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Voting doesn’t have to be a health risk

My vote was suppressed Tuesday. I didn’t vote because I was not going to submit myself to walking into a polling station, even masked, during a coronavirus pandemic that is raging out of control. There were attempts to require masks of voters and poll workers. It’s the law in Jefferson County. But Secretary of State … Continued
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July 16, 2020
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Voting shouldn’t be so difficult

I may trigger Secretary of State John Merrill, so this is the warning. We must not repeat what happened in Georgia Tuesday. In-person voting was a mess. Millions of dollars in brand new voting machines malfunctioned. Some voters had to wait in line for hours to cast a ballot in the Georgia primaries, and some … Continued
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June 11, 2020

36 days left to apply for an absentee ballot for primary runoff election

Ahead of the July 14 Primary Runoff Election, Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill reminds Alabama voters that there are 36 days left to apply for an absentee ballot. In order to protect the safety and well-being of our voters, Merrill encourages those who are concerned about contracting or spreading the coronavirus to apply for … Continued
June 3, 2020

How to apply for an absentee ballot for Alabama’s July 14 runoff

This week, the Office of the Secretary of State launched a multi-media campaign to educate voters across the state about ways they can participate in the upcoming July 14, 2020 Primary Runoff Election. The ad will be aired on TV and radio stations across the state as well as various digital sites. “There is no … Continued
May 6, 2020
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Amendment One puts kids first, politicians last

When Alabamians take the to the polls on Super Tuesday, they will either be concerned with the Democratic nominee for President of the United States or the Republican nominee for the United States Senate. More important to the future of Alabama is a constitutional amendment that would end our current model of a popularly elected state … Continued
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March 2, 2020

Bloomberg making final Alabama push

The Michael Bloomberg campaign is making Alabama one of its top Super Tuesday priorities — hoping that state Democratic voters will help catapult the former New York City mayor into the running for the party’s presidential nomination.  Bloomberg has already spent more time in Alabama than most of the other candidates — including kicking off … Continued
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February 27, 2020
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Jim Zeigler has reminded everyone how useless the state auditor is

Alabama is known for its bad politicians.  From George Wallace to Mike Hubbard, and all the Guy Hunts and Robert Bentleys in between, we do political crooks better than anyone. And we’ve got more do-nothing, pander-happy, waste-of-space political dolts per capita than any other state.  But rarely — I’d say maybe even never — has … Continued
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February 7, 2020
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More help on the way for Doug Jones

O.K. So, many of the voters I talk with believe that U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, D-Alabama, stands little chance of being re-elected this year to his seat. Former Sen. Jeff Sessions or U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne or the former Auburn football coach or the twice-ousted chief justice who at one time stalked teenaged girls or … Continued
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January 31, 2020
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Tell the whole truth

It’s disturbing to me how modern partisanship has curtailed Americans’ ability to tell the truth, the whole truth. I’m not talking about politicians here—I’m speaking of voters. People like you and me. There was a time when citizens across the political spectrum generally stipulated to the fact that all candidates and elected officials are flawed … Continued
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January 30, 2020
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The irony of Amendment One

Alabama voters will go to the polls next March 3 to decide the fate of amendment one.  At the heart of this amendment is an attempt to deny all citizens the right to vote to elect their state school board members. The irony of this vote is that 55 years and four days earlier, black … Continued
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December 25, 2019