“Every legal vote should be counted, and all sides should have the ability to observe the process,” Ivey stated. “The courts are there to apply the rule of law and ensure we had a fair and free election. The people of Alabama and our country deserve to know that we had a legitimate process.”

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Congressmen Mo Brooks (AL-05) and Gary Palmer (AL-06) have also weighed in as the results hang in the balance.

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• As former Auburn football coach Tommy Tuberville has been elected the next member of the U.S. Senate from Alabama, Governor Kay Ivey met with Tuberville in her office to congratulate him.
• On Twitter, Ivey said it was her “honor to welcome Alabama’s Senator-Elect.” She added that they “had a productive conversation about AL’s priorities. His victory ensures that our values are represented in D.C. & that we keep Republican control of the U.S. Senate.”

5. More states should run like Alabama

• Election results are yet to be finalized in several states, and now U.S. Representative Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) has said that other states could instead take some notes from Alabama on how to run their elections to make sure they have the results in a timely manner.
• In a Facebook post, Brooks said other states should do what Alabama does, which is “require voter ID, have absentee voting with strict deadlines before Election Day…Unlike in Pennsylvania, Nevada, Arizona, Wisconsin, and Michigan, the integrity of Alabama’s elections are not in question.”

4. NFIB: Ivey helping in every way she can

• Starting on November 8, some restrictions for capacity will be lifted on businesses across the state of Alabama due to Governor Kay Ivey altering the “Safer-At-Home” order. National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Alabama State Director Rosemary Elebash has praised Ivey for this decision.
• In a statement, Elebash said that she wanted to “thank Governor Ivey for doing everything she can to help small businesses get through this crisis and avoid cutting jobs and closing their doors for good.”

3. Mask mandate extended

• Governor Kay Ivey has announced that she’s extended the “Safer-At-Home” order, which includes the statewide mask mandate, until at least December 11, but some restrictions on businesses have been removed.
• Beginning on November 8, entertainment venues, gyms and retailers won’t be required to have capacity limits. Other establishments like restaurants and salons can start offering close contact service, within 6 feet, as long as there are “impermeable barriers” in place.

2. Biden confident that he’ll win

• Former Vice President Joe Biden spoke to reporters and said that he and U.S. Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) “continue to feel very good about where things stand. And we have no doubt that when the count is finished, Senator Harris and I will be the winners.”
• Biden pointed out that every “ballot must be counted and that’s what is going on now…Democracy is sometimes messy, so sometimes it requires a little patience.”

1. Trump shows he is in this fight for the long haul

• As the election counts go on, Georgia has now moved to Biden after the same thing happened in Michigan and Wisconsin moved as well. President Donald Trump held a press conference at the White House Thursday where he said that he’s won the election if you only count the “legal” votes. He also laid out a series of complaints about voting and counting that has happened over the last few days.
• Trump went on to accuse media polling of being “election interference” and “suppression polls.” He claimed that they falsely created momentum for Biden.

“One of the things I think we need to do going forward is to take seriously voter fraud and pass some laws that will put penalties in place that will really be severe if you get caught,” he said. “Right now, people feel like they can really get away with it. It is kind of a slap on the wrist for most people. Jeff, there are millions of Americans who gave their lives. Some were grievously injured or wounded in service of our country to protect our right to vote. That is a sacred trust that our government gives every citizen — their right to self-determination, the right to pick the people for government.”

“And I don’t know if enough people have realized this, but that has been taken away,” Palmer continued. “That’s across the board, Jeff. There are people who get elected that I don’t agree with, but I know they got elected fair and square. Those people have a right to choose who represents them. That’s not what’s happening in these states. I’m fully convinced that the will of the people has been thwarted.”

@Jeff_Poor is a graduate of Auburn University and the University of South Alabama, the editor of Breitbart TV, a columnist for Mobile’s Lagniappe Weekly, and host of Mobile’s “The Jeff Poor Show” from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. on FM Talk 106.5.

He praised the state legislature for passing laws that facilitate “effective and efficient” elections that are also “honest.”

Brooks subsequently bashed calls to move more towards universal mail-in voting and various forms of balloting besides in-person, day-of voting.

“Of course the Democrats want that kind of process, because it has more vulnerabilities to election fraud,” he said. “And the Democrats are renowned for engaging in election fraud, voter fraud, election theft, however you want to categorize it.”

“What I want, and what Republicans generally want, is we want only eligible American citizens having the right to vote, and some kind of verification process that ensures that they are in fact the ones who are voting,” Brooks added. “And no one else should be allowed to vote. And there should not be any effort by anyone to deter somebody else from voting. We want all people who are lawfully eligible to vote — if they’re American citizens — to vote. But we don’t want the others.”

The congressman continued, “You don’t see the Democrats doing anything at all that minimizes the risk of election fraud, of non-citizens voting. Everything that the Democrats seemingly push for creates another weakness that the criminal element that wants to steal elections can exploit.”

Brooks subsequently stressed that he has serious concerns that election laws are not being followed in the states who have yet to determine a winner in their respective presidential contests.

“I’ll tell you right now, I don’t have confidence — if Joe Biden is reportedly elected President of the United States — I do not have confidence that the person who would be sworn in was sworn in because that person in-fact got the lawful votes needed to win the Electoral College,” he said. “And if I have to vote on whether to ratify this process, the swearing-in of the President of the United States, and if I have to do that as a member of the House of Representatives, I’m going to be very hesitant to do so under these circumstances. Because I simply lack faith that this was an honest election, based on all of the things that I know about election theft and voter fraud from the past, coupled with how much easier it is to steal an election or engage in voter fraud with this system the Democrats have been so successful in implementing around the country that has weakened my and a lot of others’ faith in the system.”

As a U.S. House member, I’m going to be very hesitant to certify the results of this election if Joe Biden is declared the winner under these circumstances b/c I lack faith that this was an honest election. Listen to my interview on @WVNN where I explain why. pic.twitter.com/BFN9wrMfWC

— Mo Brooks (@RepMoBrooks) November 6, 2020

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Meanwhile, Macon County had the highest percentage support for Biden at (81.45%), barely coming in above Greene County (81.32%). Next came Bullock (74.71%), Perry (73.81%) and Lowndes (72.74%).

The certification of election results in Alabama will not occur until November 23. Until then, you can view the unofficial results here.

“The time, effort, and preparation that Alabama’s election officials put into making Tuesday’s election a success are commendable, and I am thankful for their collaboration and commitment,” Merrill concluded.

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