He lost the election to Gulley but requested a recount due to what he believed were voting irregularities. Underwood ran for mayor of Bessemer in 2014.
Because whatever decision I make, I make that decision on my own.”īefore the current election, Anthony Underwood had his own suspicions. They tried putting signs in my yard, I told them I don’t want no sign in my yard. “I tell them it’s none of your business who I vote for. “They (Gulley campaigners) ask me who I’m going to vote for and come knocking on my door,” Grace said. Grace isn’t sure why or how this has happened, but she said she does feel like her son is being targeted. Jefferson County’s Board of Registrars said Rice is listed as an inactive voter and hasn’t voted since 2012. However, she recently received a mailed notice from the City of Bessemer that her son is not a registered voter.
Grace said Rice consistently voted in all elections, most recently in the May primaries. Rice is paraplegic, so he always voted with an absentee ballot. She and her son, Dequndral Rice, have voted for years in the city.
Rumors of election fraud or irregularities have lingered in the city for years.īessemer resident Merilyn Grace believes something is happening. Merrill wouldn’t discuss specific allegations saying he didn’t want to jeopardize the investigation.īessemer holds city elections on Tuesday, August 23. Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill confirmed to WBHM he and Attorney General Steve Marshall are looking into allegations of voter fraud in Bessemer this election cycle.
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