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Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill

Alabama secretary of state discusses voting deadlines, procedures

Merrill joined state Rep. Chris England, D-Tuscaloosa, the chair of the Alabama Democratic Party, in a Facebook town hall on Wednesday.
October 7, 2020

Merrill gives guidance on straight party, write-in voting

Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill issued guidance Wednesday on straight party and write-in voting. “Voters who wish to vote straight party for all of the Democratic or Republican candidates on their ballot may do so by filling in the bubble next to their party preference at the top of their ballot,” Merrill explained in … Continued
September 25, 2020

Trial begins in lawsuit challenging state’s COVID-19 election rules

A virtual trial opened on Tuesday in a lawsuit charging that Alabama’s requirements of witnesses and photo ID for absentee ballots and a “de facto ban” on curbside voting are unconstitutional. The suit, People First v. Merrill, was filed on May 1 by the Southern Poverty Law Center, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, … Continued
September 9, 2020

The “in crowd” needs to get out

I am about to say something nice about Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill. But, still, before this column is over, he’ll most likely get triggered, write a press release on secretary of state stationery, taking my column out of context and arguing that he’s not a supporter of voter suppression. But, of course, Merrill … Continued
July 23, 2020