Well, did you? Well, you’ve got until 7 p.m. to do so here in Birmingham, AL as we hold elections to see who will be representing us as city councilors and members of the city’s school board. City Hall’s planning on sharing election totals live on its front page, with the mayor even suggesting that voter turnout would be between 15-25% of registered voters this time.
Folks had until yesterday to qualify for the August 25 municipal elections for Birmingham’s City Council and Board of Education. Runoffs if necessary would take place on October 6. That meant that I’ve spent most of today trying to find out how many of them have a web presence. The results follow below.
We start with the list of candidates running for City Council’s nine (9) representative seats. It starts after the jump.
BTW, no surprise, it’s a long one with 46 people qualifying by the deadline.
Posted in Election '09
Tagged AL, Alabama, B'ham, Birmingham, candidates, City Council, election, Election 2009, final list, information, links, Online, website
We learned yesterday that this year’s municipal elections in Birmingham will take place on August 25. The Birmingham Election Commission set the elections for City Council and the school board after it received approval from the U.S. Department of Justice last week. The decision means that we’ll be voting on the same day as much of the rest of the state this year.
We’re aware of several people who’ve already declared themselves as candidates in this year’s City Council races; we’ve even heard a few rumbles about the folks thinking about running for the school board seats.
Who do you know who’s announced their intentions to run?
Posted in Election '09
Tagged AL, Alabama, announced, Birmingham, City Council, date, election, Election '09, Election 2009, information, school board, set, vote
A media advisory just sent out this afternoon is sure to influence when additional candidates for Birmingham’s City Council elections announce. We’ve uploaded a PDF of the advisory as we received it earlier this afternoon from Mayor Langford’s director of communication, April Odom. The simple version is this year’s city council elections will most likely be held on August 25 instead of October 13. The change is to make sure that the elections are held in accordance with the Help America Vote Act of 2002. If a runoff is necessary in any council district, it would be held on October 6.
So far, Anthony Barnes and Howard Bayless have formally announced their candidacy.
Posted in Election '09
Tagged AL, Alabama, August 2009, August 25, Birmingham, City Council, elections, media advisory, moved, moving, October 2009
Those residents that live in Birmingham City Council District 5 learned two things yesterday (well, maybe – depending on who they were listening to) – William Bell was no longer their representative and someone was going to be picked for them by December. According to the Birmingham News, the list of folks that want the job (even if only for one year before having to run for re-election with the rest of the council) is already quite long – and it’s bound to get even longer before it’s all said and done. It already includes the former councilor and several others that have previously tried for the position.
Want to throw your hat in the ring too? As long as you’re over 18, registered to vote and currently live in District 5, you’ve got a chance – but applications are due in on Wednesday.
Posted in City Council, Election '09
Tagged announcement, applications, appointment, City Council, district 5, seat vacant, William Bell
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