All over but the voting: Senate will be decided Tuesday

Published 5:30 am Sunday, December 10, 2017

With the U.S. Senate election finally reaching the hands of the voters Tuesday, polls are showing the race too close to call.

The Associated Press reports the lead has been a seesaw in the final weeks of campaigning, with Republican Roy Moore fending off accusations of sexual misconduct in the 1970s and Democrat Doug Jones trying to break the GOP’s long lock on Alabama’s political seats.

Moore will be in Midland Monday evening with Steve Bannon, the former adviser to President Donald Trump in a “Drain the Swamp” rally. Jones, meanwhile, is working to motivate voters to go to the polls.

The special election to replace Jeff Sessions, who became U.S. Attorney General under Trump, has stirred heated debates across the nation as Moore and Jones bring two clearly different reputations and records from serving in public office.

Moore has twice been removed from serving as chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court after flaps over a Ten Commandments statue and his actions when the U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage. Jones worked with the late U.S. Sen. Howell Heflin of Alabama and later prosecuted two Ku Klux Klan members for the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing that killed four girls.

The campaign has seen Moore preach Alabama values and moral positions while Jones has focused on the economy and healthcare issues.

Even with the allegations pending against Moore, he has received endorsements from numerous Republican officials, from Gov. Kay Ivey to the Cullman County Republican Party. Some Republicans, including U.S. Richard Shelby have said they would not vote for Moore and said he should quit the race.

The polls will open at 7 a.m. in Cullman County and close at 7 p.m. Tuesday.

If you’re not sure which polling place to vote, contact the Cullman County Registrar’s Office at 256-739-3530. You can also go online to the Alabama Secretary of State’s website (https://myinfo.alabamavotes.gov/VoterView/PollingPlaceSearch.do). Enter your name and address to find out your polling place.

Cullman County Polling Places

Cullman Civic Center

Cullman County Office Building

Cullman City Hall

Cullman County Courthouse conference rom

Good Hope City Hall

Dodge City Town Hall

Hanceville City Hall

Hanceville Recreation Center

Garden City Town Hall

Stouts Mountain Church

Moody Town Union Hill Church

Colony Town Hall

Arkadelphia Fire Department

Beat 8 Community Center

Cold Springs Community

Bremen Fire Department

Trimble Fire Station

Valley Grove Community Center

Crane Hill Fire Department

Bethsadia Fire Department

Logan Fire Department

Bethel Community Center

Jones Chapel Fire Department

Battleground Fire Department

West Point Community Center

Friendship Methodist Church

Vinemont Fire Department

Providence Fire Department

Gold Ridge Community Center

Baileyton Senior Center

Brooklyn Community Center

Joppa Fire Department

New Canaan Senior Center

Holly Pond Fire Department

Berlin Community Center

Walter Community Center

Welti Mt. Zion Church

Brushy Pond Community Center

White City Community Center

Fairview Fire Department (Last names beginning A-K)

Fairview Town Hall (Last names beginning L-Z)

Grandview Community Center

Kelly Community Center

Center Hill Community Center

Simcoe Community Center

Baldwin Community Center

Cullman County Health Department

East Point Community Center

Bolte-White Grove Church

Where can I see election returns?

Election returns will come into the third-floor circuit courtroom in the Cullman County Courthouse after polls close 7 p.m. Tuesday. You can also go online to http://co.cullman.al.us/elections/electioncenter.html or alabamavotes.gov to view election results.