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the prosecution of any criminal case in EXECUTIVE any of the courts of the state. District 8 Jessica Fortune Barker (D), Wayne Reynolds(R) Governor — Secretary of State — The board consists of nine members (R), Walt Maddox (D) John Merrill (R), Heather Milam (D) who authorize education policy for The head of the executive branch The chief election official Alabama and who appoint the State faithfully executes state laws, commands certifies vote totals, candidate Superintendent. The Governor acts as our Army and Air National Guards, qualifications, and ballots. They also its president. Elected members serve and signs/vetos bills from the state maintain the state government’s official four-year terms. Four odd districts legislature. They also declare state of documents and public records. members are elected in presidential emergencies, call special sessions for the election years, while even districts state, and pardon criminal convictions. State Treasurer — John McMillan (R)* members are elected during midterms. They handle all deposits, payments, Lieutenant Governor — investments, and other financial dealings Commissioner of Agriculture and (R), Will Boyd (D) on behalf of the state of Alabama. Industries — (R)* The second-ranking officer in the They manage the Department of executive branch and the first in line to State Auditor — Agriculture and Industries which succeed the Governor. The lieutenant Miranda Joseph (D), (R) oversees farms, animal and plant governor acts as president of the Senate They’re constitutionally required to industry, pesticides, and other and is the tie-breaking vote. report annually on all receipts and agricultural products. disbursements of every character, all Attorney General — claims audited and paid out, and all Public Service Commission — Steve Marshall (R), taxes and revenues collected into the Place 1 Cara McClure (D), Joseph Siegelman (D) treasury. Jeremy H. Oden (R) — Place 2 They defend Alabama in suits against Chip Beeker, Jr. (R), Kari Powell (D) the state. They also provide legal advice State Board of Education — Tasked with overseeing the regulation to state and county officers and advisory District 2 Adam Jortner (D), Tracie of public transport and utilities, they opinions on the constitutionality of bills West (R) — District 4 Yvette M. provide consumers with safe, adequate as well as request execution dates for Richardson (D), Don Wallace (R) — and reliable services at rates that are prisoners on death row. They may direct District 6 Cynthia McCarty (R)* — equitable and economical.

* - winner, uncontested County Sheriff — the House is the only chamber that can An elected position for the county’s originate revenue bills. They are also chief law enforcement officer. Some able to override a gubernatorial veto counties have specific laws which govern with a simple majority. the sheriff’s office differently. The Alabama Supreme Court holds Alabama District 1: (R), county sheriffs as state officers thus Bobby James Dolan III (I) making them immune to most legal District 2: Lora Kay Morrow (D), actions. (R) District 3: Chad Young (D), JEFFERSON COUNTY (R) DISTRICT ATTORNEY JUDICIAL District 4: Juanita Allen Healy (D), ELECTION — Parker Moore (R), Polan Willis Jr. (I) Alabama Supreme Court— District 5: Brian Williams (D), Mike Anderton (R), Chief Justice (R), Danny Crawford (R) Danny Carr (D) Bob Vance, Jr. (D) — Place 1 District 6: (R)* (R) — Place 2 District 7: Kenneth Brackins (D), The district attorney is the (R)* — Place 3 (R) chief prosecutor for a local (R)* — Place 4 District 8: Billy Jackson (D), government area in Alabama. (R), Donna Wesson Smalley (D) (R) DAs are responsible for Officials are authorized to review District 9: Terrie Jones Savage (D), presenting cases against decisions of any state court, conclude Scott Stadthagen (R) individuals and groups legal matters other can’t help due to District 10: J.B. King (D), they suspect of breaking lack of jurisdiction, and set official (R), Elijah Boyd (L) practices and procedures for all state District 11: (R)* the law, initiating and courts. Their rulings are usually final. District 12: (R)* directing further