Tag: voting
Jefferson County (AL) Votes 4-0 to Open Courthouses On Sat. For...
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
A bipartisan group of Jefferson County (AL) Commissioners on Friday voted 4-0 to open the downtown Birmingham and Bessemer County...
Record avalanche of early votes transforms the 2020 election
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and ANGELIKI KASTANIS
Associated Press
Nearly 21 million Americans have already cast ballots in the 2020 election, a record-shattering avalanche of early votes driven...
Up to Jeffco Commission whether courthouse open for absentee voting on...
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
The decision whether to open the Birmingham and Bessemer Courthouses for in-person absentee voting on Saturdays is now in the...
Oct. 19 Last Day to Register to Vote in Alabama for...
By Alabama NewsCenter Staff
As one who was beaten and bloodied pursuing the right to vote for Black Americans, the late John Lewis understood as...
Judge: No Absentee Voting This Saturday at Jefferson County Courthouse
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
There will be no in-person absentee voting on Saturday, October 17 at the Jefferson County Courthouse, a probate court judge...
How Black Churches Are Getting Out The Vote Despite The Coronavirus...
Aaron Morrison
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — For the Rev. Jimmy Gates Sr., the 2008 presidential election year was one to remember — and not...
Jefferson County Courthouse to open Oct. 17 and Oct. 24 for...
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...
After long lines, absentee voting made more efficient in Jefferson County...
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...
Need to Vote, Fill Out Census Stressed at Birmingham’s Freedom Fest
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...
Jeffco Elections: Eyrika Parker, Rep. Rod Scott in Tues. Runoff for...
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...