John Merrill: “There is no future for early voting as long as I am Secretary of State.”

If you are too sorry or lazy to get up off your rear and to go register to vote, then you don't deserve that privilege. As long as I am Secretary of State of Alabama, you are going to have to show some initiative to become a registered…

At one time, our laws were written to reduce or eliminate minority participation in the electoral process.

Much like Thomas Jefferson suggested that that government which governs best governs least. That is the sum of good government.

A good election security bill would be one that would create the necessary resources to the States without creating unfunded or underfunded mandates.