Employees preparing absentee ballots at the Jefferson County courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama.

Employees preparing absentee ballots at the Jefferson County courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama.

According to notes accompanying the image, the women are Bernice Taylor, Grace Fleming, and Mary Speer. The ballots were awaiting a decision by Judge U. W. Clemon about whether Representative John Buchanan could be included as a candidate for the Whig Party. Buchanan, who had served in the U.S. Hous...

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Main Author: N.
Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
Subjects:
Photographs
Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/121972
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collection Alabama Media Group Collection
building Alabama Department of Archives and History
publisher Alabama Department of Archives and History
topic Photographs
spellingShingle Photographs
Employees preparing absentee ballots at the Jefferson County courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama.
N.
fulltopic Photographs
Fleming, Grace; Speer, Mary; Taylor, Bernice; County officials--Alabama--Jefferson; Politics & government; Voting; Birmingham (Ala.); Jefferson County (Ala.)
description According to notes accompanying the image, the women are Bernice Taylor, Grace Fleming, and Mary Speer. The ballots were awaiting a decision by Judge U. W. Clemon about whether Representative John Buchanan could be included as a candidate for the Whig Party. Buchanan, who had served in the U.S. House for 16 years, was nominated as a Whig after he lost the Republican primary. Secretary of State Don Siegelman refused to certify the nomination because it had occurred past the deadline, but Judge Clemon ruled in favor of Buchanan. Ultimately, however, Clemon's decision was overturned by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (a further appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court was unsuccessful).
spelling BN0045924_02BN0045924Employees preparing absentee ballots at the Jefferson County courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama.According to notes accompanying the image, the women are Bernice Taylor, Grace Fleming, and Mary Speer. The ballots were awaiting a decision by Judge U. W. Clemon about whether Representative John Buchanan could be included as a candidate for the Whig Party. Buchanan, who had served in the U.S. House for 16 years, was nominated as a Whig after he lost the Republican primary. Secretary of State Don Siegelman refused to certify the nomination because it had occurred past the deadline, but Judge Clemon ruled in favor of Buchanan. Ultimately, however, Clemon's decision was overturned by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (a further appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court was unsuccessful).1980-10-091980-1989N.Birmingham News80-06396Fleming, Grace; Speer, Mary; Taylor, Bernice; County officials--Alabama--Jefferson; Politics & government; Voting; Birmingham (Ala.); Jefferson County (Ala.)Still imageNegatives (Photographs); Black-and-white negatives4000 PPI TIFFAlabama Media GroupAlabama Media Group CollectionAlabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, AlabamaEnglishCopyright, Alabama Department of Archives and History. Donated by the Alabama Media Group, http://www.alabamamediagroup.comhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/121972
title Employees preparing absentee ballots at the Jefferson County courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama.
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