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Alabama Secretary of State Newshttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/OfficeOfSoS/News.aspxGet the Latest News and Press Releases from the Secretary of State of Alabama60Secretary of State’s Office Mourns the Loss of Secretary Jim Bennetthttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=11705

MONTGOMERY – This morning, our office received word that one of the longest-serving and most well-respected Secretaries of State to serve the State of Alabama, Secretary Jim Bennett, has died. Our deepest sympathies are with the Bennett family as they mourn the loss of a great man.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=11705Thu, 18 Aug 2016 17:04:00 GMTAlabama Secretary of State Initiates ERIC Mailing Assistance Programhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=10663

MONTGOMERY – On Thursday, Secretary of State John Merrill announced that approximately 1.2 million eligible Alabamians who are either not registered to vote or in need of updating voter registration information will receive a Mail-In Voter Registration Application. http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=10663Thu, 28 Jul 2016 15:32:00 GMTAlabama Secretary of State Releases Video Encouraging Voter Registration http://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=10660

MONTGOMERY – On Wednesday, the Office of the Secretary of State released a video aimed at encouraging eligible U.S. citizens that are residents of Alabama to register to vote, as well as update their voter registration. http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=10660Wed, 27 Jul 2016 17:59:00 GMTSecretary of State John H. Merrill Teams with the Legislature and Probate Judges to Ensure Voter Readinesshttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=10659

MONTGOMERY – In an effort to ensure that eligible Alabama citizens are able to vote, Alabama’s Secretary of State John H. Merrill has asked the members of the Legislature, as well as all Probate Judges to provide three separate and specific days of the week, times, and venues in their areas where the Secretary of State’s office may hold a drive for voter registration and photo I.D issuance. http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=10659Wed, 27 Jul 2016 15:36:00 GMTSecretary Merrill Releases Details for Business Pre-Filings http://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=10632

MONTGOMERY – On Monday, Secretary of State John Merrill released details on the participation for electronic business filings.

MONTGOMERY – On Monday, Secretary of State John Merrill released details on the participation for electronic business filings.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=10632Mon, 11 Jul 2016 20:30:00 GMTStudent Mock Election Convention at the American Village http://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=10631

MONTEVALLO – A Student Mock Election Convention at the American Village will be held on July 12th and 13th. Students in grades 9, 10, 11 and 12 as of the fall 2016 school year in public, private, parochial or home schools will participate. Students and teachers will leave with ideas and materials to carry back to their schools on how to hold a successful convention and mock election. The mock election will be held on October 25, 2016. http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=10631Mon, 11 Jul 2016 14:26:00 GMTNation's Secretaries of State to Convene for NASS 2016 Summer Conference in Nashville, Tennesseehttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=10628

WHO: State government leaders from 40 states and the U.S. Territorial Island of Guam will gather in Nashville, Tennessee on July 14-17 for the annual summer meeting of the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS). http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=10628Thu, 07 Jul 2016 15:59:00 GMTSecretary of State John H. Merrill Teams with the Legislature and Probate Judges to Ensure Voter Readinesshttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=10621

MONTGOMERY – In an effort to ensure that eligible Alabama citizens are able to vote, Alabama’s Secretary of State John H. Merrill has asked the members of the Legislature, as well as all Probate Judges to provide three separate and specific days of the week, times, and venues in their areas where the Secretary of State’s office may hold a drive for voter registration and photo I.D issuance. http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=10621Wed, 06 Jul 2016 15:26:00 GMTSecretary of State John H. Merrill Teams with the Legislature and Probate Judges to Ensure Voter Readinesshttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=10596

MONTGOMERY – In an effort to ensure that eligible Alabama citizens are able to vote, Alabama’s Secretary of State John H. Merrill has asked the members of the Legislature, as well as all Probate Judges to provide three separate and specific days of the week, times, and venues in their areas where the Secretary of State’s office may hold a drive for voter registration and photo I.D issuance. http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=10596Tue, 28 Jun 2016 18:51:00 GMTSecretary John Merrill Recognizes Judge John H. England, Jr.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=10595

MONTGOMERY – On June 24, 2016, Secretary Merrill recognized Judge John H. England, Jr. of Tuscaloosa by awarding him the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) Medallion Award.

MONTGOMERY – On June 24, 2016, Secretary Merrill recognized Judge John H. England, Jr. of Tuscaloosa by awarding him the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) Medallion Award.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=10595Fri, 24 Jun 2016 20:19:00 GMTSpecial Election Timeline for House District 79http://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=10580

MONTGOMERY – On Friday, Governor Robert Bentley released a proclamation outlining the timeline to fill the vacant House District 79 seat in the Alabama House of Representatives.

