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The '''2009 [[Birmingham City Council]] election''' will be held on | The '''2009 [[Birmingham City Council]] election''' will be held on [[August 25]], [[2009]]. | ||
The council voted on | The council voted on March to change the election date to August from [[October 13]] after being advised by city attorney [[Lawrence Cooper]] that more than the usual three weeks would be needed between the election and any runoffs in order to meet the requirements of the federal "Help America to Vote" act. Cooper's office waited until [[May 7]] before applying to the U. S. Department of Justice for approval of the new schedule. A decision was returned on [[June 20]], just days before it would have been too late to make the change. | ||
==Candidates== | ==Candidates== | ||
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* Kennedy, Joey (March 19, 2009) "Will there be new faces on the Birmingham City Council?" ''Birmingham News'' | * Kennedy, Joey (March 19, 2009) "Will there be new faces on the Birmingham City Council?" ''Birmingham News'' | ||
* Bryant, Joseph D. (June 16, 2009) "Birmingham city election date still unsettled, week remains until early date possibility dies." ''Birmingham News'' | * Bryant, Joseph D. (June 16, 2009) "Birmingham city election date still unsettled, week remains until early date possibility dies." ''Birmingham News'' | ||
* Williams, Roy L. (June 21, 2009) "Justice Department approves Birmingham officials' request to move election to Aug. 25." ''Birmingham News'' | |||
[[Category:2009 events|City Council election]] | [[Category:2009 events|City Council election]] | ||
[[Category:Elections]] | [[Category:Elections]] | ||
[[Category:Birmingham City Council]] | [[Category:Birmingham City Council]] | ||
Revision as of 15:29, 21 June 2009
The 2009 Birmingham City Council election will be held on August 25, 2009.
The council voted on March to change the election date to August from October 13 after being advised by city attorney Lawrence Cooper that more than the usual three weeks would be needed between the election and any runoffs in order to meet the requirements of the federal "Help America to Vote" act. Cooper's office waited until May 7 before applying to the U. S. Department of Justice for approval of the new schedule. A decision was returned on June 20, just days before it would have been too late to make the change.
Candidates
The following list of candidates originated with a telephone survey of announced and likely candidates conducted by the Birmingham Times in March 2009:
- District 1
- District 2
- District 3
- Valerie Abbott (incumbent)
- Adam Snyder
- Howard Bayless
- Don Lupo
- District 4
- Maxine Parker (incumbent)
- District 5
- District 6
- Carole Smitherman (incumbent)
- Keith Aaron
- John Harris
- District 7
- District 8
- Steven Hoyt (incumbent)
- Demetrius Carr
- Gerri Robinson
- Bernard Kincaid
- District 9
References
- Natta, André (November 18, 2008) "Let the 2009 city council races begin." The Terminal
- Lewis, Jessie (March 11, 2009) "One Man's Opinion"
- Kennedy, Joey (March 19, 2009) "Will there be new faces on the Birmingham City Council?" Birmingham News
- Bryant, Joseph D. (June 16, 2009) "Birmingham city election date still unsettled, week remains until early date possibility dies." Birmingham News
- Williams, Roy L. (June 21, 2009) "Justice Department approves Birmingham officials' request to move election to Aug. 25." Birmingham News