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Any candidate who lacks respect to face their constituents during a forum or one who does not support citizens having a greater access to their government through Initiative and Referendum (I&R) need not ask for my vote - they'll only get it upon having respect for me and having trust in me to be more engaged in my governments.
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Libertarian, run as one who admires and loves freedoms. Libertarians and third party candidates must petition for ballot access. The amount of validated signatures required vary in the State of Alabama depending on the polticial position and the number of votes cast in that political geneographic area in the last gubernatorial race. Note: I have not read the case law.
"Excerpt from our Rights of Alabama Petition Signature Gatherers letter: First Amendment activity on and around public property, public sidewalks, sidewalk areas outside post offices and streets is protected from state action through the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution. This free speech protection includes publicly accessible sidewalks, sidewalk areas outside of post offices, and common areas malls and large stores which are of such size and attribute that they have become the functional equivalent of the downtown public area or '"Town Square", like a business district where people are invited to meet and congregate. Reasonable time place and manner restrictions are legitimate, but they must be consistent with my petitioning rights and the Supreme Court requires that I be provided alternative channels of communication. The Declaration of Rights in the Alabama Constitution protects free speech at Article 1, Sections 2, 4, 25, 33, and 35. Article VIII of the Alabama Constitution specifically covers voter registration. US Supreme Court case Pruneyard Shopping Center v. Robbins 447 US 74, 100 S. Ct. 2035 (1980),states, "As a result of advertising and the lure of a congenial environment, 25,000 persons are induced to congregate daily to take advantage of the numerous amenities offered by the [shopping center there]. A handful of additional orderly persons soliciting signatures and distributing handbills in connection therewith, under reasonable regulations adopted by defendant to assure that these activities do not interfere with normal business operations." U.S. Supreme Court held that a shopping mall was the modern equivalent of Main Street, the "normal municipal business district." It concluded that the landowner could not "limit the use of that property by members of the public in a manner that would not be permissible were the property owned by a municipality." In Amalgamated Foods Employees Union Local 590 v. Logan Valley Plaza, the U.S. Supreme Court recognized this principle in a case involving a company town, stating that "[o]wnership does not always mean absolute dominion. The more an owner, for his advantage, opens up his property for use by the public in general, the more his rights become circumscribed by the statutory and constitutional rights of those who use it." (Marsh v. Alabama). The Appellate Court ruled that an indoor shopping mall cannot ban petition gatherers but can impose reasonable rules on circulators. One state Supreme Court has found that a town's financial support of a shopping mall, and the range of non-shopping activities allowed there, made the center the equivalent of a public forum. This finding was sufficient to trigger the state constitution's free speech clause, which prevented the mall owners from excluding citizens involved in nonviolent political speech."
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- Chairman, Macon County Commission- term expires Nov. 2024. This man has definitely done what he can and should have not done as a career political public servant. A storied past to be sure. Someone who is more capable than he must save our county and run for office. Louis Maxwell (Incumbent) who continues to be out of his league. The recent budget process is an example of his incompetence which was an embarrassment to those watching the streamed meeting and those in attendance.
- Commission District 1 -term expires Nov. 2024 Miles Robinson. A "big big government" guy who is beyond his service to our community - regrettably unopposed too many times. Motioned to add the Occupational Tax, new Rental and Fuel taxes to the agenda on March 17, 2015 at a 9 a.m. meeting. Furthermore, he motioned to adopt a resolution for a five cent fuel tax. Was a member of the unanimous block to take care of political brother and retiring Revenue Commissioner, beyond any other county employee, on 29September 2015. In all honesty on more than one occasion, he has shown more resolve for better use of our taxes and diversity of our county than the other 4 sitting on the dais. To all those in Tuskegee who are pissed off with the county government and permitting Miles to run unopposed again, I don't want to hear any bitching from you.
- Commission District 2 - term expires Nov. 2022. "Coach" Huffman First re-election bid and unopposed in the 2018 general election. He seconded each and voted "yea" of the three desired new taxes during a 9 a.m. March 17, 2015 meeting. Was a member of the unanimous block to take care of political brother and retiring Revenue Commissioner on 29September 2015. A quiet man, too quiet and out of his league.
