The U.S. Department of Justice is deploying about 1,000 election monitors and observers nationwide, including teams assigned to three Alabama counties, as part of its largest election monitoring operation in history.

Voters in north Alabama will head to the polls Tuesday, Nov. 3 to elect a host of statewide and local candidates. Here’s what you need to know: What time are polls open? Polls open at 7 a.m. and will remain open until 7 p.m. If you are in line at 7 p.m., you will be allowed to vote. Do you have to show photo ID to vote? Valid ID is required to vote. You can see a list of acceptable documents ...

will force students in Mobile County Public Schools and Lee County Public Schools to stay home on Tuesday and work virtually to avoid confusion at schools that also serve as polling places. Lee County and Mobile County have designated Nov. 3 as an E-Learning or virtual distance learning day, in which students are expected to work remotely. That could affect about 50,000 students ...

Election officials say residents can still cast their ballots during a widespread power outage that is currently impacting 13,000 people in northwest Madison County. Probate Judge Frank Barger said the outage is impacting four voting locations. The voting machines have a battery backup lasting four to eight hours. “There is no pause in voting at any of those locations,” he said. However, the ...

A judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging the qualifications of a former aide to Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin to run for the statehouse. The ruling from Jefferson County District Judge Chuck Price for now clears the path for political newcomer Alicia Escott Lumpkin to claim a seat after defeating longtime State Rep. Juandalynn Givan in the Democratic primary. There is no Republican ...

If recent trends continue, Alabama could once again lead the nation in its reliance on straight-ticket voting. Voters can still make individual selections farther down the ballot. A vote for an individual candidate overrides the straight-ticket selection in that particular race.

Democrat Shomari Figures of Alabama is one of several Black members of Congress who've had their House districts redrawn by Republicans in the wake of the Supreme Court decision weakening the Voting Rights Act.

As shootings following one of Birmingham’s biggest events left a teen dead and eight people wounded, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville promised to be tough on crime across Alabama if elected governor. Tuberville and several other elected officials offered comments after shootings Oct. 31 outside of Legion Field after the Magic City Classic. Tuberville will face former U.S. Sen. Doug Jones in ...