MONTGOMERY – On Friday, Governor Robert Bentley released a proclamation outlining the timeline to fill the vacant House District 79 seat in the Alabama House of Representatives. http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=10580Fri, 17 Jun 2016 15:33:00 GMTSecretary of State John H. Merrill Releases Searchable Digitized Acts of Alabamahttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=10531

MONTGOMERY – Following an idea recently made by the Executive Budget Office, Secretary of State John Merrill directed his IT staff to make searchable the Acts of Alabama on the Secretary of State’s website. http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=10531Fri, 27 May 2016 14:05:00 GMTSecretary of State John H. Merrill Teams with the Legislature and Probate Judges to Ensure Voter Readinesshttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=10523

MONTGOMERY – In an effort to ensure that eligible Alabama citizens are able to vote, Alabama’s Secretary of State John H. Merrill has asked the members of the Legislature, as well as all Probate Judges to provide three separate and specific days of the week, times, and venues in their areas where the Secretary of State’s office may hold a drive for voter registration and photo I.D issuance.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=10523Fri, 20 May 2016 13:25:00 GMTSecretary of State John Merrill Announces Vote for Alabama Apphttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=10521

MONTGOMERY – On Thursday, Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill announced that the state of Alabama has launched efforts to implement a Vote for Alabama app, available to all iPhones and Androids. http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=10521Thu, 19 May 2016 15:40:00 GMTSecretary of State John H. Merrill Teams with the Legislature and Probate Judges to Ensure Voter Readinesshttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=10515

MONTGOMERY – In an effort to ensure that eligible Alabama citizens are able to vote, Alabama’s Secretary of State John H. Merrill has asked the members of the Legislature, as well as all Probate Judges to provide three separate and specific days of the week, times, and venues in their areas where the Secretary of State’s office may hold a drive for voter registration and photo I.D issuance. http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=10515Tue, 17 May 2016 13:48:00 GMT Secretary of State John H. Merrill Teams with the Legislature and Probate Judges to Ensure Voter Readinesshttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=10512

MONTGOMERY – In an effort to ensure that eligible Alabama citizens are able to vote, Alabama’s Secretary of State John H. Merrill has asked the members of the Legislature, as well as all Probate Judges to provide three separate and specific days of the week, times, and venues in their areas where the Secretary of State’s office may hold a drive for voter registration and photo I.D issuance. http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=10512Fri, 13 May 2016 18:53:00 GMTSecretary of State John H. Merrill Teams with the Legislature and Probate Judges to Ensure Voter Readinesshttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=10487

MONTGOMERY – In an effort to ensure that eligible Alabama citizens are able to vote, Alabama’s Secretary of State John H. Merrill has asked the members of the Legislature, as well as all Probate Judges to provide three separate and specific days of the week, times, and venues in their areas where the Secretary of State’s office may hold a drive for voter registration and photo I.D issuance. http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=10487Wed, 04 May 2016 20:01:00 GMTSecretary Merrill Issues Statement on the Five Year Anniversary of April 27, 2011 Tornadoes http://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=10471

MONTGOMERY – Secretary of State John Merrill issued the following statement on the five year anniversary of the April 27, 2011 tornadoes.

MONTGOMERY – Secretary of State John Merrill issued the following statement on the five year anniversary of the April 27, 2011 tornadoes.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=10471Wed, 27 Apr 2016 15:00:00 GMTSecretary Merrill Announces Information Relating to Alabama Homeowners' Association Acthttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=10458

MONTGOMERY – On Monday, the Office of the Secretary of State announced the activation of an electronic database relating to the Alabama Homeowners' Association Act.

MONTGOMERY – On Monday, the Office of the Secretary of State announced the activation of an electronic database relating to the Alabama Homeowners' Association Act.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=10458Mon, 18 Apr 2016 15:03:00 GMTSecretary Merrill Releases Information on April 12th Runoff Election Night Reportinghttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=10452

MONTGOMERY – During the April 12, 2016 runoff elections, the Secretary of State’s Office had 100% reporting from the 22 counties with races for state offices.