- Commission District 3 - term expires Nov. 2024. Former District 3 Commissioner Ernest Magruder narrowly defeated incumbent Andrew "Drew" Thompson, who also was defeated by Mayor Powell on the August ballot, and first time candidate Paris Thomas. (Archived notes for Thompson: Openly supports the Association of County Commissioners of Alabama (ACCA) too often. This association with our tax dollars is nothing but an association that represents its members NOT the general public. The ACCA is nothing better than a union. Seconded and voted "yea" for the resolution for the 5 cent fuel tax during a 9 a.m. meeting on March 17, 2015. Also voted in favor of the rental and occupational tax brought forward by Commissioner Berry. Was a member of the unanimous block to take care of political brother and retiring Revenue Commissioner, beyond any other county employee, on 29September 2015. He also pleaded his greed along with Mike Berry, Chairman Louis Maxwell, Senator Billy Beasley for the $4,800 increase of his take home pay being 1/8 of the additional $38,400 General Fund expense - that no one in this county voted on - less Pebblin Warren in the state house.)
- Commission District 4 - term expires Nov. 2022. Vacant seat due to Commissioner Mike Berry's passing in March 2022. Governor Ivey has choosen to not appoint someone, thereby leaving the position open for 7 months.
- Frank Dillman
- Ricky Hutchinson
- Revenue Commissioner - term expires Nov. 2026 Iverson Gandy Jr. (incumbent) who defeated Tracy Moon, who also ran for Probate Judge in 2018, by 35 votes in the primary, there are no republicans or Libertarians in that raced. Besides claiming as his own 2019 vehicle purchased with state appraiser money for the county appraiser he is working a day job at Tuskegee University. Under public pressure -he returned the vehicle before the primary. Is he driving it again post primary remains to be sen. Greedy takes the county to the bank yet again for another 6 years - one of the worse "public servants" I have seen in office.
- County Clerk - term expires Nov. 2024. David Love - in my observations, Mr. Love is doing an outstanding job.
- District Judge - term expires Nov. ??
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Macon County Probate Judge James Cooper, formerly of TU School of Ag, was elected to office in 2018 for a six-year term
expires Nov. 2020. The Judge is one of four elected public servants I would call "honorable" or "official."
- James Cooper, former TU School of Agriculture employee, elected in Nov. 2018
- Macon County Racing Commissioner term
expires ?? Luther Curry (incumbent)
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Macon County School Board of Education
- Board of Education - see how much the board cares for our money.
- Mrs. Elnora Smith-Love District 1, President
- Clinton Boyd Jr., retired E-9 USA, will win the Nov 2020 as unopposed. Mrs. Helen Samuel, incumbent, will not run for re-election.
- Ms. Mary Hooks District 3, Vice President
- Karey Thompson District 4, term expires Nov. 2022 - a proud member of the Macon County School Board Travel Club. He cost the taxpayers $13,000 for travel to San Francisco, Boston, Biloxi, San Diego, and Destin, FL in a span of 27 months, seeing more of the US in 27 months than most Macon County taxpayers will see in a lifetime.
- Katy S. Campbell, At-large - re-elected 5Jun2018 for another 6 year term - unopposed in General Election.
- Governor - Kay Ivey (R) defeated Walt Maddox (D) in Nov 2018 for a four-year term expiring in 2024. Maddox defeated Sue Bell, Christopher A. Countryman, James Fields, Anthony White, Michael McAllister, and Jason Childs in the primary. Chad Chig Maddox, who was far from a viable and sound representative of the Independent community was a write-in candidate.
- Alabama Senate District 28 District
- Billy Beasley
- Too many of his bills are related to his profession as an owner of a pharmacy.
- Hope you enjoy the 2010 Iron Bowl game with those complimentary tickets. You could have given them to a deserving veteran as some in the Legislature are doing.
