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Vote 2018: Sample ballots for Jefferson, Shelby County primaries

Thursday, May 31st, 2018

See sample ballots for Jefferson, Shelby County 2018 general elections.

Vote 2018

After one of the nation’s wildest Senate races in December, Alabama prepares to hit the polls again on Tuesday.

We have the sample ballots for Jefferson and Shelby Counties for the primaries. (The Jefferson County ballot has 99 versions, one for every sub-district.)

Find your polling place/districts.

The ballot has top state and county offices. And check out the Alabama Voter Guide 2018, with voting procedures and frequently asked questions.

For easier viewing, you can print, download or zoom to full screen with each ballot.

Election Day is Tuesday, with runoffs on July 17.

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Sample ballots for all 67 counties.

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Jefferson County: Democratic ballot

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Jefferson County: Republican ballot

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Shelby County: Democratic ballot

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Shelby County: Republican ballot

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Alabama Voter Guide 2018

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Candidate guides:

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More Vote 2018 coverage.

the rubber straggler

Thursday, May 31st, 2018

Three tires in a
perfect rolling harmony.
One singing flatter.

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fix hearing

Wednesday, May 30th, 2018

The truth comes out in
muted unpleasantries and
tiny blunted jabs.

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The Birmingham channel: Let them lead the way

Tuesday, May 29th, 2018

A look at Birmingham in videos …

Highlight reel for Ramsay senior point guard Walter Garfield. From Street Light Recruiting.

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Tanzanian business consultant Ringo Mowo speaks earlier this month in Birmingham. From Frederick Fussi.

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Video “Are We Prepared” on school shootings, created by Carver High students for the Greatest Save Teen PSA contest. From the Greatest Save.

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Mason Ramsey, the “yodeling Walmart kid,” performs earlier this month at the Walmart on U.S. 280 (our vertical video of the week). From I Kill Games.

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Birmingham mayor Randall Woodfin tours manufacturer Altec. From Altec Incorporated.

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Visiting Valley View Park in Five Points South. From Tia M. Grubb.

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Talking with Birmingham-Southern freshman running back Jordan Glenn. From Fly Guy J Productions.

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Singer-songwriter Beck performs “Colors” earlier this month at the BJCC Concert Hall downtown. From Fables98.

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CBS News report on Birmingham’s 4-year-old Austin Perine, a k a President Austin, who feeds homeless people. From CBS Sunday Morning.

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Dancing at the Oak Mountain State Fair earlier this month in Pelham. From La Palmada Guerrero.

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Students from the Birmingham Academy of Dance perform at April’s Industry Dance Awards at the Alabama Theatre downtown, winning Outstanding Performance. From Applause Talent Videos.

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Driving and walking downtown and Southside. From Travel with Annie G.

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Exploring the Birmingham Zoo (our other vertical video of the week). From the Datchers Do.

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Members of the 117th Air Refueling Wing hold its annual Bay of Pigs Memorial in April at the grave of pilot Pete Ray at Forest Hill Cemetery in Woodlawn. From Defense Flash News.

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Driving around downtown. From Meserret.

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Alt-rock band the Breeders perform “Drivin’ on 9” in April at Iron City on Southside. From Scott McCord.

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Intro video for a 2015 supplier diversity session at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute downtown. From Skye Connect Incorporated.

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Highlights from the 2018 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama in April at Barber Motorsports Park in Leeds. From David Zingery.

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Hearing from residents of Highland Manor Apartment Homes for residents 65 and older. From Tina Pamphilis.

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A look at the Art Studio of Calera. From Video Visions Media Marketing.

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Birmingham Barons’ Eloy Jimenez hits a single against the Mobile (soon to be Huntsville) BayBears earlier this month at Hank Aaron Stadium. From Minor League Baseball.

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Retired professor Lavon Page talks about teaching at Miles College in 1965. From Lavon Page.

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Abandoned house. From Ambient Atmosphere.

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New York rock band Tauk performs in April at Zydeco on Southside. From Dawn Cassizzi.

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Partnerships in Birmingham: Collaborations that Advance Breast Cancer Awareness, Research and Treatment, allowed doctors and other health care staff to meet in April at St. Vincent’s Bruno Conference Center on Southside. From Alabama NewsCenter.

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Testimonial by Jacquana Parker for downtown credit repair company Embolden Solutions (our other other vertical video of the week). From Colin Brown.

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Setting up a Shelby Next account for a church management platform at Homewood’s Covenant Presbyterian Church (our final vertical video of the week). From Covenant Presbyterian Church.

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A look at the Birmingham Audubon Mountain Workshop, an annual series of classes on the natural history of the southern Appalachians in its 42nd year. From Samford Traditions and Oral History Recording Initiative.

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glowing screens and strewn toys

Tuesday, May 29th, 2018

From the shadows, we
peek into the windows of
staid suburbia.

