Has Your Birmingham Polling Place Changed?
Polls open for voting Tuesday 7 am to 7 pm as city voters cast their ballots for mayor, city council and school board.
With 89 candidates on the ballot, including 12 running for mayor, the field is wide. If a runoff is needed in any race, it will be on October 3.
Voters must present photo identification at the polls. Several polling places have changed since the 2013 city elections. The city mailed out polling place location cards to each registered voter. If you still have questions about where to vote, you can go to the city’s website at www.Birminghamal.gov.
Here’s a list of the changes in Birmingham polling locations:
Prec. 1040
Old Location — Daniel Payne Middle School
New location — Bethel Baptist Church, 1708 Spencer Avenue
Prec. 1260
Old Location — Calvary Resurrection Church
New Location – The Shepherd Center East, 118 84th Street North
Prec. 1300
Old Location — Wright’s Chapel United Methodist Church.
New Location — North Birmingham Public Library, 2501 31st Avenue North
Prec. 1310
Old Location — Fire Station #29
New Location –Brownsville Community Center, 9225 Airport Road
Prec. 1390
Old Location — Lewis Elementary School
New Location – North Birmingham Library, 2501 31st Avenue North
Prec. 2090
Old Location — Center Street Middle School
New Location – Sixth Avenue Baptist Church, 1101 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. SW
Prec. 2250
Old Location — Jackson Elementary School
New Location — More Than Conquerors Church, Bethesda Family Life Center,1327 Dennison Avenue SW
Prec. 2350
Old Location — Shady Grove Baptist Church
New Location — Oxmoor Valley Community Center, 1992 Wenonah Oxmoor Road
Prec. 2390
Old Location — Roosevelt Baptist Church
New Location — Roosevelt City Community Center, 5904 Higan Avenue
Prec. 2420
Old Location — Cooper Green
New Location — Bell Wallace Gym on UAB, 2420 Bell Wallace gym 608 13th Street South
Prec. 3190
Old Location — New Bethlehem Church
New Location — Dolomite Westfield Community Center,1069 Tin Mill Road, Dolomite
Prec. 4230
Old Location — Fire Station #31
New Location — Guiding Light Church, 1800 John Rogers Drive
Prec. 5270
Old Location — ES&S
New Location — Oxmoor Valley Community Center, 1992 Wenonah Oxmoor Road
There’s more WBHM coverage of the municipal elections here. And BirminghamWatch put out this voter guide, including candidate profiles.
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