John Merrill

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Montgomery mayor’s race should be about real problems, solutions. Instead it’s about racism.

As it turns out, there wasn’t any funny business with the Montgomery municipal elections last week. Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill held a press conference on Thursday to say as much. There were some oddities. Some things didn’t go exactly right. There were a few individual cases of alleged fraud witnessed — all of … Continued

September 6, 2019

Merrill says there were irregularities in Montgomery elections

Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill met Thursday with the Alabama Political Reporter and the rest of the capitol press corps about the August 27 Montgomery municipal election. Merrill said that the Secretary of State’s office has received twelve credible complaints of alleged irregularities in the August elections for Mayor and City Council. Reporters asked … Continued

September 6, 2019

Two open congressional seats in the Heart of Dixie in 2020

Governor Kay Ivey has had a very successful first year as governor. One of the coups she pulled off was getting the legislature to pass legislation granting the governor the power to appoint the Board of Pardons and Paroles. The new law will give her all the new appointments to the Parole Board. Previously, the … Continued

September 4, 2019

Judge denies state’s motion to dismiss in case alleging discrimination against minor parties

A federal judge has denied the State of Alabama’s motion to dismiss a case brought forth by the Libertarian Party of Alabama (LPA), in which the LPA alleges discrimination against minor parties for access to the voter registration list. The LPA filed a lawsuit against Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill earlier this year, claiming … Continued

September 2, 2019

Moore, Merrill, Tuberville support Israel’s decision to ban Tlaib, Omar

On Thursday, the nation of Israel made the decision to ban Muslim Congresswomen Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar from entering the country. The Alabama Political Reporter asked several Republican candidates for U.S. Senate for their reaction to the Israeli ban of the Muslim Congresswomen. Ilhan and Omar, both Democrats, have made public comments supporting a … Continued

August 16, 2019

Merrill announces new photo ID requirements for voters casting absentee ballots

The Secretary of State’s office announced Tuesday that new rules for voting by absentee ballot went into effect on August 1. In order to vote absentee, the voter is required to submit a copy of their valid photo identification with the absentee ballot application. The secretary’s office said this will ensure that only eligible voters … Continued

August 8, 2019

Merrill: Jones lacks understanding, appreciation of the values of the people of Alabama

U.S. Senator Doug Jones said that he would support the eventual Democratic nominee for President of the United States. His GOP opponents have seized on the issue as showing that Jones, the only Democrat holding any elected statewide office, is too extreme for Alabama. On Tuesday, Alabama Secretary of State John H. Merrill (R) told … Continued

August 7, 2019

Morgan County is sixth to adopt online business filings

On Monday, Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill announced that Morgan County has become the sixth county in Alabama to adopt an online filings process for the formation of domestic LLCs and domestic for-profit business corporations. This service is offered at no cost to Alabama’s 67 counties by the Secretary of State’s Office. As additional … Continued

August 1, 2019

GOP opponents attack Doug Jones for his pledge to support Democratic nominee

Republicans have been critical of a recent statement by U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D) in which he told a crowd “we will end up supporting the nominee.” The comments last week were seized upon by Republicans eager to push the narrative that Jones is too liberal for Alabama. “Whatever we’re going to do, we will … Continued

July 30, 2019

Three sheriffs endorse Byrne in Senate race

Baldwin County Sheriff Huey Hoss Mack has endorsed Congressman Bradley Byrne’s (R-Montrose) bid for U.S. Senate. The Byrne campaign also has received the endorsement of Mobile County Sheriff Sam Cochran and the endorsement of Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton. “Bradley Byrne stands with law enforcement,” Mack said in a statement. “Years ago, when the Obama … Continued

July 29, 2019