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
Elections Secretary of State releases publication aimed at voting, election misinformation The publication provides facts and clarifications to a number of election day and post-election day falsities. John H. GlennAugust 16, 2021
Municipal elections Birmingham mayoral candidate accused of violating election laws An ethics complaint alleges Scales and her campaign failed to clearly display on yard signs and advertisements the entity that paid for those materials. Josh MoonAugust 11, 2021
Featured Opinion Opinion | It is time for Secretary of State John Merrill to resign "Once again, Merrill’s actions demonstrate that it is not just the affair but the cover-up that lays a man low." Bill BrittApril 12, 2021
Elections After initial denials, Alabama secretary of state admits affair, won’t seek office in 2022 After initially denying the affair Tuesday, Merrill said Wednesday that he "clearly" had an inappropriate relationship. Josh MoonApril 7, 2021
State Alabama Secretary of State denies sordid affair allegations A Montgomery woman provided graphic details of the affair in a story on an obscure, right-wing website. Josh MoonApril 7, 2021