
Retired Democrat Mobile County Circuit Judge Braxton Kittrell dismissed the 2022 Conecuh County sheriff’s contest for a second time.

The contested 2022 sheriff’s race in Conecuh County is not over, even after the judge dismissed the civil case earlier this year.

Conecuh County Sheriff Randy Brock will remain the sheriff after a judge dismissed the case of challenger Mike Blackmon.

For decades, non-profit groups in Alabama have helped citizens prepare and turn in their absentee ballots during elections. Although the groups claim to be nonpartisan, many take sides on political issues and voice concerns over policies.

When Conecuh County Republican executive committee chairman Terrie Ryan approached Agriculture Commissioner Rick Pate and State Auditor Andrew Sorrell about their appointments to the county’s Board of Registrars, she thought she got her message across. But after the appointments in late August, she said there was one glaring, concerning issue.