MONTGOMERY – During the April 12, 2016 runoff elections, the Secretary of State’s Office had 100% reporting from the 22 counties with races for state offices. http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=10452Wed, 13 Apr 2016 16:38:00 GMTSecretary of State Releases Details on April 12th Runoff Electionhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=10447

MONTGOMERY – On April 12, 2016, the Office of the Secretary of State will continue its effort to collect and report results for the April 12th runoff elections that will be held in 22 of Alabama’s 67 counties.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=10447Mon, 11 Apr 2016 20:28:00 GMTSecretary Merrill Releases Information for April 12th Primary Runoffhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=10420

MONTGOMERY – On Friday, Secretary of State John Merrill released information for voters in the April 12th runoff.

MONTGOMERY – On Friday, Secretary of State John Merrill released information for voters in the April 12th runoff. http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=10420Mon, 04 Apr 2016 13:55:00 GMTSecretary of State Releases Details on Access to Voter Information Requests http://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=10415

MONTGOMERY – On Monday, the Office of the Secretary of State announced it has partnered with Alabama Interactive to provide the state of Alabama’s first online voter information request portal.

MONTGOMERY – On Monday, the Office of the Secretary of State announced it has partnered with Alabama Interactive to provide the state of Alabama’s first online voter information request portal. http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=10415Thu, 31 Mar 2016 13:42:00 GMTSecretary of State John H. Merrill Teams with the Legislature to Ensure Voter Readinesshttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=10401

MONTGOMERY – In an effort to ensure that eligible Alabama citizens are able to vote, Alabama’s Secretary of State John H. Merrill has asked the members of the Legislature to provide three separate and specific days of the week, times, and venues in their areas where the Secretary of State’s office may hold a drive for voter registration and photo I.D issuance. http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=10401Wed, 23 Mar 2016 14:40:00 GMTSecretary Merrill Releases Details for Pre-Filing of Online Domestic LLCs http://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=10400

MONTGOMERY – On Monday, Secretary of State John Merrill released details on the participation for electronic business filings.

MONTGOMERY – On Monday, Secretary of State John Merrill released details on the participation for electronic business filings. http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=10400Mon, 07 Mar 2016 14:38:00 GMTSecretary Merrill Releases Details on Vacancy in 13th Judicial Circuit (Mobile County)http://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=10360

MONTGOMERY – On January 1, 2016, a vacancy occurred in the office of Circuit Judge, Place 5, of the 13th Judicial Circuit (Mobile County). Pursuant to Amendment 408, this seat will be up for election in the General Election to be held on November 8, 2016. http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=10360Thu, 03 Mar 2016 14:37:00 GMTSecretary Merrill Releases Statement on SEC Primary Election Night Reportinghttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=10359

MONTGOMERY – On Tuesday, March 1, 2016, the state of Alabama published election night results from all 67 counties in real-time for the first time in the history of the state.

MONTGOMERY – On Tuesday, March 1, 2016, the state of Alabama published election night results from all 67 counties in real-time for the first time in the history of the state.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=10359Thu, 03 Mar 2016 14:37:00 GMTStudent Mock Election to be Held in Alabamahttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=10348

MONTGOMERY – On October 25, 2016, the Office of the Alabama Secretary of State, along with the Alabama State Department of Education, the American Village and Alabama Independent School Association, will host an “Alabama Votes” Student Mock Election for student’s grades fourth through 12th in the state of Alabama.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=10348Mon, 29 Feb 2016 15:55:00 GMTHillary Clinton to Make Campaign Stop in Alabama http://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=10342

MONTGOMERY – Secretary of State John Merrill confirmed that Hillary Clinton will make a campaign stop in Alabama.

MONTGOMERY – Secretary of State John Merrill confirmed that Hillary Clinton will make a campaign stop in Alabama. http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=10342Fri, 26 Feb 2016 14:13:00 GMTSecretary of State Releases Details on SEC Primary Election Night Reporting http://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=10347

MONTGOMERY – On March 1, 2016, the Office of the Secretary of State will conduct a project to collect and report results for the state’s Primary Election.

MONTGOMERY – On March 1, 2016, the Office of the Secretary of State will conduct a project to collect and report results for the state’s Primary Election. http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=10347Fri, 26 Feb 2016 18:03:00 GMTDonald Trump to Make Campaign Stop in Huntsvillehttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=10337

MONTGOMERY – Secretary of State John Merrill confirmed that Donald Trump will make a campaign stop in Huntsville, Alabama.

