An Alabama state representative has filed a bill that would make Election Day a holiday for major state and federal elections. HB 64, sponsored by Rep. Ontario Tillman, D-Bessemer, would apply to gubernatorial and presidential election contests,
More Alabamians voted for Donald Trump for president on Nov. 5 than for any presidential candidate in the state’s history. That’s according to a review of election results posted on the Alabama secretary of state’s website. It was the third straight general election for Trump to break the record in Alabama.
The president-elect carried 55 of the 67 counties. Most of the dozen counties where Vice President Kamala Harris beat Trump were sparsely populated counties in the Black Belt. Harris did win Jefferson County, the state’s largest, as well as Montgomery County.
Alabamians cast their vote in the 2024 election. And now that votes are certified, CBS 42 spoke with officials about what we can do differently in the next election and how to rectify those long lines.
Republican House Reps. Barry Moore, Mike Rogers, Robert Aderholt, Dale Strong and Gary Palmer all openly supported Trump's 2024 campaign since it began. Along with Alabama Attorney General Steven Marshall, none of them have been nominated for roles in the administration.
The results of the 2024 general election have been made official Tuesday at the State Elections Canvassing Board meeting. Representatives from both the Alabama Attorney General and Governor’s Office,
The Alabama State Canvassing Board certified the results of the 2024 general election at a brief ceremony Tuesday.
This is the existential problem for the Alabama Democratic Party: their voters aren’t showing up. And it’s not an issue because we’re on the brink of some political revolution in the state. Alabama is not about to tip blue.
Politicians and political observers believe that, especially in smaller cities, the local issues will matter more.
At such a young age, I did not understand who was running or what politicians did but I did know that voting was important.
Donald Trump's victory has dismayed many politically engaged Black women, and they're reassessing their enthusiasm for politics and organizing.
Weeks after his passing on Sept. 29, Ron Ely’s cause of death has been revealed. Per a death certificate obtained by TMZ, Ely, the actor best known for playing the title role in the Tarzan TV series, died from “end-stage heart disease.” He was 86. Ely was the storied man of the jungle in NBC’s …