Six votes to end a city.
In 1964, Homewood voters went to the polls to decide whether to dissolve their city into Birmingham. Annexation won by six votes.
Current Homewood Mayor Jennifer Andress points to the importance of voting.
“It is vitally important for Homewood citizens to show up at the polls, whether it is a municipal election or a special called election, like the one we had in 2024 to change our form of government to a Council-Manager form of government. It is a privilege to exercise our right to be heard through our votes, and our city is stronger with an engaged and informed citizenry,” Mayor Andress said…