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Crumpton calls for Bentley to rescind proclamation and hold Special Election this November

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, February 14, US Senate candidate Ron Crumpton (D) urged Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) to rescind his proclamation and set the Special Election for Senate this November, instead of November 6, 2018. Crumpton said in a statement to supporters that Bentley’s setting of the special election 21 months … Continued
February 17, 2017

Alabama Senate Special Election will be conducted in conjuncture with 2018 Election

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, February 15, 2017, the office of Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill (R) confirmed that the special election to fill the remainder of US Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) term in the Senate will be held in conjunction with the already scheduled 2018 elections. Sessions vacated his Senate seat … Continued
February 16, 2017

Lawmaker: Bentley is breaking the law

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter The Governor is breaking the law. That is the legal opinion of State Rep. Chris England (D-Tuscaloosa) of Gov. Robert Bentley’s plan to hold a special election for Jeff Sessions’ US Senate seat during the General Election in 2018. Bentley signed a resolution announcing his intent to fill the … Continued
February 15, 2017

Bentley Cites Third Party ballot access and cost as reasons why Special Election cannot be called this year

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter A number of State officials are questioning the legality of Governor Robert Bentley’s decision to postpone the Special Election until 2018 for the US Senate seat. On Saturday Gov. Bentley responded to the criticism claiming that it would be too expensive to hold a Special Election and there would … Continued
February 13, 2017

Bentley sets special election for House District 58

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, December 5, 2016 Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) announced the timeline for a special election in House District 58. Alabama House of Representatives District 58 was vacated when Representative Oliver Robinson (D from Birmingham) announced his resignation. Robinson resigned in order to avoid a potential conflict of interest … Continued
December 6, 2016

Confusion at End of House District 79 Race

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, September 22, 2016, Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill (R) announced that Republican Primary winner Joe Lovvorn will be certified as the winner of the House District 79 (HD79) seat after the Secretary of State’s office determined that Libertarian candidate Gage Fenwick failed to get enough signatures … Continued
September 26, 2016

Lovvorn Avoided Runoff By Just 13 Votes

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, September 14, 2016, a pitiful 4008 people showed up to vote in the Alabama House District 79 Republican Primary. Those voters elected realtor Joseph “Joe” Lovvorn to the Alabama House of Representatives. Lovvorn narrowly won without a runoff between himself and businessman Sandy Toomer by just 13 … Continued
September 15, 2016

Joe Lovvorn Wins House District 79 Republican Primary

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, September 13, 2016 Republican Primary Voters in House District 79 went to the polls to select whom they want to represent them in the Alabama House of Representatives. A narrow majority of 51 percent selected Joe Lovvorn out of a field of four in the heavily Republican … Continued
September 14, 2016

Lottery Is Dead For November 8 Ballot and Foreseeable Future

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama Senate debated the lottery for four days of this Special Session. On Tuesday, August 23, it took the Alabama House of Representatives just a few minutes to effectively kill the lottery, without ever even discussing it in a committee. Freshly energized lottery opponents used the tight timeline … Continued
August 24, 2016

Senate Cloture Vote Kills Lottery Bill SB11

By Susan Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—On Thursday, the lottery bill SB11 (including video lottery terminals) sponsored by Jim McClendon (R-Springville), was carried over after a cloture vote in the Senate. “It is not usual for someone to cloture themselves,” said McClendon. After explaining his bill and answering questions for two days, the Senate responded … Continued
August 19, 2016