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Alabama Democratic Party lawsuit was back in court on Thursday
The dispute goes on forever and the lawsuit never ends. A Montgomery County Circuit Court judge on Thursday delayed a decision on whether he has the standing to settle an internal dispute within the Alabama Democratic Party but indicated that he’s leaning towards ruling that he does. Judge Greg Griffin said he would rule soon … Continued
Alabama Supreme Court sends ADP fight back to Montgomery
The fight for control of the Alabama Democratic Party is going back to Montgomery County Circuit Court. The Alabama Supreme Court on New Year’s Eve dismissed an appeal related to the jurisdiction of the case in which Nancy Worley, the former head of the Alabama Democratic Party, filed a lawsuit in an attempt to stop … Continued
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The first legal filing in the ongoing fight among Alabama Democrats is officially on the books. Alabama Democratic Party chairwoman Nancy Worley and vice chairman Randy Kelly filed a complaint on Wednesday with the Montgomery County Circuit Court asking for a temporary restraining order to block a scheduled meeting this Saturday, and also asking for … Continued
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
Young Democrats urge all members to attend Saturday’s SDEC meeting
Young State Democratic Executive Committee members, who were there last week at the member-called meeting, are urging SDEC members to also attend a meeting Saturday called by Chairwoman Nancy Worley. On Oct. 5, the SDEC met without the Alabama Democratic Party leadership and passed new bylaws, demanded by the Democratic National Committee. Worley was not … Continued
DNC tells Worley ADP to follow the new rules
Don’t even try it, Nancy. That was essentially the message from Democratic National Committee chairman Tom Perez in a letter sent Wednesday to Alabama Democratic Party chairwoman Nancy Worley. Perez laid out that a meeting called last week by a majority of Alabama’s State Democratic Executive Committee was valid and proper, and the means by … Continued
Jones says SDEC meeting was “a major step in the right direction”
U.S. Sen. Doug Jones said “this is a major step in the right direction for the Alabama Democratic Party” following a meeting of State Democratic Executive Committee (SDEC) members Saturday in Montgomery. “This is a major step in the right direction for the Alabama Democratic Party,” Sen. Jones said. “This show of support from Democrats … Continued
Perez: DNC’s goal is to assist ADP in achieving compliance with charter, bylaws
Monday, Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez said that the goal of recent efforts by the DNC “are achieving compliance with our Charter and Bylaws.” “One of my major goals as Chair of the DNC has been to invest in, partner with, and strengthen our state parties — a true 50 state strategy,” Perez wrote. … Continued
DNC orders big changes within the Alabama Democratic Party
Big changes are coming for the Alabama Democratic Party. On Friday, after months of haggling, the Rules Committee of the Democratic National Committee voted to approve a plan that should significantly alter the way minority candidates are selected, limiting the power of the ADP’s minority caucus chairman Joe Reed. The plan details were laid out … Continued