Secretary of State John Merrill

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.

April 21, 2025

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.

October 12, 2022

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

Incumbency prevails in secondary constitutional offices

Incumbency is a potent, powerful, inherent advantage in politics.

March 9, 2022

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.

January 10, 2022

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.

December 16, 2021

An 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.

December 5, 2021