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Election 2026

The runoff is settled. Tuberville and Jones for governor. Moore and Wess for the open Senate seat. Your ballot in Chambers County. One guide.

Oct 19

Reg. Deadline

Nov 3

General

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A Frequency Signal

Read the Room · Issue #25 · September 22, 2026

Nicolás Maduro’s lawyers say his drug-trafficking case should be dismissed — because by their account, he’s still Venezuela’s president.

What the capture and indictment actually charge, the head-of-state immunity claim, and both sides’ case on whether it should work.

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The Frequency · Issue #24 · September 24, 2026

Shelf Life.

01 Economy Cart Before the Store.

02 Elections Down Ballot.

03 Education Even Money.

04 Education Twice in Eight Days.

05 Local Gov’t Second Opinion.

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The Frequency · Signal

The Supreme Court Just Kept Your Absentee Ballot Running on Alabama’s Rules, Not the Postal Service’s

Chambers and Lee County voters have had absentee ballots in hand since September 9. The Supreme Court just made sure the rules for delivering them didn’t change five weeks before Election Day.

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