Supreme Court Sends JeffCo Election Challenge Back for ‘Ruling on the Merits’
Following up on the matter of the suit challenging the constitutionality of the recent special election in District 1 of the Jefferson County Commission…
The state Supreme Court issued a unanimous order (available here in pdf file) returning the case to Judge Scott Vowell for a hearing on “the merits,” considering whether the Local Act is constitutional and whether that statute actually permits piggybacking the county special election onto a presidential preference primary as it was on Feb. 5.
The injunction blocking certification of the election results remains in place.
The dispute is over the seat vacated by Larry Langford when he won election as mayor of Birmingham. At that time, Gov. Bob Riley appointed George Bowman to fill the seat.
But county residents disputed that move and sued, citing a local law calling for an election. That vote was held Feb. 5, with William Bell coming out on top.
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