Category: 2020 election
Laura Casey, 2020 general election
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Today is the Last Day to Register to Vote
Monday, Oct. 19, is the deadline to register to vote in the Nov. 3 general election.
You still may register to vote online through the Secretary of State’s Office. Go here to fill out the form online.
You also can register at your county’s Board of Registrars and other locations. In Birmingham, you can register at the Board of Registrars Office in the downtown courthouse; the revenue or probate departments in the Bessemer courthouse; and at most libraries. You can find those locations listed on the registration locations link here. Read more.
Crowds Turn Out for Saturday Absentee Voting in Jefferson County
Hundreds of people lined up in Linn Park on Saturday to cast their absentee ballots in person.
The Jefferson County Commission decided to open the courthouse for in-person absentee voting this Saturday and next because people have been waiting in line for up to three hours to vote during the week.
The Alabama Poor People’s Campaign was among several groups manning tables in the park with absentee ballot applications for voters to fill out before they got in the official line to vote. Volunteers also could make a photo ID in case a voter did not have one, which is required before they cast their ballots.
“At least one step will be done before getting inside the courthouse,” said the Rev. Carolyn Foster, one of the chairs of the state Poor People’s Campaign. Read more.
Recent Contributors to Jones and Tuberville
Following are contributions of $5,000 and up to U.S. Senate candidates Doug Jones and Tommy Tuberville, as listed in reports filed Thursday with the Federal Elections Commission for the period of July 1 through Sept. 30. Read more.
Jefferson County Commission Opens Courthouses for Saturday Absentee Voting
The courthouses in Birmingham and Bessemer will be open for in-person absentee voting the next two Saturdays, Oct. 17 and Oct. 24.
The move comes in response to long lines and wait times to cast absentee ballots in person in recent weeks. Jefferson County Probate Judge James Naftel said that, as of Wednesday, the county was processing more than 25,000 absentee ballots and ballot applications. That’s compared to about 10,500 absentee ballots cast in the 2016 general election. Read more.
Jones Outpaces Tuberville 3-to-1 in Fundraising for Senate Campaign
Sen. Doug Jones, generally regarded as the most vulnerable member of the U.S. Senate in the November elections, is approaching Election Day with huge advantages over Republican challenger Tommy Tuberville in fundraising and spending.
Reports filed Thursday with the Federal Elections Commission show the freshman Democrat raised about three times as much as Tuberville, a former Auburn University football coach, and spent almost five times as much during the three-month period that ended Sept. 30. Read more.
