Alabama House committee approves bill to ensure ballot access for Joe Biden, Kamala Harris • Alabama Reflector | #elections | #alabama
The Alabama House Constitution, Campaigns and Elections committee Wednesday approved a time extension to place President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on the state ballot in November. HB 448, sponsored by House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels, D-Huntsville, would extend the deadline to certify candidates for the November general election from Aug. 15 to […]
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Meet the candidates running in Alabama House District 27 • Alabama Reflector | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Voters in Marshall County will choose a Republican nominee for the Alabama House in a special election Tuesday. Six Republicans will compete for the party nomination in House District 27. The seat is solidly Republican: Former Rep. and current Sen. Wes Kitchens, R-Arab, got 84% of the vote in the 2018 election and 89% of […]
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Jeana Ross, Alan Miller advance to GOP runoff in House District 27 special election • Alabama Reflector | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Former Alabama Secretary of Early Childhood Education Jeana Ross and Arab City Councilman Alan Miller are headed to a runoff for the Republican nomination for Alabama House District 27 in Marshall County. Ross, who lives in Guntersville, had 1,404 votes (39.23%) in unofficial returns Tuesday evening. Arab City Councilman Miller had 737 votes (20.59%) as […]
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What Marilyn Lands’ win says, and what it doesn’t • Alabama Reflector | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
One thing is clear from Marilyn Lands’ House District 10 victory: Abortion still motivates Democrats. Lands turned a seven-point loss in 2022 into a 25-point romp on Tuesday. And for the first time since 2002 – when then-Democratic Gov. Don Siegelman almost pulled off a shocking re-election upset – Alabama Democrats came out of an […]
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A voter’s guide to the House District 27 special election • Alabama Reflector | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Voters in Marshall County will go to the polls Tuesday to effectively select a new state representative. Six Republicans will compete for the party nomination in House District 27. With no Democratic opponent, the Republican candidate who wins — either with 50% in the primary or in the run-off — will become the presumptive representative. […]
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How to stop a gambling bill • Alabama Reflector | #elections | #alabama
Think of all the issues the Alabama Legislature had us vote on over the last 10 years. In 2014, it was a measure to ban foreign laws in the state. Not because the Canadian military was massing at the Tennessee border. It was a wink-wink-nod-nod version of a failed proposal to ban Shariah law in […]
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A voter’s guide to the House District 10 special election • Alabama Reflector | #elections | #alabama
Voters in southern Madison County go to the polls Tuesday to choose a representative for Alabama House District 10. Madison City Councilman Teddy Powell, the Republican nominee, will face Democratic nominee Marilyn Lands, who ran in 2022, in a rare competitive battle for a seat in the Alabama Legislature. Elijah Boyd, who appeared as a […]
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Huntsville-area voters to choose state representative in rare competitive race • Alabama Reflector | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Next Tuesday will feature something rare in Alabama: a competitive legislative election. The contest will take place in House District 10, covering south Huntsville, southern Madison County and parts of Madison. Madison City Councilman Teddy Powell, the Republican nominee, will face Democratic nominee Marilyn Lands, who ran in 2022. The seat opened after former Rep. […]
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Marilyn Lands, Democrat who ran on reproductive rights, flips Alabama House seat • Alabama Reflector | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Democratic candidate Marilyn Lands, who campaigned on reproductive rights and chipping away at Alabama’s near-total abortion ban, won a special election Tuesday for a Huntsville-area state House seat. Decision Desk HQ, a website that reports election results, called the race for Lands shortly after 8:30 p.m. As of 9:22 p.m. Tuesday, Lands had 3,715 votes […]
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Where is Alabama House District 10? | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) – With the Alabama House of Representatives District 10 special election between Republican Teddy Powell and Democrat Marilyn Lands coming up on Tuesday, you may be wondering if you are eligible to vote in the race. If you are, indeed, asking yourself that question, don’t worry because WAFF has got you covered. […]
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