Hovey wants another hearing, doesn’t agree to date of coin flip

Cliff Williams / The Outlook Tallapoosa County Sheriff Jimmy Abbett opens a box with a provisional ballot during last month's canvassing to certify the primary election. Eleven of 15 provisional ballots were accepted. One of the provisional ballots rejected was from Patsy Kenney who said she registered to vote.

While the Alabama Republican Party has said the outcome of the Alabama Senate District 27 will be settled by coin toss, Jay Hovey wants the party to look at the election again based on new evidence.

“I have not agreed to a date for a coin flip,” Hovey said. “We filed a motion for a rehearing based on new evidence released by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency not known to either party until after the hearing.”

Cliff Williams is a staff writer for Tallapoosa Publishers.