Qualifying Closes Friday in Birmingham City Election - BirminghamWatch

Qualifying Closes Friday in Birmingham City Election - BirminghamWatch

Friday is the deadline for prospective candidates to file paperwork to run in Birmingham’s municipal elections, set for Aug. 26. Positions for mayor, City Council and the Birmingham Board of Education will be on the ballot. As of Thursday afternoon, 49 candidates had officially qualified to run in those races, including seven candidates for the mayor’s office. See the list of candidates on BirminghamWatch’s 2025 Birmingham Municipal Elections pa…