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Special election guidance for voters in State House District 4 and Senate District 26

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill announced that voters located in parts of Morgan and Limestone County, and in Montgomery, will have an additional race to vote for when they head to the polls on Dec. 12 to vote in the special general election for U.S. Senate. Those voters … Continued
December 4, 2017

Today is the last day to register to vote in Senate election

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Today is the last day to register to vote and be able to participate in the December Special Election for U.S. Senate. The Alabama Republican Party said on social media: “Make sure you’re registered to vote in the upcoming Alabama U.S. Senate Election. Registration ends on Monday, 11.27.17” Republican … Continued
November 27, 2017

Secretary of State: No crossover voters will be prosecuted

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill’s office said Friday that no crossover voters will be prosecuted and the instances of crossover voting were far fewer than initially believed. Initial numbers indicated in a formal election report in August showed more than 674 individuals had voted in the Democratic primary … Continued
November 17, 2017

State Rep. Will Ainsworth holds on to fundraising lead in Lieutenant Governor race

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The race for the Republican nomination for Lieutenant Governor is highly competitive with no clear front runner as the candidates all work on establishing name recognition with voters. The candidates all reported competitive fundraising in October.  Will Ainsworth, Rusty Glover, and Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh have all declared that they … Continued
November 7, 2017

Worley opposes the Cassidy-Graham-Heller-Johnson repeal bill

 By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, the Alabama Democratic Party released a statement in which they said that, “The Cassidy-Graham-Heller-Johnson bill would sabotage our health care system, gut Medicaid, increase costs, and strip health care away from millions of Americans.” “Democrats believe health care is a right, not a privilege,” Nancy Worley, chairwoman of … Continued
September 20, 2017

Secretary of State continues electronic voting system for citizens, service members overseas

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter Alabama voters living abroad will be able to vote electronically next month thanks to a system set to be implemented by Secretary of State John Merrill’s office. Merill announced Wednesday that the state of Alabama will use an electronic ballot delivery and return system. It will be implemented during the upcoming … Continued
August 3, 2017

Group seeks Federal court order reinstating some felons’ voter registration

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter A nonpartisan election public interest group is seeking a Federal court injunction ordering Alabama’s Secretary of State to reinstate some felons’ voter registration and educate others on their rights to register to vote. The group, the Campaign Legal Center, is seeking an injunction from Federal District Court Judge Keith … Continued
July 25, 2017

Merrill says Alabama still won’t send voter info to Feds as Commission postpones data request

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter WASHINGTON —  The Federal Commission created by President Donald Trump to audit the nation’s election system has postponed a controversial request to states seeking voter roles and personal voter data. But it doesn’t look like it will change Alabama’s response. The Commission vice chair, Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, … Continued
July 11, 2017

Did the race for Lt. Governor end before it began?

By Larry Lee Education Matters Candidates for election in 2018 have now turned in their first monthly financial report to the Secretary of State.  This covers the month of June. These include the three announced Republican candidates for Lt. Governor–Will Ainsworth, Mary Scott Hunter and Rusty Glover.  The differences in the reports are astounding and do not … Continued
July 10, 2017