Mobile has a vital election to replace 12-year Mayor Sandy Stimpson, who is not seeking re-election for a fourth term.

The runoff election between State Rep. Barbara Drummond (D-Mobile) and former District Court Judge Spiro Cheriogotis is expected to be close.

Mobile voters reported problems Tuesday when some were flagged as “inactive” and initially prevented from casting regular ballots in the city’s mayoral runoff, election officials said.

That appears to have happened at multiple voting locations.

Early reports came from Rise Church, where at least 11 voters were told they were listed as “inactive” after presenting photo IDs and were directed to cast provisional ballots.

Similar issues were reported at VIA Health, Fitness & Enrichment Center on Dauphin Street and “other polling pla

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