Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill

Elections / Legislature

Secretary of State Wes Allen praises bill codifying Alabama Voter Integrity Database

Secretary of State Wes Allen praised a new law that requires using the state's AVID database and removes ERIC for maintaining voter rolls.

May 16, 2025

Opinion

I have been asked these three questions about the elections process.

October 24, 2024

Opinion

Ranked choice voting is an excessively confusing and complicated system designed to make winners out of losers.

April 18, 2024

Evans served as general counsel to the Secretary of State Office beginning in 2018 and previously to the Ethics Commission.

November 18, 2022

The case originated when Merrill refused to provide voter lists that a federal court deemed public records.

November 1, 2022

Tax records appear to show that David Cole, a Republican House candidate, lives outside of the district where he's seeking office.

October 27, 2022

Alabama's lower education and income levels combined with restrictive voter access laws suppress political engagement.

October 14, 2022

Opinion

Three different entities awarded Alabama exemplary marks for its election administration for the 2020 General Election.

October 5, 2022

Opinion

Alabama ranks No. 45 out of the 50 states when it comes to how easy it is for people to vote.

October 3, 2022

Absentee ballot applications can be downloaded online or requested by visiting or calling the local Absentee Election Manager’s office.

September 15, 2022