Tag: voting

By Erica Wright The Birmingham Times  Area elected officials and clergy are encouraging Jefferson County residents to cast their ballots ahead of the November 3...

By Barnett Wright The Birmingham Times  Jefferson County has been hit with a “deluge” of in-person absentee voters that has caused complaints and lines stretching from...

By Barnett Wright The Birmingham Times The importance of voting in the November elections and filling out the 2020 census were among the widely discussed issues...

By Barnett Wright The Birmingham Times The only Jefferson County race on the ballot in next Tuesday’s, July 14 runoff election will be for Treasurer where...

By KIM CHANDLER AP NEWS MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision Thursday blocked a lower court ruling allowing curbside voting...

By Jesse J. Lewis Sr. This is an opinion column Before the Republican Convention, Donald Trump will make the announcement that he is no longer running...

By Kim Chandler Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala.— A lawsuit filed Friday challenges Alabama’s election procedures by arguing that restrictions on absentee ballots and a lack of...

Mayoral Candidates Patricia Bell Patricia Bell worked with Dr. Richard Arrington on his historic 1979 mayoral campaign, as well as Rev. Jesse Jackson's historic bid for...

By Susan Buchanan Louisiana Weekly/New America Media America’s black women vote at high rates and are politically active, but remain underrepresented in elected positions relative to...

By Monique Jones The Birmingham Times Local Black Lives Matter activist Mercutio Southall is offering rides to the polls Tuesday through a free shuttle service. The...