Article snippet: Alabama has officially certified Democrat Doug Jones's victory in the recent special Senate election, confirming that he'll be the first Democrat to represent the state in the Senate in decades. The certification, made by top Alabama officials Thursday afternoon, comes over the protests of Republican MORE, who lost to Jones by about 1.5 percentage points but claims that massive voter fraud tipped the scales. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey, Secretary of State John Merrill and Attorney General Steve Marshall signed the official certification at on Thursday, officially declaring Jones the winner. The official declaration brings to an end an unusual election, one that continued to make headlines for weeks after votes were cast. Moore came in as the favorite despite his controversial history that saw him removed from the state supreme court bench twice. But accusations of sexual misconduct with teenage girls when he was in his 30s roiled the race. That gave Jones, who made his name in the state for prosecuting two Ku Klux Klansmen who killed four girls when they bombed a black church in Birmingham during the Civil Rights movement, a new opening. He stormed to victory with overwhelming support from black, young and female voters. But Moore refused to concede. He first called on supporters to wait until military votes and provisional ballots were counted. But his campaign soon turned to allegations of widespread voter fraud, fundraising for an "election integrity" project an... Link to the full article to read more