Looming ‘Merrill v. Milligan’ Supreme Court decision could affect future election procedures | #elections | #alabama
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) – Midterm elections are days away but when it comes to future elections a looming Supreme Court decision could have some effect on them. Merrill v. Milligan would be the second Alabama case decision impacting voting procedures, the first being Shelby v. Holder, in 2013. The Shelby v. Holder decision allows certain […]
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Looming ‘Merrill v. Milligan’ Supreme Court decision could affect future election procedures | #elections | #alabama
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) – Midterm elections are days away but when it comes to future elections a looming Supreme Court decision could have some effect on them. Merrill v. Milligan would be the second Alabama case decision impacting voting procedures, the first being Shelby v. Holder, in 2013. The Shelby v. Holder decision allows certain […]
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Looming ‘Merrill v. Milligan’ Supreme Court decision could affect future election procedures | #elections | #alabama
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) – Midterm elections are days away but when it comes to future elections a looming Supreme Court decision could have some effect on them. Merrill v. Milligan would be the second Alabama case decision impacting voting procedures, the first being Shelby v. Holder, in 2013. The Shelby v. Holder decision allows certain […]
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Looming ‘Merrill v. Milligan’ Supreme Court decision could affect future election procedures | #elections | #alabama
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) – Midterm elections are days away but when it comes to future elections a looming Supreme Court decision could have some effect on them. Merrill v. Milligan would be the second Alabama case decision impacting voting procedures, the first being Shelby v. Holder, in 2013. The Shelby v. Holder decision allows certain […]
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Looming ‘Merrill v Milligan’ decision could affect future election procedures like previous Supreme Court decision | #elections | #alabama
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) – Midterm elections are days away, but a looming Supreme Court decision could impact future elections. Merrill v Milligan would be the second Alabama case decision impacting voting procedures, the first being Shelby v Holder, back in 2013. Merrill v Milligan is based on Alabama’s Congressional district maps that had been ruled […]
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Changes to how election results are transmitted on election night | #elections | #alabama
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) – After a flurry of political ads bombarding you on TV, the day for voters to cast their ballots and elect who they want to see in office is quickly approaching. That hasn’t changed. However the process of getting those results has. “We have provided each county in the state with a […]
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Alabama Secretary of State John H. Merrill Joins Joint Letter to Biden Administration | #elections | #alabama
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, August 8, 2022—MONTGOMERY, AL— Last week, Alabama Secretary of State John H. Merrill and 14 other Secretaries of State sent a joint letter to President Joe Biden asking him to rescind Executive Order 14019. The letter states, “Executive Order 14019 was issued without Constitutional authority nor Congressional approval. Executive Order 14019 […]
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Secretary Merrill Endorses the American Confidence in Elections Act | #elections | #alabama
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, July 28, 2022—MONTGOMERY, AL— Yesterday, the Ranking Member of the House Administration Committee Representative Rodney Davis (R-IL) introduced the American Confidence in Elections Act (ACE). The ACE Act has been characterized as the Republican alternative to the For the People Act (H.R. 1) and the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement […]
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Secretary of State John H. Merrill Issues Crossover Voting Reminder | #elections | #alabama
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, June 17, 2022—MONTGOMERY, AL— As the 2022 Primary Runoff Election approaches it is important to remind voters who voted in the Primary Election that they must vote in the same political party’s Primary Runoff Election. Since 2017, Alabama’s Crossover Voting Law has been in effect and it prohibits crossover voting within […]
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Virginia PAC spent over $500K for anti-Kay Ivey commercials | #elections | #alabama
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WAFF) – Alabama’s Secretary of State announced on Thursday that a Political Action Committee based in Virginia is not in compliance with campaign finance laws. Sec. John Merrill says the Common Sense America Election Fund has spent over $500,000 on ads in Alabama that negatively impacts one candidate in the race for Governor […]
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