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Alabama Republican Primary qualifying opens today

The qualifying period will end Jan. 28 at 5 p.m. Fees and forms must be received by Jan. 28.

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The qualifying period for the 2022 Alabama Republican Party Primary opens today, Jan. 4 at 8:30 a.m. and will end Jan. 28 at 5 p.m., the Alabama Republican Party announced. 

Offices up for election during the 2022 Republican primary include governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, commissioner of agriculture and industry, treasurer and state auditor. 

Additional offices up for election include a U.S. Senate seat, all U.S. House seats, two Alabama Supreme Court seats, two Public Service Commission seats, four Alabama Board of Education seats, all Alabama House of Representative seats, all Alabama Senate seats, all District Attorney positions and dozens of Circuit and District Court judicial seats. 

Qualifying forms and fees must be received no later than 5 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 28, or the prospective candidate will be denied ballot access.

Additional information about the qualifying process can be found on the ALGOP website at www.algop.org or by calling ALGOP headquarters at 205-212-5900.

Eddie Burkhalter is a reporter at the Alabama Political Reporter. You can email him at eburkhalter@alreporter.com or reach him via Twitter.

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