Elections 27 days left to apply for an absentee ballot by mail for primary election May 17, 2022, is the last day that absentee ballot applications can be returned by mail. StaffApril 20, 2022
Elections 41 days left to apply for absentee ballot by mail for primary election May 17, 2022, is the last day that absentee ballot applications can be returned by mail. StaffApril 6, 2022
Elections Deadline to file for absentee ballot extended to seven days before elections It has changed from five days before an election to seven days before the election. Brandon MoseleyJune 2, 2021
Legislature Legislature will meet Tuesday for day 28 of the 2021 Legislative Session The House will consider a diverse list of 21 bills when it meets on Tuesday for the 28th legislative day. Brandon MoseleyMay 4, 2021
National Republicans praise new Georgia election law Republicans praise Georgia's new election law, but Democrats say it brings Jim Crow to the 21st Century. Brandon MoseleyMarch 29, 2021
National Jerry Carl plans to join Brooks in challenging presidential election results Carl plans to join a small group of House Republicans in challenging the 2020 presidential election results. Brandon MoseleyDecember 31, 2020
National Bring a photo ID to the polls Voters who do not have a valid photo ID can get a free voter ID from their local board of registrars or the secretary... Brandon MoseleyNovember 3, 2020
Elections Alabamians request more than 101,000 absentee ballots with 30 days left to apply So far, 35,184 absentee ballots have been successfully returned for the general election. StaffSeptember 29, 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