Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill

Elections

Secretary of State’s Office receives unsigned threat of mass “sick out”

The letter cites insufficient salaries and lack of benefits as contributing factors.

August 23, 2022

Election transparency group publishes Alabama’s voting rolls free online

The Alabama section shows the information on 3,631,862 registered voters and includes home addresses.

August 11, 2022

Judge blocks motion to dismiss lawsuit against Merrill over access to purged voter lists

Greater Birmingham Ministries filed the suit, claiming the Secretary of State's Office refused to release the information without charging "exorbitant fees."

June 3, 2022

Proposed legislation would allow no-excuse absentee voting

Secretary of State John Merrill supports the bill, which would allow qualified voters to vote absentee without an excuse.

February 24, 2021

Merrill, 15 other secretaries of state write in objection to the For the People Act

"We firmly believe the authority to legislate and regulate these changes should be left with the states," the secretaries wrote.

February 24, 2021

Merrill defends social media comments, questions motives of Black Lives Matter movement

During the interview, he blamed most of the uproar on “liberal, white women” who have “attacked” him on social media.

December 4, 2020

SOS Merrill back in hot water over social media interactions

This is not the first time that Merrill has come under fire for the way he handles his social media accounts.

November 23, 2020

Voters in line can’t be turned away when polls close, SPLC advises

“It is imperative for voters to remember that if they are in line before voting closes, they have the right to remain in line and cast their ballots,” said Nancy Abudu, deputy legal director for the SPLC.

November 3, 2020

Coalition of attorneys general file opposition to Alabama attempt to ban curbside voting

The AGs argue that Alabama’s suggestion to the courts that curbside voting invites fraud is “unfounded.”

October 19, 2020

Report: Alabama is fourth-least politically engaged state in 2020

The study scored states based on 11 key indicators of political engagement. Those included things like voter turnout, political donations and voter accessibility policies.

October 16, 2020