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Ray Bryan
Ray Bryan was a Republican candidate for Alabama State Auditor in the 2014 elections.[1] He had intended to seek the GOP nomination in the June 3 primary election, but was barred from the primary ballot by the Alabama Republican Party.[2]
Bryan was also a 2016 candidate for the 7th Circuit, Place 5 in Alabama. The election took place on March 1, 2016.
Elections
2016
Shannon Page defeated Ray Bryan in the Alabama 7th Circuit Court Republican primary for Place 5.[3]
| Alabama 7th Judicial Circuit (Place 5), Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Shannon Page |
62.82% | 13,330 |
| Ray Bryan | 37.18% | 7,890 |
| Total Votes | 21,220 | |
| Source: Alabama Votes, "Unofficial Election Night Results," March 3, 2016 | ||
Selection method
- See also: Partisan elections
There are 144 judges on the Alabama Circuit Courts, each elected to six-year terms. They appear on partisan election ballots statewide and must face re-election if they wish to serve again. The chief judge of a circuit court is selected by peer vote and serves a three-year term.[4]
Only voters residing in a particular circuit may vote for the circuit judge of that region.[4]
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:
- licensed to practice law for at least five years;
- a resident of his or her circuit for at least one year;
- under the age of 70 at the time of election (judges who turn 70 in office may serve until their term expires)[4][5]
2014
Bryan ran briefly for Alabama State Auditor in the 2014 elections. He filed for the Republican nomination but was disqualified from participating in the primary by the Alabama Republican Party.[6] The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
Campaign themes
2014
At the outset of his campaign, Bryan announced his intent to have the office of State Auditor abolished via constitutional amendment, and to have its duties absorbed by other parts of the state government, such as Examiners of Public Accounts.[7] He claimed this proposal fit with recent legislative efforts to consolidate the state government. A spokesman for Senator Del Marsh, who was involved in some of these efforts, stated that Senate's reorganization efforts had focused on departments with larger budgets and did not include plans for abolishing the office.[8] Adam Thompson, who unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination in the primary, spoke against Bryan’s plan on the basis that the Alabama State Auditor is an elected position, as opposed to the Alabama Department of Examiners of Public Accounts, which is a legislative agency. He stated that, "The Examiners of Public Accounts is a legislative agency and answers to the Legislature. The auditor is independently elected and answers to the people.”[7] The Alabama Chief Examiner, who heads the Examiners of Public Accounts, is a legislatively appointed position.[9]
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Ray Bryan for Auditor 2014 Official Campaign Website, "Home," accessed June 12, 2013
- ↑ Ballot Access News, "Alabama Republican Party Bars Candidate for State Auditor from its Primary Ballot," February 24, 2014
- ↑ Alabama Votes, "2016 Primary Election Sample Ballots," accessed February 19, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Alabama," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ Judicial Retirement Laws, "Alabama: Mandatory Retirement Provisions Applicable Generally," accessed March 31, 2016
- ↑ Politics1, "State Constitutional Officers 2014 Elections," accessed June 12, 2013
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Montgomery Advertiser, "Candidate seeks to end Alabama auditor's office," accessed June 12, 2013
- ↑ Anniston Star, "Bryan seeks state auditor's office so he can close it," accessed June 16, 2013
- ↑ Alabama Department of Examiners of Public Accounts, "About Us," accessed June 16, 2013
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