Who qualified for Oct. 8 election for three Birmingham council seats?

Qualification ended at 5 p.m Friday for the Oct. 8 Birmingham city council special election.

Voters will be choosing new leaders for Districts 1, 6 and 7.

Wardine Alexander, who represents District 7, was appointed in October 2018 to replace Council President Pro Tem Jay Roberson after he resigned. Clinton Woods and Crystal Smitherman were appointed in December 2018 to represent Districts 1 and 6, respectively. They filled seats vacated by Lashunda Scales and Shelia Tyson, who were elected to the Jefferson County Commission in November 2018.

Birmingham will also vote on a referendum to renew the Birmingham City Schools property tax. Voters will be deciding if they want to renew taxes currently earmarked for Birmingham City Schools. The taxes, last approved by Birmingham voters in 1991, raise about $27 million per year for city schools, said Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin.

Here’s who qualified by 5 p.m. Friday, the deadline.

District 1

Clinton Woods (appointed incumbent)

Sherman Collins Jr.

Haki Jamaal Muhammad

District 6

Crystal N. Smitherman (appointed incumbent)

Onoyemi WIlliams

Willine Body

Keith O. Williams

Carlos Chaverst

Clarence Muhammad

Latanya Millhouse

District 7

Wardine Towers Alexander (appointed incumbent)

Ray Brooks

Lonnie Franklin Malone

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