MONTGOMERY – Secretary of State John Merrill confirmed that Donald Trump will make a campaign stop in Huntsville, Alabama.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=10337Tue, 23 Feb 2016 21:38:00 GMTGOP Presidential Candidates to Make Campaign Stop in Alabama http://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=10338

MONTGOMERY – On Saturday, February 27, 2016 at 3 p.m., Senators Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio will make a campaign stop in Alabama.

MONTGOMERY – On Saturday, February 27, 2016 at 3 p.m., Senators Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio will make a campaign stop in Alabama. http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=10338Tue, 23 Feb 2016 21:39:00 GMTAlabama Secretary of State Releases Statement Regarding Voting Citizenship http://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=10291

MONTGOMERY – On Friday, Secretary Merrill released a statement concerning new registrants showing proof of citizenship.

MONTGOMERY – On Friday, Secretary Merrill released a statement concerning new registrants showing proof of citizenship. http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=10291Sat, 06 Feb 2016 14:13:00 GMTSecretary Merrill Unveils Electronic Voter Registrationhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=10278

MONTGOMERY – On Monday, Secretary of State John Merrill announced that the state of Alabama has launched efforts to implement Electronic Voter Registration.

MONTGOMERY – On Monday, Secretary of State John Merrill announced that the state of Alabama has launched efforts to implement Electronic Voter Registration. http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=10278Tue, 02 Feb 2016 16:38:00 GMTSenator Bernie Sanders to Make Campaign Stop in Birmingham http://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=10242

MONTGOMERY – Secretary of State John Merrill confirmed that Vermont Senator and Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders will make an appearance in Birmingham, Ala.

MONTGOMERY – Secretary of State John Merrill confirmed that Vermont Senator and Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders will make an appearance in Birmingham, Ala.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=10242Thu, 14 Jan 2016 19:05:00 GMTSecretary Merrill Releases Quarterly Reportshttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=10225

MONTGOMERY – In an effort to increase openness, accountability and transparency in the Alabama Secretary of State’s Office, Secretary of State John H. Merrill has unveiled the release of Quarterly and Annual reports.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=10225Wed, 06 Jan 2016 15:37:00 GMTSecretary Merrill Takes Steps to Improve Election Roll Integrity http://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=10224

MONTGOMERY – In an effort to ensure that accurate and current voter registration rolls are maintained, as well as to improve the accuracy and integrity of Alabama’s voter rolls and increase access to voter registration for all eligible citizens, Secretary of State John Merrill has signed agreements to join the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) and the Interstate Crosscheck.

MONTGOMERY – On Friday, December 11, Secretary of State John Merrill confirmed that Texas Senator and Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz will make appearances in Alabama.

MONTGOMERY – On Friday, December 11, Secretary of State John Merrill confirmed that Texas Senator and Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz will make appearances in Alabama.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=10184Mon, 14 Dec 2015 20:12:00 GMTSecretary of State John Merrill Issues Statement Regarding Voter ID Lawsuit http://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=10153

“The lawsuit filed today claims that the photo ID requirement is an impediment to voting in our state. Empirical data would indicate that the photo ID requirement is in no way a barrier or obstacle to voting,” said Secretary Merrill. “The photo ID requirement was designed to preserve the credibility and the integrity of the electoral process. I voted for and was a co-sponsor of House Bill 19 that became Act Number 2011-673 in 2011, and I will defend the rights and freedoms of all our eligible citizens to register to vote, obtain a qualified photo voter ID, and participate in the electoral process!”

MONTGOMERY – On December 1, 2015, former Secretary of State and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and Florida Senator and Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio, will make appearances in the state of Alabama. http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=10151Tue, 01 Dec 2015 14:00:00 GMTDonald Trump to Return to Alabama for Campaign Stop http://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=10113

MONTGOMERY – On Tuesday, Secretary of State John Merrill confirmed that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will return to Alabama for a campaign stop.

MONTGOMERY – On Tuesday, Secretary of State John Merrill confirmed that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will return to Alabama for a campaign stop. http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=10113Tue, 17 Nov 2015 14:00:00 GMTSenator Marco Rubio in Alabama for Campaign Stophttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=10114

MONTGOMERY – On Monday, Secretary of State John Merrill confirmed that Florida Senator and Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio will be in the state of Alabama for a campaign stop.

MONTGOMERY – On Monday, Secretary of State John Merrill confirmed that Florida Senator and Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio will be in the state of Alabama for a campaign stop.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=10114Tue, 17 Nov 2015 14:16:00 GMTDr. Carson to Return to Alabama for Campaign Stop http://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=10115

MONTGOMERY – On Friday, Secretary of State John Merrill announced that Republican Presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson will revisit Alabama.