- Promised to introduce legislation during the 2012 legislative session to undo the good and fair Immigration bill and subsequent law in HB56 of 2011.
- Sponsored legislation for a Great Give-Away pay raise for 8 of our county elected public servants amounting to $4,800 individually or $38,400 collectively.
- voted in favor the the 2019 special session fuel bill rammed down our throats in one bite.
- Pebblin Warren - unopposed on 6Nov 2018 for another 4 year term.
- Representative Pebblin Warren of
Tuskegee
- UPDATE August 28, 2010. What a difference a few months make. Before the primary election Representative Warren and I spoke of our families and the campaign trail before a Notasulga forum of the candidates. Less than 3 months later she refused to shake my hand at the Macon County Family Day celebration of all places! Could the sudden change in attitude toward me have something to do with me being honest with her in telling her I would not vote for her because of 1) she being a double dipper, 2) she being one of 6 legislators suing the state to continue to receive benefits from two state agencies for the same day's work, 3) me being critical of her introducing a bill that became law effecting her husband's office, Macon County Sheriff's department RETROACTIVELY (HB117 2009) , 4) voting herself a massive 62% pay raise with an automatic adjustment EVERY YEAR, while people are losing their jobs, homes, and livelihoods, 5) not supporting the quality of education she preaches of so often (SJR9 of 2010), may have been influenced by the strong and powerful Alabama Education Association who gave her $10,000 to encourage her vote to follow the AEA orders, or 6) I am working for a Conservative on the Republican November ballot effecting our district? Her actions says volumes of the leadership we have in Montgomery. Go fig'r. She should also explain why as only her second sponsored piece of legislation provided for additional compensation and expenses, retroactively, for the local elected public servants, HB233 2006.
- Our Representative Warren has scored a terrible 44% from the National Foundation of Independent Businesses on her voting record as it effected small business issues from 2007 and 2010. Always easier taking care of herself and fellow elected officials with pay raises and benefits.
- Let us not forget she was one of the many Democrats and some Republicans, who not once but twice, voted for their unsympathetic self-serving 62% pay raise in 2007 taking their pre-2007 part-time salary of $28,000 to now over $54,000. Representative Warren declined her annual pay raises for 2011 and 2012.
- Introduced (HB604 2011) and was signed into law mandating a Macon County business tax.
- Introduced and was signed into law for Lee County to be able to levy sales and user taxes (HB540 2011) in the county.
- Abstained for limiting abortion (HB18 2011)
- Wants to put 6 year-olds in school (HB6 2011), but writes of her concerns about large class sizes for teaches, and choose not to vote to place teacher accountability into the state code (SJR9 2010)
- During a March 2012 Town Hall meeting in Tuskegee Rep Warren spoke of that no one has the authority to tell a landowner how or take their property, thereby supporting our founders concerns of safeguarding property. However, the next town hall in the same location, she stated she was in favor of zoning. Property rights and zoning are opposites.
- Promptly and willingly assisted me to understand the complexity of the relationship of the Sept. 18 and Nov. 6, 2012 CA#1 ballots issues.
- Sponsored legislation for a Great Give-Away pay raise for 8 of our county elected public servants amounting to $4,800 individually or $38,400 collectively.
- voted in favor the the 2019 special session fuel bill rammed down our throats in one bite.
- introduced HB422 to permit electronic bingo machine in VictoryLand in 2019
- Representative Pebblin Warren of
Tuskegee
- Billy Beasley
- Alabama Supreme Court -Activist Alabama Supreme Court Reaffirms Alabama's Reputation as "Tort Hell" by Alabama Policy Institute, 20Feb2013
- Public Service Commission
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Congressional - District 3, term expires
2020
- Alabama Congressional map, 2010 demographics of each district, and a Congressional Scorecard based on the U.S. Constitution.
