The Alabama House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill requiring every county to audit the results of at least one race in at least one precinct after every general election. Rep. Joe Lovvorn, R-Auburn, said the intent is to identify any potential problems, such as malfunction of the ballot-counting machines.

Alabama voters have big decisions to make in 2026, choosing replacements for state leaders who are leaving because of term limits or to run for another office. Voters will pick their next governor, U.S. senator, lieutenant governor and attorney general.

Republicans won one but lost another special election Tuesday in what will be received as mixed news for U.S. President Donald Trump.

Filing is open for political candidates who are entering the 2026 Alabama Primary elections. Several candidates have announced that they are running, but filing makes it official. Candidates have until Jan. 23 to file for office. The state party chairman has to certify the names by Feb. 26, except for county offices.

The qualifying window for Republicans and Democrats running for office in 2026 will open on Monday. Leaders are talking about how that could shape things up on the

Should more be done to secure elections in Alabama? “We want to make it easy to vote and hard to cheat in Alabama,” said John Merrill, former Alabama

Republicans and Democrats debated for hours about the security of Alabama’s elections. The House of Representatives passed a bill that would require post-election

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