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Local Elections Across Alabama Tuesday

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, August 23, 2016, voters in 522 towns in Alabama will go to the polls to vote for their town’s Mayor and City Council. Municipal elections are traditionally the least participated in. Far more voters will go to the polls on November 8, to vote in the Presidential … Continued
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August 22, 2016
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Just What Is An Abstention?

By Graham L. Champion That is a question that the Alabama Supreme Court just may have the opportunity to answer in the very near future. Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary offers the following definitions: Abstain: to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice Abstention: the act or practice of … Continued
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December 22, 2015

Merrill Defends Voter ID Law

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, December 2, Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill (R) issued a statement in response to the lawsuit that was filed against him, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R), Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Secretary Spencer Collier, Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange (R), and the state of Alabama by Greater … Continued
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December 3, 2015
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You Can’t Run The State Like A Business—Voting Isn’t About The Bottom Line

  By Rep. Darrio Melton Fifty years ago, American Democracy fundamentally shifted right here in Selma, Alabama.  As men and women from all walks of life joined together to march in solidarity for the precious principle of “one man, one vote,” the nation watched and took note. What happened in Selma 50 years ago changed … Continued
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October 6, 2015

Byrne Supports Honoring Voting Rights Marches

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, March 4, Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-Montrose) announced in a statement that a bipartisan resolution led by US Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio) commemorating the 1965 voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. The resolution would call for the issuance of a … Continued
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March 6, 2015

Senate Passes Gold Medal Bill for Voting Rights Marchers

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, Mar 3, 2015, US Representative Terri Sewell (D-Selma), who grew up in Selma, applauded the Senate’s unanimous passage of S517. The bipartisan bill Rep. Sewell introduced in the House awards a Congressional Gold Medal to the voting rights marchers who braved violence to march from Selma to Montgomery. Their courage … Continued
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March 5, 2015

Merrill Reminds Public That Records Are Online

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Monday, February 2, Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill (R) reminded citizens that government records are accessible. The recently sworn in Secretary of State John H. Merrill has changed his office’s Public Records Policy to provide more accessibility to all citizens, even those outside of the State of … Continued
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February 4, 2015

Bring Photo ID to Vote on Tuesday

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Most of the officeholders in Alabama State government will be on the ballot Tomorrow (Tuesday, November 4). All registered voters are encouraged to vote. Remember however that the State is requiring that you present a valid photo ID to prove your identity when you go to the polls. Alabama … Continued
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November 3, 2014