MONTGOMERY – On Friday, Secretary of State John Merrill announced that Republican Presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson will revisit Alabama. http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=10115Fri, 13 Nov 2015 15:14:00 GMTSpecial Election Timeline for House District 80http://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=10055

MONTGOMERY – On Monday, Governor Robert Bentley released a proclamation outlining the timeline to fill the vacant House District 80 seat in the Alabama House of Representatives.

MONTGOMERY – On Monday, Governor Robert Bentley released a proclamation outlining the timeline to fill the vacant House District 80 seat in the Alabama House of Representatives. http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=10055Tue, 10 Nov 2015 15:03:00 GMTAlabama Secretary of State’s Website to Provide Alabama’s Election Lawshttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=10056

MONTGOMERY – On Thursday, Secretary of State John Merrill announced that the Secretary of State’s Office will provide Alabama Election Officials, as well as all Alabama citizens, the complete publication of Alabama’s Election Laws on the Alabama Secretary of State’s website. http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=10056Thu, 05 Nov 2015 15:05:00 GMTGovernor Huckabee to Return to Alabama for Campaign Stop http://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=10057

MONTGOMERY – On Tuesday, Secretary of State John Merrill announced that Republican Presidential candidate and former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee will revisit Alabama.

MONTGOMERY – On Tuesday, Secretary of State John Merrill announced that Republican Presidential candidate and former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee will revisit Alabama. http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=10057Tue, 03 Nov 2015 15:07:00 GMTSecretary of State John H. Merrill Teams with the Legislature to Ensure Voter Readinesshttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=10058

MONTGOMERY – In an effort to ensure that eligible Alabama citizens are able to vote, Alabama’s Secretary of State John H. Merrill has asked the members of the Legislature to provide three separate and specific days of the week, times, and venues in their areas where the Secretary of State’s office may hold a drive for voter registration and photo I.D issuance. http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=10058Tue, 03 Nov 2015 15:11:00 GMTUpdate on Upcoming Presidential Campaign Visits to Alabama http://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=10019

MONTGOMERY – As a reminder, Ohio Governor John Kasich will make a campaign stop in Mobile, Ala., on November 3, 2015. Governor Kasich will be at Wintzell’s Oyster House (605 Dauphin Street) for a rally at 5 p.m. During the event, Governor Kasich will present his petition and filing fee to Republican Chairwoman Terry Lathan. Governor Kasich visited Alabama in August, where he was endorsed by Governor Robert Bentley.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=10019Mon, 02 Nov 2015 15:10:00 GMTSecretary of State John H. Merrill Teams with the Legislature to Ensure Voter Readinesshttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=10015

MONTGOMERY – In an effort to ensure that eligible Alabama citizens are able to vote, Alabama’s Secretary of State John H. Merrill has asked the members of the Legislature to provide three separate and specific days of the week, times, and venues in their areas where the Secretary of State’s office may hold a drive for voter registration and photo I.D issuance. http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=10015Thu, 29 Oct 2015 20:30:00 GMTGovernor Kasich to Return to Alabama for Campaign Stop http://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=10009

MONTGOMERY – On Wednesday, Secretary of State John Merrill announced that Republican Presidential candidate and current Ohio Governor John Kasich will revisit Alabama.

MONTGOMERY – On Wednesday, Secretary of State John Merrill announced that Republican Presidential candidate and current Ohio Governor John Kasich will revisit Alabama. http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=10009Wed, 28 Oct 2015 14:09:00 GMTSecretary Merrill Releases Update on Electronic Ballot Project for Overseas Votershttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=9984

MONTGOMERY –Secretary of State John Merrill announces that the Secretary of State’s Office in cooperation with the City of Montgomery successfully piloted a live electronic balloting system for overseas military and civilian voters in the recent Montgomery municipal runoff election on October 6, 2015.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=9984Wed, 14 Oct 2015 19:01:00 GMTSecretary of State John H. Merrill Teams with the Legislature to Ensure Voter Readinesshttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=9983

MONTGOMERY – In an effort to ensure that eligible Alabama citizens are able to vote, Alabama’s Secretary of State John H. Merrill has asked the members of the Legislature to provide three separate and specific days of the week, times, and venues in their areas where the Secretary of State’s office may hold a drive for voter registration and photo I.D issuance. http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=9983Wed, 14 Oct 2015 19:00:00 GMTJeb Bush to Attend Alabama vs. LSU Football Game http://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=9980

MONTGOMERY – On Tuesday, Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill confirmed that Republican Presidential candidate and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush will make a campaign stop in Alabama.

