“We’ve got more people registered to vote, significantly more than we did four years ago,” said Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill, adding that about 1.1 million more people have registered to vote. alpolitics
A record number of voters in a gubernatorial election cycle are expected in the Nov. 8 election, Secretary of State John Merrill said Thursday.
So why the expectation of a record turnout? Merrill pointed to two reasons: One is that there are simply more voters Alabama than ever and the other is the importance both national Democratic and Republican parties are placing on the midterm elections. Merrill said the gubernatorial election cycle record for voters is 1.71 million four years ago when Gov. Kay Ivey won her first full term in office by defeating Democrat Walt Maddox, the longtime mayor of Tuscaloosa. That race was more hotly contested than Ivey is facing in her reelection campaign from Democrat Yolanda Flowers and Libertarian Jimmy Blake.
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