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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
February 14, 2018

Failure to File Statement of Economic Interest Results in Ethics Complaint

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—An ethics complaint against the Democrat candidate for Senate District 13, has been filed with the State’s ethic commission and forwarded to the Secretary of State. If the allegations against Senate hopeful Darrell Turner are true, he is most likely not a legitimate candidate to represent the district. Turner … Continued
October 27, 2014

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
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
June 10, 2014

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
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
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

SOS Announces New Voter Registration Efforts That May Help Democrats in 2016

By Lee Hedgepeth Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama State Conference of the NAACP, Project Vote, and several other voting rights advocacy groups have announced an agreement with Secretary of State Jim Bennett that will involve Medicaid, Social Security, and other public programs actively providing those who sign up or change their address with voter registration … Continued
January 8, 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