MONTGOMERY – On Tuesday, Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill confirmed that Republican Presidential candidate and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush will make a campaign stop in Alabama. http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=9980Tue, 13 Oct 2015 14:34:00 GMTAlabama Secretary of State Releases Statement on Meeting with Reverend Jesse Jacksonhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=9976

MONTGOMERY – On Thursday Secretary Merrill released a statement regarding a meeting held on Wednesday with Governor Robert Bentley, Reverend Jesse Jackson and several other state lawmakers to address DMV closures. http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=9976Thu, 08 Oct 2015 20:49:00 GMTSecretary Merrill Signs Agreement with Electronic Registration Information Center http://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=9973

MONTGOMERY – On Tuesday, Secretary of State John Merrill signed an agreement to participate in the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC), in conjunction with the Interstate Voter Registration Data Comparison (link to release).http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=9973Thu, 08 Oct 2015 15:47:00 GMTSecretary of State John H. Merrill Teams with the Legislature to Ensure Voter Readinesshttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=9975

MONTGOMERY – In an effort to ensure that eligible Alabama citizens are able to vote, Alabama’s Secretary of State John H. Merrill has asked the members of the Legislature to provide three separate and specific days of the week, times, and venues in their areas where the Secretary of State’s office may hold a drive for voter registration and photo I.D issuance. http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=9975Thu, 08 Oct 2015 20:44:00 GMTSecretary of State Releases Details on Reporting Results for Montgomery City Runoff Electionhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=9977

MONTGOMERY – On October 6, 2015, the Office of the Secretary of State, in conjunction with the City of Montgomery, will conduct a pilot project to collect and report results from the Montgomery City Runoff Election.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=9977Tue, 06 Oct 2015 20:50:00 GMTAlabama Secretary of State Releases Statement on DMV Closure http://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=9956

MONTGOMERY – On Thursday Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill released a statement regarding the closure of 31 Department of Motor Vehicle (DMV) Offices and how it will effect citizens being able to acquire the proper voter I.D. http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=9956Sat, 03 Oct 2015 14:40:00 GMTSecretary of State John H. Merrill Teams with the Legislature to Ensure Voter Readinesshttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=9955

MONTGOMERY – In an effort to ensure that eligible Alabama citizens are able to vote, Alabama’s Secretary of State John H. Merrill has asked the members of the Legislature to provide three separate and specific days of the week, times, and venues in their areas where the Secretary of State’s office may hold a drive for voter registration and photo I.D issuance. http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=9955Sat, 03 Oct 2015 14:39:00 GMTSecretary of State Releases Information on Obtaining Free Alabama I.D. Voter Cardhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=9957

MONTGOMERY –With the announcement of the closing of 31 driver license offices by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA), Alabama Secretary of State John H. Merrill has received inquiries regarding the availability of photo identification to be used for voting.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=9957Sat, 03 Oct 2015 14:41:00 GMTHillary Clinton to Address Alabama Democratic Conference Semi-Annual Conventionhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=9945

MONTGOMERY – Joe L. Reed, Chairman of the Alabama Democratic Conference (ADC) announced today that Hillary Clinton, Presidential candidate and former United States Secretary of State, will address the ADC Semi-Annual Convention in Birmingham on October 17, 2015, at the Hyatt Regency Birmingham – The Wynfrey Hotel. http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=9945Wed, 30 Sep 2015 19:20:00 GMTSecretary of State John Merrill Announces Appointments to Board of Registrarshttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=9923

MONTGOMERY –Governor Robert Bentley, Alabama State Auditor Jim Zeigler and the Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries John McMillan each appointed 66 new members to the Board of Registrars, excluding Jefferson County which is covered under local law where county commissioners select the Registrar. http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=9923Thu, 24 Sep 2015 19:47:00 GMTSecretary of State Announces Presidential Candidate to Visit Alabamahttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=9909

MONTGOMERY – On Thursday, October 1, 2015, former Arkansas Governor and Republican Presidential candidate, Mike Huckabee, will tour the state of Alabama.

