Voters will be deciding two local elections and the state’s Republican and Democratic presidential nominees during Tuesday’s primary election, along with a local one-cent sales tax increase and a statewide amendment.

The ballot is not very crowded at the local level, with the Cullman County Commission Chairman seat and West Point/Harmony’s representative to the Cullman County School Board both up for grabs in Republican primaries. 

Incumbent Cullman County Commission Chairman Kenneth Walker is being challenged by Jeff “Clem” Clemons, Wiley Kitchens and Philip Widner. 

Incumbent Cullman County School Board member Gene Sullins will be up against Wayne Willingham. 

Because there are no local Democratic races on the ballot, the winner of Tuesday’s Republican primaries for the Cullman County Commission and Cullman County School Board will be unopposed in November.

In Cullman County, voters will decide on a one-cent sales tax increase for public schools. If passed, it would raise the sales tax in the county by one cent beginning July 1 to provide additional funding for the Cullman County and City School Systems. 

Voters across Alabama will also see Amendment Number One on their ballots. If passed, it would rename the State Board of Education the “Alabama Commission on Elementary and Secondary Education” and make it so commission members are appointed for up to two terms by the Governor and approved by the Senate rather than elected by the public.

While there are no Democratic nominees challenging incumbent U.S. Senator Doug Jones, there are seven Republicans who are competing to be the one who challenges him in November’s election. 

The Republican candidates for U.S. Senate are Stanley Adair, Bradley Byrne, Arnold Mooney, Roy Moore, Ruth Page Nelson, Jeff Sessions and Tommy Tuberville. 

The Republican presidential ballot will only have two choices, incumbent President Donald Trump and former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld. 

The Democratic presidential ballot will include 14 names to choose from, including several who have officially withdrawn from the race. Democratic nominees are Michael Bennet, Joe Biden, Michael Bloomberg, Cory Booker, Pete Buttigieg, Julian Castro, John Delaney, Tulsi Gabbard, Amy Klobuchar, Bernie Sanders, Tom Steyer, Elizabeth Warren, Marianne Williamson and Andrew Yang. 

Need to know

Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Voters are required to have a valid photo ID, which includes a driver’s license, an Alabama photo voter ID card, a state issued ID, a U.S. Passport, or a student or employee ID from a public or private college or university in Alabama. All valid forms of identification can be found at AlabamaVoterID.com

Crossover voting is also not allowed for primary and runoff elections. After you declare a political party preference for the primary, you are limited to that party if a runoff election is needed. However, if you did not vote in a party’s primary election and would like to vote in the runoff, you may choose which party’s primary runoff election you would like to vote in.

To check your registration status, find your polling place or learn more about the election, visit alabamavotes.gov.