Truth matters: Alabama’s voter rolls
Since taking office, Secretary Wes Allen has repeatedly mischaracterized both my tenure and the work of the professionals in the Secretary of State’s Office.
Secretary of State John Merrill
Perry County Commission chairman indicted on voter fraud charges
Chairman of the Perry County Commission Albert Turner Jr. has been indicted of felony and misdemeanor counts of voter fraud.
January 13, 2023
13 days left in the absentee voting period
Nov. 1, 2022, is the last day that absentee ballot applications returned by mail can be received.
October 19, 2022
Federal court orders Alabama Secretary of State to turn over voting records
Federal Judge Myron Thompson questioned Secretary Merrill's motivations in denying GBM the voter registration records.
Secretary Merrill asks Alabamians to serve as poll workers
There are approximately 1,980 polling places across the State of Alabama that must be staffed each election cycle.
September 7, 2022
Secretary of State reminds voters of ban on crossover voting
The law prevents voters who voted in the Republican primary from voting in the Democratic runoff, and vice versa.
June 20, 2022
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Incumbency is a potent, powerful, inherent advantage in politics.
Ed Packard qualifies with Alabama GOP
Packard, a resident of Prattville, announced his candidacy late last year, calling for post-election audits for elections conducted in Alabama.
Lawmaker, secretary of state seek to block private funding of election process
The bills are in response to a series of 2020 grants funded by Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
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See recent postsAn optimistic pessimist?
This is the season where we should self-evaluate, then look toward what we can do to make the world – and our world specifically – more accommodating, more filled with grace, more forgiving, more kind.