Alabama: special election called in Jefferson County
The Birmingham News reports: The Jefferson County Election Commission on Tuesday officially called a Feb. 5 special election to fill the District 1 seat on the County Commission.
The Election Commission, made up of Probate Judge Alan King, Sheriff Mike Hale and Circuit Clerk Anne Marie Adams, called the election hours after Larry Langford resigned his County Commission post to become Birmingham mayor.
The officials set the election to coincide with Alabama s presidential primary and scheduled a runoff, if necessary, for Feb. 26. ...
However, Gov. Bob Riley maintains he has authority to fill the seat. Riley's staff says county election officials are misinterpreting the 2004 act, and that the 1977 law providing for elections to fill vacancies in Jefferson County was rendered void by the 2004 law. -- Jefferson County Commission calls special election to fill the District 1 seat vacated by Larry Langford- al.com