AUBURN, AL (EETV)- As students and citizens prepare to head to the ballot box this Tuesday, many voters may be wondering what exactly they will be voting for. This is your guide to what a ballot will look like for Lee County voters in 2024.
There are only four uncontested races on the ballot this year: President of the United States, Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice, Lee County District Court Judge No. 2, and Amendment 1.
Despite only affecting citizens of Franklin County, Amendment 1 will appear on every ballot in the state due to the way the Alabama Constitution is set up. We spoke to Auburn political science professor Dr. Joseph Aistrup to clarify what exactly Amendment 1 is asking of voters.
“What the school district there wants to do is to take that land there and sell it and use the proceeds for education in that particular area. This is a relic of our Alabama Constitution, that local district would have to amend the Constitution through a referendum in order to achieve this goal.”
The Presidential election features the ticket of each of the main political parties’ candidates; Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz representing the Democrat party, while former President Donald Trump and Ohio Senator J.D. Vance represent the Republican party, in addition to third party candidates Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Chase Oliver, and Jill Stein.
The other contested races feature Democrat Greg Griffin against Republican Sarah Griffin for Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court and Democrat Kris Patton versus Republican Samantha Burt Copelan for the Lee County District Court Judge Place No. 2.
We also asked Dr. Aistrup about the effects these elections will have on Auburn students. “It’s effect on Auburn students is pretty important in the sense that if we see a situation whereby one of the presidential candidates is actually challenging the outcome saying that it was rigged, that could have some far-reaching effects on the future of our democracy in the United States… It’s effect upon Auburn students is seeing the way our democracy is resilient to challenges like this.”
Click here to view a sample ballot for Lee County Alabama. Voting will take place Tuesday Nov. 5.
