Nancy Worley
Legal issues and removal as chair
### Legal issues and removal as chair

Worley was indicted by a Montgomery County grand jury in March 2007 on five [misdemeanor](/wiki/Misdemeanor "Misdemeanor") and one [felony](/wiki/Felony "Felony") charge. The charges, resulting from an investigation by Alabama Attorney General [Troy King](/wiki/Troy_King "Troy King"), accused Worley of soliciting support from five of her employees during her unsuccessful re\-election campaign in 2006\. A few days after the trial started, the presiding judge dropped the felony charge, and indefinitely postponed the trial of related misdemeanor charges.[Judge Throws Out Felony Charges against Worley](http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2007/07/judge_dismisses_worleys_felony.html); *The Birmingham News*, July 12, 2007 In October 2012, Worley pleaded guilty via a "best interest" plea on one misdemeanor count and agreed to pay a $100 fine.[Alabama Democrat settles misdemeanor case for soliciting staff when she was Secretary of State](http://blog.al.com/wire/2012/10/no_2_alabama_democrat_settles.html); *Associated Press* , October 19, 2012 Worley's lawyers revealed a letter, sent by [State Treasurer](/wiki/State_Treasurer "State Treasurer") [Kay Ivey](/wiki/Kay_Ivey "Kay Ivey") to her employees, soliciting campaign contributions for the 2008 presidential campaign of former Massachusetts Governor [Mitt Romney](/wiki/Mitt_Romney "Mitt Romney"). Ivey was the Alabama chairwoman of Romney's campaign. Worley's lawyers pointed out that King had not prosecuted fellow Republican Ivey, as he had Worley."Attorneys Compare Worley, Ivey Letters," *The Huntsville Times*, July 11, 2007, p. 1B

In August 2019, Worley and Randy Kelley, state party's deputy chair, were stripped of their credentials as members of the [Democratic National Committee](/wiki/Democratic_National_Committee "Democratic National Committee") for not complying with DNC demands for revisions to the Alabama Democratic Party's bylaws. On November 2, 2019, Worley was removed as the chair with a unanimous vote.


What happened to Worley and Randy Kelley in August 2019?