Hovey granted rehearing by Alabama Republican Party
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If a coin flip occurs to decide the Alabama Republican Primary race between Jay Hovey and Tom Whatley, it will wait. First Hovey will get to argue a vote is illegal based on new information from the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA).

The Alabama Republican Party has granted a motion for rehearing in the election contest between Hovey and Whatley for Senate District 27.

Cliff Williams is a staff writer for Tallapoosa Publishers.