State Secretary Merrill announces two million newly registered voters Alabama currently has 3,625,249 total registered voters, and 2,000,957 of those voters have registered since Jan. 19, 2015. StaffMarch 8, 2022
State C.J. Pearson receives John Lewis Youth Leadership Award C.J. is the founder of the Free Thinker Project and a student senator for the University of Alabama’s student government. StaffOctober 18, 2021
Elections Secretary of State, Montgomery probate judge announce voter registration kiosk pilot These kiosks will link directly to AlabamaVotes.gov, allowing interested voters to register easily and quickly with the state. StaffApril 7, 2021
News Secretary of State applauds utilities for restoring power to polling places “Following the power outages caused by Hurricane Zeta, electric companies across the State of Alabama have stepped up to see that no polling place... StaffNovember 3, 2020
Elections 44 days left to apply for an absentee ballot for Nov. 3 election Those who are concerned about contracting or spreading the coronavirus are encouraged to apply for and cast an absentee ballot. StaffSeptember 15, 2020
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
Featured Opinion Opinion | 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,... Joey KennedyJuly 16, 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
Elections Secretary of State to evaluate all county registrars This week, Secretary of State John H. Merrill notified all 204 Registrars in the State of Alabama that their performances would be evaluated following... StaffJune 5, 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