criminal The chief justice acts as administrative District 13: Connie Cooner Rowe (R)* investigations, guiding and head of Alabama’s judicial system but District 14: (R)* recommending the sentencing does not have additional authority or District 15: Suzanna Coleman (D), of offenders, and are the power during legal proceedings. (R) only attorneys allowed to District 16: Kyle South (R)* participate in grand jury Criminal Appeals — District 17: Tracy Estes (R)* proceedings. They have the Place 1 Richard Minor (R)* — District 18: Eddie Britton (D), sole power to decide whether Place 2 Chris McCool (R) — Jamie Kiel (R) to file criminal charges as Place 3 Bill Cole (R)* District 19: (D)* well as the severity of those They hear matters settled at circuit District 20: Linda Meigs (D), charges, including if someone court level, including exclusive (R) receives a death sentence. jurisdiction over all misdemeanors, District 21: C. Terry Jones (D), felonies, and habeas corpus. Rex Reynolds (R) District 22: Ritchie Whorton (R)* Our DAs, elected to six-year Civil Appeals — District 23: James Hanes, Jr. (R)* terms, will be determined in Place 1 Richard Minor (R)* — District 24: Nathaniel Ledbetter (R)* 2022. However, a call for a Place 2 Chris McCool (R)* — District 25: Mac McCutcheon (R)* special election will put two Place 3 Bill Cole, (R)* District 26: (R)* candidates on the ballot in They hear matters such as divorce, District 27: Bill Jones (D), Jefferson County this fall. custody, worker’s compensation, and Wes Kitchens (R) appeals from administrative agencies. District 28: Kyle Pierce (D), Gil Isbell (R) District 29: Jared Millican (D), LEGISLATIVE Becky Nordgren (R) District 30: Jared Vaughn (D), Alabama House of Representatives B. Craig Lipscomb (R) While both legislative bodies pass bills District 31: (R)* on public policy matters, set levels for District 32: Barbara Boyd (D), state spending, raise or lower taxes, James Lloyd (R) District 33: Scott Brewer (D), District 69: Kelvin Lawrence (D)* District 104: Ron Johnson (R) District 70: Arlene Cunningham Easley (D), District 34: (R)* Christopher J. England (D)* (R) District 35: (R)* District 71: Artis J. McCampbell (D)* District 105: Chip Brown (R)* District 36: Nicki Arnold-Swindle (D), District 72: (R) Ralph Anthony Howard (D)* — District 37: District 73: Jack Jacobs (D), While both legislative bodies pass bills Charlotte Clark-Frieson (D), (R) on public policy matters, set levels for (R) District 74: Rayford Mack (D), state spending, raise or lower taxes, District 38: Brian McGee (D), Dimitri Polizos (R) the Senate has the sole power of Todd Rauch (R) District 75: (R)* confirmation of certain appointees. They District 39: Ginny Shaver (R)* District 76: Thad McClammy (D)* are also the deliberative body and able District 40: Pamela Howard (D), District 77: TaShina Morris (D)* to have lengthier debates. K.L. Brown (R) District 78: Kirk Hatcher (D), District 41: Emily Marcum (D), Tijuanna Adetunji (I) District 1: Caroline Self (D), (R) District 79: Mary Wynne Kling (D), (R) District 42: James Martin (R)* Joe Lovvorn (R) District 2: Amy Wasyluka (D), District 43: Carin Mayo (D), District 80: Judy LaRue (D), Tom Butler (R) Arnold Mooney (R) (R) District 3: (R)* District 44: (R)* District 81: Jeremy Jeffcoat (D), District 4: (R)* District 45: Jenn Gray (D), Ed Oliver (R) District 5: (R)* (R) District 82: (D)* District 6: (D), District 46: Felicia Stewart (D), District 83: Jeremy Gray (D), (R) David Faulkner (R) Michael Holden (R) District 7: Deborah Barros (D), District 47: Jim Toomey (D), District 84: (D)* (R) David Wheeler (R) District 85: (D), District 8: (R)* District 48: Alli Summerford (D), J. Ron Wilson (R) District 9: (R)* (R) District 86: Kristy Kirkland (D), District 10: Andrew Jones (R), District 49: April Weaver (R)* (R) (I) District 50: Jim Hill (R)* District 87: (R)* District 11: Carl Carter (D), District 51: Veronica Johnson (D), District 88: Cory Creel (D), Jim McClendon (R) (R) (R) District 12: Jim Williams (D), District 52: John Rogers (D)* District 89: Joel Lee Williams (D), (R) District 53: Anthony Daniels (D)* Wes Allen (R) District 13: Darrell Turner (D), District 54: (D), District 90: Joanne Whetstone (D), (R) Joseph Casper Baker III (I) (R) District 14: Jerry McDonald (D), District 55: (D)* District 91: Rhett Marques (R)* Cam Ward (R) District 56: (D)* District 92: Mike Jones, Jr. (R)* District 15: Laura Casey (D), District 57: (D)* District 93: (R)* Dan Roberts (R) District 58: Rolanda Hollis (D)* District 94: District 16: Lindsey Deckard (D), District 59: (D)* Danielle Mashburn-Myrick (D), J.T. Waggoner (R) District 60: Juandalynn Givan (D)* (R) District 17: (R)* District 61: Tommy Hyche (D), District 95: Steve McMillan (R)* District 18: (D)* Rodney Sullivan (R) District 96: Maurice Horsey (D), District 19: (D)* District 62: Will Benton (D), Matt Simpson (R), Matt Shelby (L) District 20: Linda Coleman-Madison (R) District 97: Adline C. Clarke (D), (D)* District 63: (R)* Stephen McNair (R) District 21: Rick Burnham (D), District 64: Amber Selman-Lynn (D), District 98: Napoleon Bracy Jr. (D)* Gerald Allen (R) (R) District 99: Sam Jones (D), District 22: (R)* District 65: (D), Charles Talbert (R) District 23: Malika Sanders-Fortier (D), Brett Easterbrook (R) District 100: (R)* Mark Story (I), J. Cooper Holmes (I) District 66: Susan Smith (D), District 101: Chris Pringle (R)* District 24: (D)* (R) District 102: Shane Stringer (R)* District 25: David Sadler (D), District 67: (D)* District 103: (D)* (R) District 68: Thomas Jackson (D)* District 26: David Burkette (D), District 1: Bradley Byrne (R), November 5, 2018 D.J. Johnson (R) Robert Kennedy, Jr. (D) Last day for voter to hand-deliver District 27: District 2: Martha Roby (R), or postmark an absentee ballot Nancy Carlton Bendinger (D), Tabitha Isner (D) Tom Whatley (R) District 3: Mallory Hagan (D), November 6, 2018 District 28: (D)* Mike Rogers (R) Statewide General Election District 29: Donnie Chesteen (R)* District 4: Robert Aderholt (R), District 30: Jr. (R)* Lee Auman (D) District 31: (R)* District 5: Mo Brooks (R), District 32: Jason Fisher (D), Peter Joffrion (D) HOTLINE Chris Elliot (R) District 6: Danner Kline (D), District 33: Vivian Figures (D)* Gary Palmer (R) CALL 334-420-1748. District 34: Jack Williams (R)* District 7: Terri Sewell (D)* If you have a complaint about District 35: Tom Holmes (D), voting on Election Day, call our (R) IMPORTANT DATES hotline to leave a message or AND DEADLINES submit a comment online. This is House of Representatives — not intended to offer assistance Congressional representatives are October 22, 2018 or legal advice. responsible for crafting, debating, and Voter registration deadline for passing federal law in coordination with general election the U.S. Senate. The House represents the popular will, so voters elect their state representatives directly. They November 1, 2018 possess the authority to initiate revenue Last day to apply for an absentee bills and impeachments. ballot for the general election

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BALLOT INITIATIVES Amendment #2: superintendent from the Anti-Abortion Amendment board, establish districts for Amendment #1: membership, and eliminate the 70 Ten Commandments + This proposed amendment year age cap for board members. Amendment would declare that the state of Alabama must recognize + The ACLU takes no position + This proposed amendment and support the “rights on this Amendment. would authorize the display of unborn children.” of the Ten Commandments Amendment #4: on government property + The ACLU opposes this Legislature Vacancy including public schools. Amendment because it attempts Amendment to criminalize abortions with + The ACLU opposes this no exceptions. Health care + This proposed amendment because a constitutional display shouldn’t be a decision left up would allow a vacated seat in of the Ten Commandments to lawmakers in Montgomery. the Alabama House or Senate is already permissible so this to stay empty until the next Amendment does nothing to Amendment #3: general election if the vacancy further religious liberty. The occurs on or after October 1 Amendment is likely to result Trustees Amendment in the third year of a term. in potentially costly litigation against government entities. + This proposed amendment + The ACLU takes no position would remove the state on this Amendment.