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Legislature

House Democratic Caucus makes affordability center of 2026 agenda

The Alabama House Democratic Caucus unveiled its 2026 legislative priorities Tuesday, focusing on tax elimination, voting access, and public education funding.

Jacob Holmes

January 21, 2026

Another early voting bill introduced in the Alabama Legislature

Currently, Alabamians can only vote early if they are casting absentee ballots with a valid excuse.

Alex Jobin

December 5, 2024

Early voting could be coming to Alabama

The House will consider HB-59 during the 2025 Legislative Session, which begins in February.

Alex Jobin

November 19, 2024

Alabama’s election process and rules for counting votes

Alabama utilizes paper ballots and optical scanners, limits mail-in ballots and has no early voting.

Mary Claire Wooten

November 6, 2024

Opinion

Alabama’s archaic voting laws hurt us all

Other states enjoy a variety of voting options, such as early voting and mail ballots, but Alabamians go without.

Josh Moon

November 15, 2022

Opinion

Secretary Merrill responds to Joey Kennedy’s column in APR

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

John Merrill

October 5, 2022

Alabama House, House committee mull Republican voting bills

The House approved bills to expand in-person absentee voting locations and to limit timeline for absentee ballot applications.

Eddie Burkhalter

March 18, 2021

Adia Winfrey reports from campaigns trail

“We need your help to spread the word and continue reaching out to voters to help Democrats up and down the ticket,” Winfrey said.

Brandon Moseley

October 21, 2020

States must act to secure safe elections amid COVID-19 crisis, report finds

The spread of COVID-19 continues filling up intensive care beds and breaking records nearly daily, and as elections in Alabama near, the need to protect the state’s voting system is even more critical, according to a recent study. The Brennan Center for Justice, a law and public policy institute at the New York University Law … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

June 17, 2020

Alabama Democrats join calls to postpone March 31 primary runoff

Monday, the Alabama Democratic Party joins Secretary of State John Merrill (R) in exploring a brief postponement of the March 31 primary runoff election. “It is a prudent course of action in this one specific circumstance,” the Alabama Democratic Party wrote in a statement. “Protecting the health and safety of voters, poll workers, and election … Continued

Brandon Moseley

March 17, 2020