Opinion Opinion | Secretary Merrill responds to Joey Kennedy’s column in APR Three different entities awarded Alabama exemplary marks for its election administration for the 2020 General Election. John MerrillOctober 5, 2022
Opinion Opinion | Secretary of State Merrill addresses redistricting controversies It is our recommendation that the Alabama Legislature reexamine the current Board of Registrar system. John MerrillJuly 8, 2022
Opinion Opinion | Ballot trafficking is illegal in Alabama In Alabama, it is illegal for any individual to return or mail another individual’s absentee ballot application or their absentee ballot. John MerrillMay 4, 2022
Opinion Opinion | Response to Joey Kennedy In Alabama, we make it easy to vote and hard to cheat. John MerrillDecember 13, 2021
Opinion Opinion | Alabama Secretary of State: Why only citizens should vote "To increase voter participation, you don’t irrationally expand the electorate; instead, you make it easier to vote and harder to cheat." John MerrillAugust 10, 2021
Opinion Opinion | Secretary of State Merrill responds to APR column on H.R.1 "The 'For the People Act' is most definitely not for the people of Alabama, regardless of what out-of-touch liberal media activists like Josh Moon... John MerrillMarch 29, 2021
Opinion Opinion | Secretary of state responds to Joey Kennedy column The following statement from Secretary of State John H. Merrill is in direct response to an opinion piece published Thursday by Joey Kennedy of... John MerrillJuly 17, 2020
Opinion Opinion | Secretary of State responds to “false” APR op-ed The following statement from Secretary of State John H. Merrill is in response to a recent opinion piece published by Joey Kennedy of the... John MerrillJune 12, 2020
Opinion Opinion | Secretary of State responds to Alabama Political Reporter op-ed The following statement from Secretary of State John H. Merrill is in response to the inaccurate op-ed published yesterday morning by Josh Moon of... John MerrillMay 30, 2020
Elections Opinion | Alabama Secretary of State issues response to Coronavirus preparation Last week, Alabama witnessed what may yet be another record voter turnout during a Presidential Preference Primary Election, as our state has seen over... John MerrillMarch 12, 2020