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Happy Memorial Day

Monday, May 28th, 2018

Video: 2018 National Memorial Day Concert

Happy Memorial Day!

Enjoy music and more from the 2018 National Memorial Day Concert in Washington.

some gave all

Monday, May 28th, 2018

How to pay tribute
to the fallen: Put an end
to war forever.

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#sundayread for May 27, 2018

Sunday, May 27th, 2018

Canterbury Public Library, Christchurch, New Zealand, 1982

My picks for #sundayread for May 27, 2018:

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the evolution of leisure time

Sunday, May 27th, 2018

Hiking, swimming, films,
shooting hoops, camping out. And
now, screens, screens, screens, screens.

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unrighteous fury

Saturday, May 26th, 2018

Why feed anger when
it won’t last, it won’t help and
it won’t solve a thing?

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the rhyme directive

Friday, May 25th, 2018

Let some choice words flow
with ability to grow
like a goddamn pro.

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little women 2018

Thursday, May 24th, 2018

They form a fashion
clique on Instagram and sell
makeup sponsorships.

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loyalty has its limits

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2018

Standing up for the
haters. Calling out buddies.
It’s not a good look.

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The Birmingham channel: Birds, burbling and berries

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018

A look at Birmingham in videos …

Children sing during a service at Apostolic Faith Church in Fairmont. From Private Name.

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Train in Avondale. From David P. Jordan.

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Granite Garden at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens. From the Very Moment.

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Showing off the hometown of Birmingham on a budget. From Abayomi Abaliiciious.

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Birmingham’s Kenya Buchanan a k a Kenya B. auditions to be a contestant on the reality competition show “Project Runway.” From Stanley Parrish.

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Highlights from Scranton magician Denny Corby’s show at the Club and visit to Birmingham. From Denny Corby.

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Dallas rapper Yella Beezy “got smoke with promoters in Birmingham.” From Kartel Visions TV.

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Rock crawling at Moss Rock Preserve in Hoover. From Bullgear RC videos.

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Vestavia Hills dance band Margeaux and the Cat’s Meow performs earlier this month at Daniel Day Gallery in Lakeview. From Actress Gabrielle.

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Talking with Carolita Smiley Lester about her son comedian Rickey Smiley. From Alabama NewsCenter.

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Gerald Satterwhite, meteorologist at the Birmingham office of the National Weather Service, demonstrates inland flooding using a model (at 1:34). From NOAA/NWS National Hurricane Center.

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Visiting the Oak Mountain State Fair earlier this month in Pelham. From La Palmada Guerrero.

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Saxophonist Maceo Parker performs earlier this month at the Alys Stephens Center on Southside. From Actress Gabrielle.

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Snacking on mulberry trees (our vertical video of the week). From Vitali Kriuchkov.

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Birmingham mayor Randall Woodfin addresses the 54th annual Greater Birmingham Mayors’ Prayer Breakfast earlier this month at the Harbert Center downtown. From Mayor Randall Woodfin.

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Listening to the birds singing outside the Tutwiler downtown (our other vertical video of the week). From Dream Follower.

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Athens, Ga., indie rock band Of Montreal performs earlier this month at Saturn in Avondale. From Actress Gabrielle.

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A day at the Birmingham Zoo and Target in Homewood. From CDL Vlogs.

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Christian alt-rock band Rocketboy performs in 1996 in Birmingham. From Rocketboy Lives.

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Birmingham mayor Randall Woodfin speaks at Tea with Tofi brainstorming session earlier this month at District 9 Event Space in Bessemer. From Tofi International TV.

More on the Tea with Tofi event. From Tofi International TV.

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A look at the new Ensley Health Club. From Marks Media.

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Baltimore indie rock band Snail Mail performs in April at Saturn in Avondale (our other other vertical video of the week). From Until I Die.

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Hanging in Ensley. From Brian Hall.

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Bernie Kuhajda, biologist and science program manager at the Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga, checks on endangered darters in Pinson’s Turkey Creek Nature Preserve. From Tennessee Aquarium.

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Former Houston Rocket Robert Horry promotes a pre-season Oct. 2 game at Legacy Arena between the Rockets and the Memphis Grizzlies. The Alabama Sports Hall of Fame played host to the media conference earlier this month. From Alabama NewsCenter.

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Tallahassee vlogger Allana Marolt visits March’s Natural Hair and Health Expo at the BJCC North Exhibition Hall downtown. From She’s BlackenedWhite.

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Birmingham jeweler Lucy Farmer on her Inspire to Give line. From Ashley Kickliter.

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Dancing at LightRails downtown. From Cody Gremlin.

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A 360-degree look around Birmingham-Southern College inside and outside. From Matt James.

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all-you-can-infect buffet

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018

No sneeze guard can shield
you from grubby hands and a
smorgasbord of germs.

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