Birmingham: John Rogers backs off
The Birmingham News reports: State Rep. John Rogers backed away Tuesday from his allegations of voter fraud in last week's City Council runoff, saying he might have been confused about the number of disqualified ballots cast.
The Oct. 6 runoff results were certified by city officials Tuesday afternoon, and Rogers said he won't contest the numbers. But he said that does not diminish the need for reforming an election system he said makes fraud, confusion and disenfranchisement too easy. ...
Rogers said late Monday he would protest the election, after being told there were 1,400 provisional ballots cast in the runoff with only about 150 counted. Provisional ballots are given to voters when there are questions about their eligibility to vote.
Officials in the city clerk's office have said there were just 73 provisional ballots cast, of which 32 were counted. -- Read the whole story --> Rogers eases off allegations - al.com