The Alabama Republican Party and Secretary of State John Merrill are investigating mistakes made by officials in Etowah County during Tuesday's primary. alpolitics
Updated: May. 26, 2022, 6:50 p.m. |The Alabama Republican Party and Secretary of State John Merrill are investigating mistakes made by officials in Etowah County that resulted in some voters being assigned to vote in the wrong Alabama House districts in Tuesday’s GOP primary.
Wahl said tonight the key unknown is how many votes were affected. He said that will help determine how the party proceeds, decisions that will also be based on court precedents, state law, and party bylaws. In District 29, Mark Gidley received 4,006 votes, 50.5%, while Jamie Grant got 3,924 votes, 49.5%, a difference of 82 votes. District 29 is an open seat.Isbell, the second-place finisher in District 28, said he was still trying to learn more about what happened and how many votes were affected.Isbell said he was trying to gather enough information to determine if he has reason to challenge the outcome if Butler is certified as the winner.
“Upon learning of this voter being assigned to the wrong district, the Etowah County Board of Registrars were instructed to begin taking action to correct the problem by assigning voters to their proper districts as required by state law,” Merrill and Hassell said. “Registrars from other counties and employees of the Secretary of State’s office offered advice and guidance as to how to make the needed corrections.
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