Presiding Morgan County Circuit Judge Stephen Brown wrote in his dismissal order that the complaint didn’t include the necessary components of an election contest complaint, like naming the winner of the mayoral race as a defendant, verifying facts of the complaint and affidavits and serving a city employee within two days of certification.

Republicans hold 71 of the 105 seats in the Alabama House of Representatives, and almost all of those lawmakers are hoping voters will send them back to Montgomery for another term. More than 60 have reported raising campaign funds since the fundraising period started for the 2026 election.