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Inside the State House: The Capitol Press Corps

By Steve Flowers Inside the State House I have written about the legendary capitol reporters who use to cover Goat Hill. There was Bob Ingram of the Montgomery Advertiser, Al Fox of the Birmingham News, Hugh Sparrow of the Birmingham News, Rex Thomas of the Associated Press, Don Martin of UPI and Clarke Stallworth of … Continued
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February 14, 2018

Polling Shows Who’s Up

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Cygnal, a Montgomery-based political strategy, research, media, and public relations firm, has released polling showing that just about anything could happen on Tuesday as even the highest propensity Republican primary voters are still highly undecided in the statewide runoff elections for Secretary of State, Public Service Commission Place 2, … Continued
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July 14, 2014

Chambliss Cries Fraud in District 30 Primary

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Secretary of State Jim Bennett said that there were no documented cases of fraud during Tuesday’s primary election. However, Clyde Chambliss, who is running for Senate District 30, cried fraud in the middle of the hotly contested Republican primary on Tuesday. Tuesday, on his Facebook page, Chambliss’ campaign posted … Continued
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June 10, 2014
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Photo Voter ID Coming June 3

By Jim Bennett Alabama Secretary of State When voters go to the polls during the June 3 party primaries, there will be a different look to the process. Poll workers will be looking for photo IDs required under a new set of rules approved by the Alabama Legislature. Alabama will be joining 15 other states—including … Continued
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May 23, 2014

Secretary of State Candidates in Gardendale

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Recently, Alabama Secretary of State Candidates joined Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) at the Jefferson County Republican Party Straw Poll in Gardendale. Former Montgomery County Probate Judge Reese McKinney said that he is that he is the only candidate in the race who has run over fifty elections.  McKinney … Continued
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May 23, 2014

Secretary of State Bennett Encourages Voters to Check for Changes

Staff Report Secretary of State Jim Bennett said Monday that voters need to check for any changes made to their legislative districts as the changes from the 2012 redistricting process go into effect for the 2014 statewide elections cycle. “The legislative district that you voted in last time may not be the same district that … Continued
May 20, 2014

Secretary of State Announces Change in Qualifying Date

Staff Report Secretary of State Jim Bennett announced today that the close of qualifying for major party candidates in the 2014 election cycle will be February 7th, 2014 at 5:00 PM. This is much earlier than usual as the Secretary of State’s office is working to comply with federal laws concerning military and overseas voters.  … Continued
January 2, 2014