Birmingham, AL – The Alabama Republican Party closed qualifying for the 2014 election cycle today at 5:00 p.m. CST. Qualifying was originally scheduled to close on April 4, however due to a federal court order, the Republican and Democrat parties were required to cease qualifying candidates by February 7. The shorter qualifying period was imposed to ensure overseas military personnel would be able to receive and return their ballots in time to be included in the total vote count.
ALGOP Chairman Bill Armistead issued the following statement:
“Even though our qualifying period was cut short this year, as a result of the court order, the Alabama Republican Party qualified a record number of candidates. Almost 600 candidates qualified with ALGOP. It is clear that Alabamians have rejected the Democrat Party and understand that the Republican Party best represents their values. We are humbled that voters in Alabama have supported our conservative platform and candidates. We will have an active primary in June and are confident that our nominees will once again be given a vote of confidence by the people of Alabama.”
A list of all Republican candidates can be viewed on the ALGOP website.