Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District was redrawn after the U.S. Supreme Court agreed Alabama had likely illegally diluted the influence of Black voters when drawing congressional lines. A three-judge panel reshaped the district, which now includes places like Tuskegee, to give Black voters an opportunity to elect a candidate of their choosing.

In two months, Alabamians will head to the polls to vote. In addition to the presidential election, several vital local positions are on the ballot. While two months may seem like a long time, it’ll be here faster than you think.

In the 2020 presidential election, Alabama collected a record 2.3 million ballots cast by nearly 62 percent of the state’s registered voters. But experts have differing opinions as to whether voters will break records again this November.

There are fewer than 65 days until Election Day, and Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen is warning voters to prepare now before making plans to go to the polls.

A Guatemalan woman in the U.S. illegally used fake documentation to vote in at least four elections in Alabama since 2016, according to federal authorities. Angelica Maria Francisco, 42, is charged federally with fraudulently assuming the identity of a U.

The Democratic governor did not talk politics while visiting Alabama, but focused solely on the Navy ship that will be built in Mobile and named after the capital city of Lansing.

Removing the federal income tax in tips would allow the 50 or so workers who rely on tips for their income employed with Montgomery-based Vintage Hospitality Group to get a nice boost in take-home pay.

Salaries vary widely for mayors in Alabama. AL.com collected salary data for the mayors in cities with more than 30,000 residents. The yearly salaries for the 21 mayors range from $15,000 to above $160,

Francisco is pleading guilty to nine charges, including aggravated identity theft and false claims of citizenship connected to voting.

Election Day on Nov. 5 is only about two months away, and major dates, events and political developments will make it fly by.