MONTGOMERY – On Tuesday, Secretary
of State John Merrill confirmed that Republican presidential candidate Donald
Trump will return to Alabama for a campaign stop.
On Saturday, November 21, 2015, at 11 a.m., Trump will hold
a rally at the Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex. Doors open at 9 a.m.,
and free tickets can be attained at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/donald-j-trump-in-birmingham-al-tickets-19580885957.
The Secretary of State commented on Trump’s return to
Alabama: “We are excited to have Donald Trump bring his campaign to Birmingham!
I am confident that Mr. Trump’s appearance will be welcomed with enthusiasm,
just as it was in Mobile,” said Secretary Merrill. “We are very pleased with
the way the SEC Primary has developed and what it means for our people to have
personal interaction with these candidates. With the assistance and full
support of the Alabama Legislature, one of the most significant things we have
done in the Secretary of State’s Office is change the primary date to March 1.
Since the March primary legislation passed, the top two Democratic candidates and
eight of the top Republican candidates have made campaign stops in Alabama,
which is unheard of for our state. As Secretary of State, I will continue to
position Alabama and the South as a place where presidential candidates are
willing to make an effort to visit and meet our remarkable people.”
Trump previously held a rally in Mobile, Ala., on August 21.
To date, his Mobile visit is the largest attended political rally for any
presidential candidate of either party in the nation.
Alabama has seen visits from former Florida Governor Jeb
Bush, Dr. Ben Carson, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Senator Ted
Cruz, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, Ohio Governor John Kasich,
Senator Rand Paul, Senator Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump and Wisconsin Governor
Scott Walker. Senator Marco Rubio is scheduled to appear in Guntersville and
Birmingham on December 1.
For more information on meeting the candidates, please
contact the Office of the Secretary of State at 334-242-7200.
This communication is not an endorsement of any particular
candidate or political party but an effort to encourage voter participation and
registration, as well as participation in the SEC Primary, which will be held
on March 1, 2016.
WHO: Donald Trump
WHERE: Birmingham–Jefferson
Convention Complex
2100
Richard Arrington Jr Blvd N
Birmingham,
AL
WHEN: Saturday, November 21,
2015, at 11 a.m.
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