REMINDER: Senate primaries set for Tuesday; absentee deadline Monday

Published 6:30 am Friday, August 11, 2017

By Staff Reports

If you want to vote absentee in the Aug. 15 special primary election scheduled to replace one of Alabama’s senators, you’ll have to do it by Aug. 14.

The Aug. 15 special primary will decide which Democrat and Republican will be in the Dec. 12 special general election. The primary runoff, if needed, will be Sept. 26. The general election will decide who becomes Alabama’s next senator for the next six years. (Independent and third-party candidates have until Aug. 15 to qualify for the Dec. 12 general election.)

The senate seat in question was vacated by U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Alabama, when he was appointed U.S. attorney general. Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange is serving as senator until the Dec. 12 election.

Absentee Elections Manager Brad Curnutt offered the following list of important date pertaining to the senate race:

Aug. 14 — Last day to hand-deliver or postmark absentee ballot

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Limestone County Circuit Court Clerk’s Office

Aug. 15 — U.S. Senate special primary election

Polls open 7 a.m.-7 p.m.

Last day for military and other overseas voters in the primary to postmark an absentee ballot returned by mail to the absentee election manager

Last day for Independent candidates to obtain ballot access for the Dec. 12 general election

Last day for minor or third-party candidates to obtain ballot access as a political party for the Dec. 12 general election

Candidates

The field of candidates for the seat is already impressive. Nineteen men and women are running, including eight Democrats and 10 Republicans.

Democrats

• Will Boyd;

• Vann Caldwell;

• Jason Fisher;

• Michael Hansen;

• Doug Jones;

• Robert Kennedy Jr.;

• Brian McGee; and

• Charles Nana.

Republicans

• James Beretta;

• Joseph F. Breault;

• Randy Brinson;

• Mo Brooks;

• Mary Maxwell;

• Roy Moore;

• Bryan Peeples;

• State Sen. Trip Pittman; and

• Strange, who was appointed by former Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley to fill the vacancy after Sessions became U.S. attorney general.

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