News Perry County Commission chairman indicted on voter fraud charges Chairman of the Perry County Commission Albert Turner Jr. has been indicted of felony and misdemeanor counts of voter fraud. StaffJanuary 13, 2023
Elections 13 days left in the absentee voting period Nov. 1, 2022, is the last day that absentee ballot applications returned by mail can be received. StaffOctober 19, 2022
Courts Federal court orders Alabama Secretary of State to turn over voting records Federal Judge Myron Thompson questioned Secretary Merrill's motivations in denying GBM the voter registration records. Josh MoonOctober 12, 2022
Elections Secretary Merrill asks Alabamians to serve as poll workers There are approximately 1,980 polling places across the State of Alabama that must be staffed each election cycle. StaffSeptember 7, 2022
Elections Secretary of State reminds voters of ban on crossover voting The law prevents voters who voted in the Republican primary from voting in the Democratic runoff, and vice versa. StaffJune 20, 2022
Featured Opinion Opinion | Incumbency prevails in secondary constitutional offices Incumbency is a potent, powerful, inherent advantage in politics. Steve FlowersMarch 9, 2022
Elections Ed Packard qualifies with Alabama GOP Packard, a resident of Prattville, announced his candidacy late last year, calling for post-election audits for elections conducted in Alabama. John H. GlennJanuary 10, 2022
Elections Lawmaker, secretary of state seek to block private funding of election process The bills are in response to a series of 2020 grants funded by Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Jacob HolmesDecember 16, 2021
Featured Opinion Opinion | An optimistic pessimist? This is the season where we should self-evaluate, then look toward what we can do to make the world – and our world specifically... Joey KennedyDecember 5, 2021
State Secretary of state announces Board of Registrars’ Advisory Council members The Board of Registrars’ Advisory Council will meet quarterly and has eleven members from around the state. StaffNovember 23, 2021