- Mike Rogers (R) - term expires Nov. 2020. It is no secret Mike Rogers, Mike Hubbard, Bob Riley, and Del Marsh are the best of political friends. It should not come as surprise seeing Mike Rogers' money, as reported by AlReporter.com, washed through Hubbard, and an investigative article by John Sophocleus make its way to state legislators for their contribution to Mike Rogers' wife judicial campaign in 2010 with a 2 to 1 return. A $250 donation to Hubbard's wife's campaign resulted in $500 from Hubbard's money originally from Rogers' campaign chest. Thomas "Sick of D.C." Casson attempted two runs against Hubbard, first as a Republican and secondly as a Independent.
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Federal Senate for seat one
- Tommy Tuberville is junior federal senator after defeating Stanley Adair, Bradley Byrne (incumbent US Congress #1 and former lobbyist for 2012 Forever Wild), Arnold Mooney, Roy Moore, Ruth Page Nelson (community activist) and Jeff Sessions, former US AG and Alabama federal senator) in a runoff. I reached out to Tuberville's campaign several times about me hosting an event for him in Notasulga as I had done for Sessions - never even a polite reply. Do to the fact of his lack of reply to my inquiry of his stance on Initiative and Referendum (I&R), I must conclude he does not trust the citizens with OUR Alabama government. Therefore, true to my word I will write someone in who appreciates the citizens relationship with our state government.
- Richard Shelby (incumbent for seat
two, (R)
- One of his cronies, a business owner, suddenly cancelled a debate after Shelby's four challengers and audience arrived following his statement "I am a strong supporter of Sen. Shelby [and] because he's not here to defend himself, no negative statements will be made about Richard Shelby."
- 81 years of age and working on his 37 year in Washington
- Congressional Scorecard based on the U.S. Constitution
- Voted for the Omnibus Bill, 2009, with tons of pork in the barrel - not good.
- One of 7 Republican senators who voted against and contributed to the demise of a motion to suspend Rule XXII Re: Coburn Amdt. No. 4697, which would have established an earmark moratorium for fiscal years 2012 and 2013 - not good.
- Voted against S. 510 (FDA Food Safety Modernization Act) which unfortunately passed very good.
- HR 1249 concerning patents is re-writing our Constitution article I, Section 8, Clause 8 which requires congress to protect inventors not necessary the first to file, as many large corporations have the staff to do. Voted in favor of the bill on June 23, 2011 which will amend title 35, USC - not good.
- Another Patriot and I spent 5 and 6 minutes on hold to express our concerns to the Senator before hanging up on 29Nov2010 - big time not good.
- Senate Bill 1867 for 2012: aint surprised he voted for the bill along with amendment 1274 by Senator Sessions .
- Voted in favor of on-line sales tax
- 24Sep2013 "I firmly oppose any attempt to fund ObamaCare."
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President of OUR United States
- Term expires November 2024. Joe Biden (D)
- archived note for my I&R campaign. Jeff Parker - Libertarian facebook, website. Email. Phone: (205) 570-5259 Favors citizens being more engaged in state government with Initiative and Referendum.
- A Virginia House Representative was chosen by a straw!
- Closer to home Lucyburns is not aware of but should be. Roger Bedford (D) lost to Larry Stutts (R) by only 70 votes in recount on Dec. 1, 2014 after 28 years in the Senate.
- Heads or tails? So far in 2014, not one but two judicial races have been decided by a coin toss. Yes, a coin toss. In May 2014, an exact tie between runoff primary candidates in Llano County, Texas resulted in a coin toss to determine the race’s victor. In July 2014, after two New Mexico magistrate judicial candidates each received exactly 2,879 votes, the winner was determined by a coin toss in a courthouse in Gallup, New Mexico.
- Embattled incumbent U.S. Congressman Scott DeJarlais recently eked out a Republican primary victory by just 38 votes.
- The list of state legislative incumbents defeated in 2014 features a number of candidates who have lost by razor thin margins, including New Mexico State Rep. Mary Helen Garcia, who lost her Democratic primary by a mere 16 votes. Meanwhile, Maryland House of Delegates candidate Philip Parenti won his Republican primary by just 17 votes.
