30-million voter mobilization initiative called Vote Your Voice that seeks to aid Black- and brown-led outreach efforts in communities of color in Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi.

July 29, 2020

Ben Robbins running for State House District 33

Sylacauga attorney Ben Robbins announced that he is running for the Republican nomination to represent District 33 in the Alabama House of Representatives. HD33 became vacant after the death of Rep. Ron Johnson. Robbins is a native of Talladega County. “Representative Johnson served Talladega, Coosa, and Clay Counties well for more than forty years,” Ben … Continued

July 29, 2020

Lathan comments on cancellation of Republican National Convention

The Republican National Convention in Jacksonville has been canceled because of the coronavirus crisis. President Donald Trump said that it wasn’t the right time to hold the convention due to the coronavirus. Alabama Republican Party Chairman Terry Lathan issued a statement on the cancellation of the Republican National Convention in Jacksonville, Florida. “We understand and … Continued

July 24, 2020

Alabama probate judge featured in video asking for federal funding of elections

The Brennan Center For Justice released a two-minute video Wednesday featuring the voices of six election officials from across the country, including Bullock County, Alabama, Probate Judge James Tatum. This bipartisan group uses the video to talk about why they feel that they need federal funding in the next stimulus package in order to help … Continued

July 24, 2020

Federal appeals court upholds Alabama’s voter ID law

Federal appeals judges on Tuesday allowed Alabama’s voter ID law to move forward, upholding a lower court’s decision that the law is not racially discriminatory.

July 23, 2020

Merrill elected as NASS Southern Region vice president

Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill was elected the Southern Region vice president of the National Association of Secretaries of State. Nass concluded its 2020 Virtual Summer Conference this week, during which Merrill was elected. He will serve a one-year term, ending July 2021. Merrill, who just recently concluded his term as co-chair of the … Continued

July 23, 2020

Governor sets special election dates to fill Johnson’s House seat

There will be a special primary election on Oct. 6, a special primary runoff if necessary on Nov. 3 and a special general election on Jan. 19, 2002021 for the vacant Alabama House District 33 seat. It had been occupied by Rep. Ron Johnson, who died on July 14. “Rep. Ron Johnson served the constituents … Continued

July 22, 2020

Poll: Majority of Alabamians support masks, alternatives to in-person voting

Seventy-eight percent said they’re likely to wear face masks through the end of the year if the coronavirus pandemic persists, while 11 percent said they were unlikely to wear masks.

July 21, 2020

Alabama Democratic Party chair commends Merrill for expanding absentee voting

Alabama Democratic Party chairman, State Rep. Chris England, D-Tuscaloosa, commended Secretary of State John Merrill for expanding absentee voting opportunities ahead of August municipal elections and the Nov. 3 general election. Merrill used his emergency powers to expand absentee voting opportunities by allowing individuals to use a health excuse based on the COVID-19 pandemic for … Continued

July 21, 2020