election

Voters Head Back to the Polls for Runoff Elections

Voters in several counties will head back to the polls Tuesday for runoff elections. Alabamians will decide primary election contests in which no candidate received more than half the vote. One race many people will be watching is the seat on the Montgomery County School Board. The candidates vying for the seat in the democratic primary runoff for District 7…

State Urges Judge to Let Voter ID Law Stand

Alabama’s secretary of state is urging a federal judge to let Alabama’s voter ID law stand. Secretary of State John Merrill, in a court filing last week, argued that Alabama has one of the most inclusive photo ID laws in the nation. The state since 2014 has required voters to present photo identification at the polls. Merrill’s attorneys argued that…