City of Birmingham preparing for municipal election on Aug. 24
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Updated: 8:12 PM CDT Jul 14, 2021
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Updated: 8:12 PM CDT Jul 14, 2021
WVTM 13 Digital
Residents of Birmingham are preparing to vote in the city's next municipal election on Aug. 24. Voters will be casting ballots for the mayor, city council and the Birmingham Board of Education.Incumbent Mayor Randall Woodfin will be facing seven other candidates in his quest for reelection. Former Mayor William Bell, Chris Woods, Ervin Hill II, Lashunda Scales, Napoleon Gonzalez, Cerissa Brown and Darryl Williams have all qualified for the 2021 ballot.WVTM 13 will be hosting a debate with all of the mayoral candidates at 8 p.m. on Aug. 13 at Lawson State Community College.The last day to register to vote in this election is Aug. 9.VOTER INFORMATIONPrior to making an application for an absentee ballot, please review the new provisions (below) passed by the Alabama State Legislature (Act No. 2021-364) as it relates to absentee voting. The Secretary of State’s emergency administrative rule related to COVID-19 is no longer in effect. Voters cannot use fear of exposure to COVID as an excuse to vote absentee.Alabama Act No. 2021-364 (New absentee voting provisions)Absentee Voting InformationMunicipal Absentee ApplicationPermanent Disability Municipal Absentee ApplicationFind my Polling Location