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Provisional, overseas ballots won’t overturn Jones election

 By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter As the final votes are tallied by the Secretary of State’s office, GOP candidate Roy Moore has no chance to overtake Sen.-Elect Doug Jones. Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill released the updated numbers on the military/oversees and provisional ballots in the last weeks Senate election on Wednesday. Even … Continued
December 21, 2017

An undeniable, political truism

By Steve Flowers Inside the Statehouse Well, folks, we have had a more exciting and fun filled political year than we expected. Usually, most of the fun is reserved for even numbered years when presidential or gubernatorial elections are held. However, it’s been a good ride. Obviously, the Special Election for the remaining three years … Continued
December 20, 2017

Merrill orders counties to identify, document write-in votes

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, Secretary of State John Merrill ordered the counties to document and identify the write-in votes in Tuesday’s special election for U.S. Senate. Merrill announced in a statement that, “Pursuant to Act 2016-450, regarding the identification and recordation of write-in votes, the Secretary of State has determined that the … Continued
December 19, 2017

John Knight, David Burkette in runoff for State Senate seat

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter State Rep. John Knight, D-Montgomery, and Montgomery City Councilman David Burkette received the most votes in the special Democratic Primary in Montgomery County’s state Senate District 26 special election. The two will face off in a runoff to fill the District 26 seat vacated by Quinton Ross after he … Continued
December 14, 2017

Winners and Losers of Special Election

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama garnered national and global attention from the U.S. Senate special election which vaulted Doug Jones into the U.S. Senate. There are a number of winners and losers from this election. The foremost winner is of course Doug Jones himself.  Jones has had a stellar legal career.  He has … Continued
December 14, 2017

Tom Fredricks, Parker Moore in House District 4 runoff

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tom Fredricks and Parker Moore will face off in a runoff in the GOP primary for Alabama House District 4. The two emerged from a special GOP primary on Tuesday versus Tom Willis. As of Thursday morning, Fredericks had 46 percent while Parker Moore had 30 percent. The special … Continued
December 14, 2017

Democrats cheer Doug Jones’ victory

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The voters of Alabama went to the polls Tuesday and elected Doug Jones to be their next U.S. senator.  The shocking come-from-behind victory was met with nationwide jubilation by Democrats and their allies. Alabama Democratic Party Chair Nancy Worley said in a statement, “Tonight, the people of Alabama elected … Continued
December 13, 2017

Bring photo ID to the polls today; House District 4, Senate District 26 also have elections

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Today is the day that Alabama selects its new U.S. senator to replace Jeff Sessions.  Sessions vacated the seat months ago to be President Donald J. Trump’s Attorney General.  In addition to the Senate race between Doug Jones and Roy Moore, there will also be major party primary elections … Continued
December 12, 2017

Trump, Obama record dueling robocalls ahead of election

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Today’s election versus Republican former Alabama Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Roy Moore and Democrat former Clinton era U.S. Attorney Doug Jones has become hyper-partisan nationally. Pres. Donald J. Trump (R) has endorsed Moore. Pres. Trump was in Pensacola Friday urging his supporters to come out for Moore … Continued
December 12, 2017