MONTGOMERY – On Thursday, October 1, 2015, former Arkansas Governor and Republican Presidential candidate, Mike Huckabee, will tour the state of Alabama. http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=9909Mon, 21 Sep 2015 19:01:00 GMTSecretary of State John H. Merrill Teams with the Legislature to Ensure Voter Readinesshttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=9899

MONTGOMERY – In an effort to ensure that eligible Alabama citizens are able to vote, Alabama’s Secretary of State John H. Merrill has asked the members of the Legislature to provide three separate and specific days of the week, times, and venues in their areas where the Secretary of State’s office may hold a drive for voter registration and photo I.D issuance. http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=9899Fri, 11 Sep 2015 21:00:00 GMTAlabama Secretary of State Updates Website to Include: Fees and Funds Information, Voter List Fee Schedule and Boards, Commissions and Committeeshttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=9870

MONTGOMERY – In an effort to demonstrate transparency, the Alabama Secretary of State’s Office has updated its website to provide up-to-date information on matters handled by Secretary Merrill’s office, which includes: Fees and Funds Information, Voter List Fee Schedule, as well as, information for various boards, commissions and committees which come under the authority of the Secretary of State. http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=9870Tue, 08 Sep 2015 14:55:00 GMTAlabama Secretary of State Declares September 2015 National Voter Registration Month http://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=9852

MONTGOMERY – Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill joins fellow members of the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) in reminding citizens that September 2015 is National Voter Registration Month. http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=9852Tue, 01 Sep 2015 14:44:00 GMTSecretary of State John H. Merrill Teams with the Legislature to Ensure Voter Readinesshttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=9851

MONTGOMERY – In an effort to ensure that eligible Alabama citizens are able to vote, Alabama’s Secretary of State John H. Merrill has asked the members of the Legislature to provide three separate and specific days of the week, times, and venues in their areas where the Secretary of State’s office may hold a drive for voter registration and photo I.D issuance. http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=9851Mon, 31 Aug 2015 20:43:00 GMTStatewide Voter Registration and Identification Efforts to Kick Off on September 1http://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=9850

MONTGOMERY – Throughout the months of September, October and November, the Secretary of State’s Office will kick off its statewide voter registration and identification efforts.

MONTGOMERY – Throughout the months of September, October and November, the Secretary of State’s Office will kick off its statewide voter registration and identification efforts.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=9850Mon, 31 Aug 2015 20:42:00 GMTSecretary of State John H. Merrill Teams with the Legislature to Ensure Voter Readinesshttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=9833

MONTGOMERY – In an effort to ensure that eligible Alabama citizens are able to vote, Alabama’s Secretary of State John H. Merrill has asked the members of the Legislature to provide three separate and specific days of the week, times, and venues in their areas where the Secretary of State’s office may hold a drive for voter registration and photo I.D issuance.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=9833Mon, 24 Aug 2015 21:05:00 GMTSecretary John Merrill Releases Details on Interstate Voter Registration Data Comparisonhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=9819

MONTGOMERY – On June 11, 2015, Legislative Act 2015-459 was signed into law, which will enable the Office of the Secretary of State to share its voter list with other states in an effort to limit voter fraud.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=9819Wed, 19 Aug 2015 21:08:00 GMTSecretary Merrill Announces Presidential Candidates Visiting Alabamahttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=9810

MONTGOMERY – During the next week, five of the 17 Republican Presidential candidates will visit the state of Alabama. Senator Ted Cruz of Texas, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and Dr. Ben Carson all have plans to bring their campaigns to the state. Secretary Merrill has also held conversations with former Texas Governor Rick Perry, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee and business leader Carly Fiorina to schedule tentative visits.

MONTGOMERY – In an effort to ensure that eligible Alabama citizens are able to vote, Alabama’s Secretary of State John H. Merrill has asked the members of the Legislature to provide three separate and specific days of the week, times, and venues in their areas where the Secretary of State’s office may hold a drive for voter registration and photo I.D issuance.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=9811Mon, 17 Aug 2015 19:58:00 GMTSecretary Merrill Teams with the Legislature to Ensure Voter Readinesshttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=9801

MONTGOMERY – In an effort to ensure that eligible Alabama citizens are able to vote, Alabama’s Secretary of State John H. Merrill has asked the members of the Legislature to provide three separate and specific days of the week, times, and venues in their areas where the Secretary of State’s office may hold a drive for voter registration and photo I.D issuance.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=9801Wed, 12 Aug 2015 20:52:00 GMTSecretary Merrill to Recognize Alabama Attorney and Activist Fred Grayhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=9798

On August 12, 2015, Secretary Merrill will recognize Fred Gray by awarding him the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) Medallion Award.

