Jesse Battles announced recently that the Secretary of State's Office has officially certified his place on the ballot for the November general election for State Senate District 10.
Battles will face incumbent State Sen. Andrew Jones (R-Centre). Jones defeated Amy Minton in the Republican primary in May.
Battles originally qualified to run as a Republican but was disqualified from the May primary ballot by the Alabama Republican Party (ALGOP) Steering Committee in February. Battles said in April he was considering an independent run.
To get ballot access as an independent, the Battles campaign gathered and submitted well over 3,000 signatures from registered voters across the district.
"Today belongs to the people of this district," Battles said in a statement. "Earlier this year, the Establishment tried to take this decision out of your hands by striking my name from the ballot. Over the past several weeks, more than 3,000 of you put it right back where it belongs. That's how this is supposed to work — the people choose their leaders, not the insiders."
He continued, "We're hitting the campaign trail harder than ever, and everywhere we go we hear the same thing — more neglect, more disregard from Montgomery for the people who actually live and work in Northeast Alabama."
"This campaign has been 110% about people from the very first day. On November 3, we intend to hand a victory back to the people who built it," Battles added.
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