By Associated Press
Montgomery, AL – Alabama's secretary of state has agreed to provide free copies of the statewide voter list to the state's Democratic and Republican parties, rather than charging a penny a name.
Secretary of State Beth Chapman agreed to provide the free copies of the voter list during a court hearing Thursday before Montgomery County Circuit Judge Bill Shashy.
State Democratic Party chairman Joe Turnham had sued Chapman for a free copy after Chapman had said the party would have to pay a penny a name, or about $28,000 for the list.
The agreement was reached Wednesday after Shashy told Turnham's attorney James Anderson and Chapman's lawyer Jean Brown to leave the courtroom and discuss the situation.
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