2009 Birmingham municipal election

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The 2009 Birmingham City Council election will be held on either August 25 or October 13, 2009.

The council voted on May 7 to change the election date to August on the advice from 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 two months before applying to the U. S. Department of Justice for approval of the new schedule. If no decision is returned before June 26, then the October date will have to be kept.

Candidates

The following list of candidates originated with a telephone survey of announced and likely candidates conducted by the Birmingham Times in March 2009:


Birmingham City Council
District 1 Clinton Woods District 4 J. T. Moore District 7 Wardine Alexander
District 2 Hunter Williams District 5 Darrell O'Quinn District 8 Carol Clarke
District 3 Valerie Abbott District 6 Crystal Smitherman District 9 LaTonya Tate

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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
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