Know your ballot: elected officials, statewide amendments to be decided Nov. 6

MADISON COUNTY — Midterm elections are quickly approaching, and voters across the state will have a chance to make their votes count at the polls Tuesday, Nov. 6. Several candidates for state and local positions will be on the ballot, as well as a few proposed amendments.

Polls will be open from 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. To find your polling location or view the status of your absentee ballot (if applicable), visit myinfo.alabamavotes.gov/VoterView. Be sure to bring a valid photo ID if voting in person.

The following candidates and amendments will appear on Tuesday’s ballot:

Governor

Walt Maddox (D) and Kay Ivey (R)

Lieutenant Governor

Will Boyd (D) and Will Ainsworth (R)

United States Representative, 5th Congressional District

Peter Joffrion (D) and Mo Brooks (R)

Attorney General

Joseph Siegelman (D) and Steve Marshall (R)

State Senator, District No. 1

Caroline Self (D) and Tim Melson (R)

State Senator, District No. 2

Amy Wasyluka (D) and Tom Butler (R)

State Senator, District No. 3

Arthur Orr (R) or Write-in

State Senator, District No. 7

Deborah Barros (D) or Sam Givhan (R)

State Senator, District No. 8

Steve Livingston (R) or Write-in

State Senator, District No. 9

Clay Scofield (R) or Write-in

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

Tom Parker (R) and Bob Vance Jr. (D)

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, Place No. 1

Sarah Hicks Stewart (R) or Write-in

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, Place No. 3

Tommy Bryan (R) or Write-in

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, Place No. 4

Jay Mitchell (R) and Donna Wesson Smalley (D)

Court of Civil Appeals Judge, Place No. 1

Christy Olinger Edwards (R) or Write-in

Court of Civil Appeals Judge, Place No. 2

Chad Hanson (R) or Write-in

Court of Civil Appeals Judge, Place No.3

Terry A. Moore (R) or Write-in

Court of Criminal Appeals Judge, Place No. 1

Richard Minor (R) or Write-in

Court of Criminal Appeals Judge, Place No. 2

Chris McCool (R) or Write-in

Court of Criminal Appeals Judge, Place No. 3

Bill Cole (R) or Write-in

Secretary of State

John H. Merrill (R) and Heather Milam (D)

State Treasurer

John McMillan (R) or Write-in

State Auditor

Miranda Karrine Joseph (D) and Jim Zeigler (R)

Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries

Rick Pate (R) or Write-in

Public Service Commission, Place No. 1

Jeremy H. Oden (R) and Cara Y. McClure (D)

Public Service Commission, Place No. 2

Chris “Chip” Beeker Jr. (R) and Kari Powell (D)

State Representative, District No. 6

Andy Whitt (R) or Write-In

State Representative, District No. 10

J.B. King (D), Mike Ball (R) and Elijah J. Boyd (LIB)

State Representative, District No. 19

Laura Hall (D) or Write-In

State Representative, District No. 20

Linda Megs (D) and Howard Sanderford (R)

State Representative, District No. 21

Terry Jones (D) and Rex Reynolds (R)

State Representative, District No. 22

Ritchie Whorton (R) or Write-In

State Representative, District No. 25

Mac McCutcheon (R) or Write-In

State Representative, District No. 53

Anthony Daniels (D) or Write-In

State Board of Education, District No. 8

Jessica Fortune Barker (D) and Wayne Reynolds (R)

Circuit Court Judge, 23rd Judicial Circuit, Place No. 1

Karen K. Hall (R) or Write-in

Circuit Court Judge, 23rd Judicial Circuit, Place No. 3

Ruth Ann Hall (R) or Write-in

Circuit Court Judge, 23rd Judicial Circuit, Place No. 5

Donna S. Pate (R) or Write-in

Circuit Court Judge, 23rd Judicial Circuit, Place No. 6

Chris Comer (R) or Write-in

District Court Judge, Madison County, Place No. 1

Claude E. Hundley III (R) or Write-in

District Court Judge, Madison County, Place No. 3

Linda F. Coats (R) or Write-in

Circuit Clerk, Madison County

Debra Kizer (R) or Write-in

Madison County Judge of Probate

Michael H. Walker (D) and Frank Barger (R)

Madison County Sheriff

Tim Clardy (D) and Kevin Turner (R)

Madison County Coroner

Tyler Berryhill (R) or Write-in

Madison County Board of Education Superintendent (WILL NOT APPEAR ON ALL BALLOTS)

Matt Massey (R) or Write-In

Member, Madison County Board of Education, District No. 1 (WILL NOT APPEAR ON ALL BALLOTS)

Nathan Curry (R) or Write-in

Member, Madison County Board of Education, District No. 2 (WILL NOT APPEAR ON ALL BALLOTS)

Angie Bates (R) or Write-in

The following statewide amendments will also be proposed for voting:

Statewide Amendment No. 1

“Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, providing for certain religious rights and liberties; authorizing the display of the Ten Commandments on state property and property owned or administrated by a public school or public body; and prohibiting the expenditure of public funds in defense of the constitutionality of this amendment (Proposed by Act 2018-389)”

Statewide Amendment No. 2

“Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended; to declare that otherwise affirm that it is the public policy of this state to recognize and support the sanctity of unborn life and the rights of unborn children, most importantly the right to life in all manners and measures appropriate and lawful; and to provide that the constitution of this state does not protect the right to abortion or require the funding of abortion. (Proposed by Act 2017-188)”

Statewide Amendment No. 3

“Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, relating to the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama, to specify that the congressional districts from which members are appointed continue to reflect those as constituted on January 1, 2018, to remove the State Superintendent of Education from membership, and to delete the requirement that members vacate office at the annual meeting to the board following their seventieth birthday. (Proposed by Act 2018-132)”

Statewide Amendment No. 4

“Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to provide that, if a vacancy in either the House of Representatives or the Senate occurs on or after October 1 of the third year of a quadrennium, the seat would remain vacant until a successor is elected at the next succeeding general election. (Proposed by Act 2018-276)”

Local Amendment No. 1

“Relating to Madison County and the areas outside the corporate limits of any municipality, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to authorize the county commission to adopt ordinances or resolutions to prohibit excess noise, to regulate, limit, and control excess noise levels, and to control public nuisance caused by excess noise levels in the unincorporated areas of Madison County and to authorize penalties not to exceed the penalties for a class C misdemeanor. (Proposed by Act 2018-167)”

For more information on voting in Alabama, visit alabamavotes.gov.