× Expand Ashley Lovell and Liz Lane, at left, will be in a Sept. 23 runoff for Hoover City Council Place 3, while Kenneth Cox Jr. and Gene Smith are in a runoff for Council Place 2. The polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. today (Tuesday, Sept. 23) in Hoover for two Hoover City Council election runoffs. Ross Bridge’s Kenneth Cox Jr. is in a runoff with Magnolia Grove’s Gene Smith for Council Place 2, and Greystone’s Ashley Lovell is battling McGill Crossings’ Liz Lane for Council Place 3. In Council Place 3, Lovell captured 8,155 votes on Aug. 26, representing 49.85% of the votes cast in that race and almost winning without a runoff. Voters can verify their polling place at alabamavotes.gov or by calling the Hoover city clerk’s office at 205-444-7557.