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Charlotte Meadows wins House District 74 Republican primary runoff

On Tuesday, former Montgomery school board President Charlotte Meadows won the Republican primary runoff election in House District 74 over U.S. Army Reserve Colonel and prominent bankruptcy attorney Michael Fritz. “We did it!” Meadows announced on social media. “To my fantastic supporters, I can not thank each of you enough. To my amazing family that … Continued
August 28, 2019

House District 42 special Republican primary is today

Republican voters in Chilton and Autauga County go to the polls Tuesday to vote for who they want to represent them in the Alabama House of Representatives. The Alabama House of Representatives District 42 seat represents Autauga and Chilton Counties. The seat was made vacant after State Rep. Jimmy Martin, R-Clanton, passed away after a … Continued
August 20, 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

Merrill announces new voter registration record

Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill announced Thursday that Alabama has broken another state voter registration record with more than 3.5 million registered voters in the state. “Since January 19, 2015, we’ve registered 1,301,012 new voters!” Merrill said. “We now have a state record 3,500,894 registered voters in Alabama! Those numbers are unprecedented and unparalleled … Continued
July 29, 2019

Merrill removes Russell County registrar from office for cause

On Tuesday, July 16, Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill removed a member of the Russell County Board of Registrars for cause. The case went before an objective administrative law judge, who, after hearing the case, made a formal recommendation to the secretary of state to remove the registrar. According to Alabama law, the secretary … Continued
July 23, 2019

Mo Brooks out-raises Chris Lewis 5-to-1

In Alabama’s 5th Congressional District incumbent Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, outraised challenger Chris Lewis by $179,761,81 in the first half of 2019. Lewis is challenging Brooks in the Republican primary on March 3. Brooks reported receipts of $220,395.06 and expenditures of $42,106.84 for a final cash balance of $870,469.73 entering the month of July. Chris Lewis … Continued
July 19, 2019

Auditor gives secretary of state award for perfect audit

Monday, Alabama State Auditor Jim Ziegler recognized the Secretary of State’s efforts in securing a perfect audit for all three state property inventories of the Office of the Secretary of State. The State Auditor is responsible for making sure all state agencies have possession or knowledge of the state property under their care. The office … Continued
July 17, 2019

Merrill to run for Senate

Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill announced Tuesday on the state capitol steps that he would run for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in 2020. “This is not something that I have pursued,” Merrill said. “This is something that pursued me.” Merrill said people have come to him and said, “We need to have … Continued
June 26, 2019