The Jefferson County Commission on Thursday again delayed voting on the sheriff’s request for $1.2 million to pay for expanded security duties during The World Games. Commission President Jimmie Stephens said he believed the request was premature because it wasn’t evident to him that the extra costs would run the sheriff’s budget into the red. Read more.
Katie Britt easily secured the Republican nomination to Alabama’s open U.S. Senate seat Tuesday, defeating U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks with 63% of the vote to his 36.99%. She will face Democratic nominee Will Boyd in the November general election. Voting in Tuesday’s primary runoffs was light, with turnout of less than 12% statewide and just less than 11% in Jefferson County. There were few problems at the Jefferson County polls, with the exception of the polling place in the Don Hawkins Park & Recreation Center. No ballots were available when the polls opened at 7 a.m., so election officials kept the polling place open until 8:30 p.m., giving voters who were unable to vote before work the chance to return to post their ballots. On the Democratic ballot, Yolanda Rochelle Flowers took the nomination for governor over Malika Sanders Fortier, 55.15% to 44.85%. Read more. Republican primary runoff results Democratic primary runoff results Secretary of State’s statewide results
Winners are indicated in bold type Governor Yolanda Rochelle Flowers — 55.15% Malika Sanders Fortier — 44.85% Jefferson County, Board of Education, District No. 3 Stephanie Floyd — 56.94% Rochelle Malone — 43.06% State Representative, District No. 55 Fred “Coach” Plump — 50.89% Roderick “Rod” Scott — 49.11% State Representative, District No. 56 Tereshia Huffman
Winners are indicated in bold type U.S. Senator Katie Britt — 63.01% Mo Brooks — 36.99% State Representative, District No. 14 Tom Fredricks — 44.31% Timothy “Tim” Wadsworth — 55.69% Secretary of State Wes Allen — 65.38% Jim Zeigler — 34.62% State Auditor Stan Cooke — 42.54% Andrew Sorrell — 57.46% Public Service Commission, Place
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Learning that his department has a much bigger task than anticipated with The World Games, Sheriff Mark Pettway today sought $1.2 million from the Jefferson County Commission. “We've had some other departments to pull out, which increased our involvement within The World Games,” Pettway said. “We are here. We're local. We want to make sure that when everybody comes here, that everybody is safe. Read more.
The Birmingham City Council has approved an increase in taxi rates to offset rising fuel costs. The decision, which passed unanimously after a public hearing yielded no speakers, will add a $1 surcharge to every taxicab ride in the city through at least the end of the year. It’s the first time taxicab rates have been raised in a decade. Read more.
Voters go to the polls today to determine the nominees in several offices for which no candidate got a majority of the vote in the May 24 party primaries. The polls are open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. across the state. The runoff ballots are fairly light. At the top of the Republican ballot is perhaps the most-discussed race in the state this year, for nomination to the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Richard Shelby, who is retiring. At the top of the Democratic ballot is nomination to the governor’s race. Candidates who won their party’s nominations for each office will face each other in the general election in November. One important thing to know about the runoffs is that Alabama bans crossover voting. That means that if you voted in the Republican primary, for instance, you can vote only in the Republican runoff. You cannot vote in one party’s primary and the other party’s runoff. If you didn’t vote in the May 24 primary, though, you can vote in whichever runoff you choose. If you don’t know where you should go to vote, what ID you need or other information about voting, check out the Voter FAQ in BirminghamWatch’s Runoff Voter Guide. Also in the Voter Guide are candidate profiles and printable sample ballots. Read the Voter Guide.
Candidates on Jefferson County Ballots U.S. Senator Katie Britt Mo Brooks State Representative, District No. 14 Tom Fredricks Timothy “Tim” Wadsworth Secretary of State Wes Allen Jim Zeigler State Auditor Stan Cooke Andrew Sorrell Public Service Commission, Place No. 1 Jeremy H. Oden Brent Woodall Public Service Commission, Place
Candidates on Jefferson County ballots: Governor Yolanda Rochelle Flowers Malika Sanders Fortier Jefferson County, Board of Education, District No. 3 Stephanie Floyd Rochelle Malone State Representative, District No. 55 Fred “Coach” Plump Roderick “Rod” Scott State Representative, District No. 56 Tereshia Huffman Ontario J. Tillman State Representative, District No. 57 Patrick
