Elections Opinion | Alabama must ban ranked choice voting to ensure secure elections Ranked choice voting is an excessively confusing and complicated system designed to make winners out of losers. Secretary of State Wes AllenApril 18, 2024
State Hugh Evans III, Secretary of State’s general counsel, passes away at 66 Evans served as general counsel to the Secretary of State Office beginning in 2018 and previously to the Ethics Commission. John H. GlennNovember 18, 2022
Courts Merrill to appeal voter list ruling; federal judge denies fee request The case originated when Merrill refused to provide voter lists that a federal court deemed public records. Josh MoonNovember 1, 2022
Elections Residency questions hound House District 10 candidate Tax records appear to show that David Cole, a Republican House candidate, lives outside of the district where he's seeking office. Josh MoonOctober 27, 2022
Elections Study: Alabama among least politically engaged states Alabama's lower education and income levels combined with restrictive voter access laws suppress political engagement. Jacob HolmesOctober 14, 2022
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 | It’s hard to vote in Alabama Alabama ranks No. 45 out of the 50 states when it comes to how easy it is for people to vote. Joey KennedyOctober 3, 2022
Elections Absentee voting period for November 8th General Election has started Absentee ballot applications can be downloaded online or requested by visiting or calling the local Absentee Election Manager’s office. StaffSeptember 15, 2022
Elections Secretary of State’s Office receives unsigned threat of mass “sick out” The letter cites insufficient salaries and lack of benefits as contributing factors. John H. GlennAugust 23, 2022
Elections Election transparency group publishes Alabama’s voting rolls free online The Alabama section shows the information on 3,631,862 registered voters and includes home addresses. John H. GlennAugust 11, 2022