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Voters’ Toolbox
The March 3 primaries in Alabama are only the beginning of a long political year, with offices sought ranging from the highest in the nation to county posts across the state. To better equip your 2020 voting for the long haul, we have put together a toolbox of information for voters. To check your registration status and the districts in which you vote, find your polling place and more, read BirminghamWatch’s Voter Toolbox.
Contributors to U.S. Senate Candidates
Candidates in this year’s race for the U.S. Senate on Feb. 20 updated the lists of their contributors leading up to the March 3 primary elections in Alabama. Following are contributions of $5,000 and up for each candidate. The information comes from the Federal Election Commission database. Read more.
Jeff Sessions Leads the Republican Pack in Contributions This Year Toward Senate Nomination Race
Jeff Sessions has collected almost a half million dollars in contributions in 2020 as he campaigns to reclaim the U.S. Senate seat he held for two decades before resigning to become U.S. attorney general. Reports filed Thursday with the Federal Elections Commission showed Sessions with net contributions of $446,866 from Jan. 1 to Feb. 12, far outdistancing six opponents in the March 3 Republican primary for the Senate. Democrat Doug Jones, the incumbent who is unopposed for the Democratic nomination, led all candidates with contributions of $2.43 million during the first 43 days of this year. Read more.
Contributors to U.S. Senate Candidates.
Some Prisoners Invited to Vote by Absentee Ballot for the First Time This Year
Valentine’s Day took on new meaning Friday as members of five organizations continued their tour to get persons in jail and prison registered to vote by absentee ballot in the upcoming primary and beyond. “What we did (Friday) – and have been doing – is registering eligible voters inside of our jails and our prisons,” said Rodreshia Russaw, co-executive director of The Ordinary People Society. “We have made history in 2020 where it’s actually on the absentee ballot (application) that they can register inside of prison." Read more.
Space Set Aside for Absentee Voting at Downtown Birmingham Courthouse
Jefferson County has prepared a new space at the courthouse for persons to cast absentee ballots for the March 3 presidential primaries. Read more.
See Who Contributed to U.S. Senate Candidates
Candidates running for the U.S. Senate seat from Alabama collectively started the year with more than $11 million to fund their campaigns. See who recently has contributed to the candidates. Read more.
Leading U.S. Senate Candidates Began the Year With Millions to Fuel Campaigns
Former Sen. Jeff Sessions, U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne and retired football coach Tommy Tuberville entered 2020 with millions of dollars in the bank as they campaign for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate. The winner of the GOP primary on March 3, or of a possible runoff three weeks later, will face freshman Democratic Sen. Doug Jones in Alabama’s Nov. 3 general election. Jones is unopposed for his party’s nomination and also started the year with millions. Sessions started 2020 with $2.54 million in his campaign chest, Byrne with $2.19 million, Tuberville with $1.52 million, Arnold Mooney with $321,629.83, Roy Moore with $44,116 and Jones with $5.48 million. Read more.
Roy Moore Sues Over Ads in 2017 Campaign
Roy Moore filed suit last week alleging Democratic fundraisers collaborated on a disinformation campaign against him and intimidation tactics aimed at voters. Read more.