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Secretary Merrill to allow campaign finance civil penalties to be paid online

Thanks to the leadership provided by Secretary of State John H. Merrill, anyone who has failed to comply with the Alabama Fair Campaign Practices Act (FCPA) will now have the opportunity to pay civilpenalties online. Notices sent to Political Action Committees and Principal Campaign Committees who have failed to timely file a campaign finance report … Continued
October 29, 2019

England, Todd officially want to lead the new Alabama Democratic Party

Rep. Chris England is officially running for chairman of the Alabama Democratic Party.  APR reported last week that England had told a number of people that he would seek the party chair position, but the Tuscaloosa representative made it official with a tweet on Sunday evening.  “Transparent. Inclusive. An Alabama Democratic Party for everyone,” England … Continued
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October 28, 2019

Taylor says she is running for Congress to “defend our values, our way of life”

Jessica Taylor is running for Alabama’s Second Congressional District. The young mother and attorney has taken a hard social conservative stance against the left in her campaign thus far. Taylor appeared on Birmingham’s TALK99.5’s Matt and Aunie show on Thursday to discuss her congressional campaign. “The radical left is back, more radical than ever before … Continued
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October 28, 2019

A new leader for the Alabama Democratic Party?

There’s a new player in the mix to lead the Alabama Democratic Party.  Multiple sources confirmed to APR on Wednesday that state Rep. Chris England is planning to run for party chairman when leadership elections are held at the State Democratic Executive Committee meeting on Nov. 2. Attempts to reach England on Wednesday were unsuccessful.  … Continued
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October 24, 2019

Isner keeps Democrats informed ahead of chair election

The Alabama State Democratic Executive Committee is holding elections for Chair and Vice Chair on November 2. Former Congressional candidate minister Tabitha Isner is one of the candidates for Chair. Tuesday, Isner sent out an email briefing SDEC members and interested Democrats on what to expect that day. “The election for a new Chair & … Continued
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October 24, 2019

Jessica Taylor announces bid to run for Congress

Monday, Jessica Taylor of Prattville announced that she is running for Congress in the Second Congressional District as a Republican. Prattville businesswoman and attorney Jessica Taylor became the latest Republican candidate to announce intentions to run for Alabama’s open 2nd District congressional seat next year. Taylor is an attorney and the founder and CEO of … Continued
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October 22, 2019

Alarms raised over county registrars

In a time when election security is a topic of hot debate, state policymakers need to carefully examine the role of country registrars according to those who work inside the elections apparatus. Alarms raised by those who work in voter registration are not over fears of a broad cyberattack leading to a fraudulent election, but … Continued
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October 21, 2019