Tag: 2018 general election Voter Guide
Vance Leads Parker in Fundraising for Chief Justice Race
Since the campaign began last year, Vance has raised $1.09 million and spent $975,266. Parker has collected $738,477 and spent $696,830. Here are contributions of $5,000 and more.
In Some Counties, Alabama Voters Have Lost a Quarter of Their Polling Places Since 2010
In Alabama’s rural Marengo County, there are six fewer voting locations this year than in 2010, a decrease of about 24 percent.
“We have recently combined some (polling places) and done away with others,” said Barry Hunt, a board of registrars member in the Black Belt county that now has 19 physical places for people to vote. “I haven’t heard any complaints about it here, but definitely some (voters) have to go farther than they did,” Hunt said.
Across the state, Alabamians will be going to fewer polling places on Tuesday than they did in 2010, according to a comparison by BirminghamWatch of precincts for the June 2018 primary and the 2010 general election. Almost 100 polling places were shed by 25 counties. There are 2004 precincts in the state. Some county officials said it was population shifts that caused closures. Others said it was condemned buildings or requests from property owners.
Voting rights advocates, meanwhile, are calling for the restoration of the Voting Rights Act to protect people’s access to polls, particularly for minority voters. Read more.
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The BirminghamWatch Voters’ Toolbox Prepares You to Choose Your Candidates, Cast Your Vote and Deal With Problems If They Arise
BirminghamWatch has put together a list of tools to help you make it through Tuesday’s election (hopefully) without having an anxiety attack or leaving the polls with regret. Read more.
Today (Nov. 1) is the Last Day to Apply for an Absentee Ballot
Nov. 1 is the deadline to apply for an absentee ballot. You are eligible to vote by absentee ballot if you will be out of the county on election day, live outside of the county where you are registered, are required to work a shift of 10 hours or longer during the hours the polls are open, which is 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., or have an illness or disability that prevents you from going to the polling place. In cases of business or medical emergency, you may be able to apply for an absentee ballot as late as 5 p.m. Monday. Read more.
Here Are the Biggest Contributors to the Gubernatorial and Chief Justice Campaigns
More than $6.5 million has been raised in the past 18 months or so to fund campaigns for the governor’s office in Alabama. Most of it has been raised on the Republican side, with Gov. Kay Ivey netting $4.49 million in her first run for a full term. Democrat Walt Maddox, now mayor of Tuscaloosa, has collected $2.08 million in cash for his race.
Following are contributions of $5,000 and up to the campaigns of Kay Ivey and Walt Maddox, through Oct. 29. Read more.