- In Shelby County, Texas, a judicial challenger for the Shelby County Court ousted an incumbent judge by just three votes out of 3,263 votes cast.
- In a race that’s still undecided, two Democratic Wisconsin State Senate candidates are currently separated by just two votes. Pat Bomhack and Ernie Wittmer are awaiting the results of a recount to determine who will face District 17’s incumbent State Senator Howard Marklein in November’s general election.
- State School Board map
- Governor Kay Ivey, Chair
- District 1, Jackie Zeigler (R) elected in 2017
- District 2, Tracie West (R) elected in 2019
- District 3, Stephanie W. Bell (R) elected in 1995
- District 4, Dr. Yvette M. Richardson Ed. D. Pres. Pro Tem
- District 5, Tommie T. Stewart, Ph. D.
- District 6, Cynthia McCarty, Ph. D.
- District 7, Jeffery Newman
- District 8, Wayne Reynolds, Ed. D.
- District 9, Eric Mackey, Ed. D. Secretary and Executive Officer
- We must remember Randy McKinney of District 1, Dr. Ethel H. Hall of District 4, Ella Bell of District 5 including Macon County, David F. Byers, Jr. of District 6, Gary B. Warren of District 7, Dr. Mary Jane Caylor of District 8 and Governor Bob Riley voted for CCSSI standards for our Alabama students. They have directly given our right to regulate what our children learn to the federal government. Betty Peters, District 2, and Stephanie Bell, District 3, did the right and honorable thing by voting against this disaster. Governor Elect Bentley urged that this issue be explained to voters and voted upon when the new Board is in place in January 2011.
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- Macon Jun2010 primary part1 and part2
- Macon County General Election sample ballot - MUST RELOCATE ON SOS Site
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- Macon County 3Jun14 primary
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- Straight party votes by party and county
- Nat'l picture returning 96.7% state executives
- 8Nov2016 General Election
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- 15Aug2017 Special Primary - Macon County
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- Macon County Democrat and Republican sample 5Jun2018 primary ballot
- state Democrat and Republican primary results
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- Macon County Democrat and Republican sample 17Jul2018 runoff ballot
- state Republican and Democrat runoff primary results
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- Macon County sample general ballot, front and back
- State general election results
- Macon County 2018 Summary Report of voting results
- Macon County general election result from Secretary of State.
- 3Mar2020 Primary Election
- Macon County Democrat and Republican sample 3Mar2020 primary ballot
- Macon County results - Secretary of State
- Unofficial results by Macon County polling center
- 14July2020 Primary Run-off Election
- Macon County Democrat and Republican sample ballots
- Macon County results - Secretary of State
- Unofficial results by Macon County polling center
- 25Aug2020 Municipality elections
- Franklin
- Notasulga
- Shorter
- Tuskegee
- 3Nov2020 general election results - Macon County
- 2022 Election Cycle
- 24May2022 Macon County Primary
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- 21Jun2022 Primary run-off
- Republican Party State Certification of Candidates
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- 8Nov2022 Macon County Sample General Election Ballot
- 8Nov2022 Macon County Official results summary
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- 8Nov2022 Statewide certified records
- 24May2022 Macon County Primary
"I didn't know I was a slave until I found out I couldn't do the things I wanted." Frederick Douglass. How true is that of today? Look no further than the BLM and Cliven Bundy in Nevada just days ago. The EPA, Department of Education and FEMA are just a few who continuously work to enslave the citizens of this nation.
Noteworthy facts going into November 2024 local, state, and national elections
Qualifications, terms and number of terms for state offices "Just because you do not take an interest in politics, doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you." Pericles "Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote." George Jean Nathan Don't think for a second your vote does not count. www.Lucyburns.org took a look at some close races during 2014 election season. Here is the text from an email I received from them clearly demonstrating every vote counts.
Alabama State School Board
The composition of the Alabama State School Board is in need of update
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Archived voting results
Must spend time to relocate and update these links. Some on SoS site seems to have been deleted or moved.02-Dec-2022 6:46 - Board of Education - see how much the board cares for our money.