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- ↑ "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ↑ "Lyn Stuart - Ballotpedia". Judgepedia.org. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
- ↑ Alabama Secretary of State, election results, June 5, 2018
- ↑ "Alabama Unified Judicial System -- judicial.alabama.gov". Judicial.alabama.gov. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
