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Category: Election Law
Votelaw - January 17, 2012
News One reports: This morning at National Action Network?s (NAN) annual King Day Breakfast in Washington, D.C., NAN Founder and President Rev. Al Sharpton made key announcements in the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther, King, Jr. First, Rev. Sharpton announced...
Votelaw - January 17, 2012
The Birmingham News reports: Jefferson County risks violating federal and state laws if an additional $40 million is cut from its fiscal 2012 budget, county officials said. County departments perform federal, state or locally required functions, such as elections and...
Votelaw - January 15, 2012
The Green Party, the Constitution Party, and the Libertarian Party, along with several voters and a Green Party presidential candidate, have filed suit against the Alabama law requiring unqualified parties to qualify by submitting petitions containing at least 3% of...
Votelaw - January 09, 2012
The Birmingham News reports: About the same time Jefferson County Circuit Judge Helen Shores Lee was dismissing a Birmingham man's lawsuit challenging President Obama's right to be on Alabama ballots, Lee was assigned a new suit seeking an injunction against...
Votelaw - January 07, 2012
The Opelika Auburn News reports: The United States Department of Justice has approved the redistricting plan for the Opelika City Council, according to a Justice Department official. The council approved the redistricting of its wards in October 2011. However, as...
Votelaw - January 06, 2012
The Birmingham News reports: A Birmingham man challenging President Barack Obama's right to be on the Alabama ballot has hired a California lawyer who has filed several similar suits across the country, and is asking for a delay in a...
Votelaw - December 31, 2011
The Talladega Daily Home reports: Munford residents met with Danny Hubbard, chairman of the Talladega County Republican Committee, Thursday night at the Munford Senior Center to voice their concerns over the list of Republican nominees for the upcoming election. Many...
Votelaw - December 31, 2011
The Huntsville Times reports: The U.S. Justice Department has pre-cleared the Madison County Commission's redistricting plan. The commission in September adopted new district lines to make each commission district as equal as possible in population. The changes are required after...
Votelaw - December 29, 2011
The Huntsville Times reports: The U.S. Justice Department is holding up approval of Huntsville's revised City Council and school board election lines. T. Christian Herren Jr., chief of the Justice Department's voting section, notified the city on Dec. 19 that...
Votelaw - December 24, 2011
The Huntsville Times reports: Former Democratic State Sen. Tom Butler is appealing the Madison County Republican Party's decision to bar him from seeking a county commission seat on the GOP ticket. Monday night, a divided Madison County Republican Party executive...
Votelaw - December 23, 2011
The Birmingham News reports: Two candidates in a special state legislative election returned a total of $1,500 to U.S. Rep. Spencer Bachus' re-election account because the donations exceeded new state limits. Bachus, R-Vestavia Hills, reported the Nov. 23 refunds to...
Votelaw - December 22, 2011
The Huntsville Times opines: In deciding to deny Democrat-turned-Republican Tom Butler a place on the party's primary ballot next March, local Republicans seem to have forgotten how their party developed any significant presence in Alabama politics roughly 40 years ago....
Votelaw - December 20, 2011
The Gadsden Times reports: The Gadsden City Council now has a third redistricting plan to consider -- this one developed by Councilman Deverick Williams with input from other council members. ... Williams said the latest plan follows existing district lines...
Votelaw - December 20, 2011
The Huntsville Times reports: Former Democratic state Sen. Tom Butler's attempt to resurrect his political career as a Republican has come to an abrupt end. Monday night, a divided Madison County Republican Party executive committee approved a motion that bars...
Votelaw - December 18, 2011
The Montgomery Advertiser reports: National and local civil rights groups are asking federal officials to aggressively challenge new election laws in Alabama, Mississippi and other states, saying the laws threaten to reverse decades-old efforts to expand voting rights to all...
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