On August 12, 2015, Secretary Merrill will recognize Fred Gray by awarding him the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) Medallion Award.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=9798Tue, 11 Aug 2015 19:38:00 GMTSecretary of State John Merrill Teams with the Legislature to Ensure Voter Readinesshttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=9793

In an effort to ensure that eligible Alabama citizens are able to vote, Alabama’s Secretary of State John H. Merrill has asked the members of the Legislature to provide three separate and specific days of the week, times, and venues in their areas where the Secretary of State’s office may hold a drive for voter registration and photo I.D issuance.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=9793Fri, 07 Aug 2015 19:09:00 GMTAlabama Secretary of State Honors 50th Anniversary of the 1965 Voting Rights Acthttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=9788

Secretary of State John Merrill is joining members of the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) to commemorate today as the 50th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, which was signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson on August 6, 1965.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=9788Thu, 06 Aug 2015 15:01:00 GMTAlabama Secretary of State to Deliver Remarks at Seventh Annual RedState Gatheringhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=9789

On August 8, 2015, Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill will deliver remarks at the Seventh Annual RedState Gathering.

On August 8, 2015, Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill will deliver remarks at the Seventh Annual RedState Gathering.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=9789Thu, 06 Aug 2015 19:15:00 GMTNational Association of Secretaries of State Announces New Advisory Appointments http://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=9777

Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill will serve as member of the Steering Committee for National Voter Registration Day (NVRD)

Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill will serve as member of the Steering Committee for National Voter Registration Day (NVRD)http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=9777Mon, 03 Aug 2015 19:23:00 GMTElectronic Ballot Project for Overseas Votershttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=9749

Montgomery, Ala. – Secretary of State John H. Merrill announces that the Secretary of State’s office in cooperation with the City of Montgomery, Alabama, will pilot a live electronic balloting system for overseas military and civilian voters in the upcoming Montgomery municipal election on August 25, 2015, and run-off election if scheduled. This system will provide Montgomery municipal voters who are living overseas an opportunity to have instantaneous participation and secure access to the voting process as established by Alabama law. This pilot project is a step toward planning full implementation of the electronic balloting system for Alabama’s military and civilian voters who are outside the territorial limits of the United States.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Alabama’s Secretary of State John H. Merrill is tasked by a bill passed in the 2015 Legislative session to call for Convention of States allowed by Article V of the Constitution.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=9706Thu, 11 Jun 2015 15:30:00 GMTSecretary of State John H. Merrill Announces Alabama Joins SEC Presidential Primaryhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=9678

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Alabama’s Secretary of State John H. Merrill announces Alabama joins Arkansas, Georgia, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia in hosting the SEC presidential primary on March 1, 2016. Governor Robert Bentley will sign the bill on Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at 10 a.m.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=9678Tue, 09 Jun 2015 21:15:00 GMTSecretary of State Launches Quarterly Reports on Websitehttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=9600

MONTGOMERY, Ala. –Alabama Secretary of State John H. Merrill will launch quarterly reports on the office’s website at www.sos.alabama.gov.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. –Alabama Secretary of State John H. Merrill will launch quarterly reports on the office’s website at www.sos.alabama.gov.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=9600Wed, 29 Apr 2015 19:01:00 GMTSecretary of State John H. Merrill Attends United States Election Assistance Commission Conferencehttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=9596

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Alabama’s Secretary of State John H. Merrill is one of only two Secretaries of State from across the country attending the United States Election Assistance Commission (EAC) meeting on Tuesday, April 28th and Wednesday, April 29th in Williamsburg, VA. Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp and Secretary Merrill are the two Secretaries of State that serve as members of the EAC Standards Board.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=9596Tue, 28 Apr 2015 21:17:00 GMTSecretary of State John H. Merrill Continues to Make Registering to Vote Easierhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=9591

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Alabama’s Secretary of State John H. Merrill has joined Secretaries of State from all over the country in making the process of registering to vote easier. Alabama has linked to the dotVOTE (.VOTE) and dotVOTO (.VOTO) movement to cut down on the confusion that voters may encounter if they move from one state to another and need information on voter registration. Just remember www.Alabama.vote, and you will be directed to the Alabama Secretary of State’s election information.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Alabama’s Secretary of State John H. Merrill has been invited and will accept an invitation to travel to Taiwan April 18-25, 2015 with six Secretaries of State from around the United States to enhance cultural and economic relations between their states and Taiwan. There is no cost to the State of Alabama for Secretary Merrill to participate in this trip.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=9582Thu, 16 Apr 2015 20:37:00 GMTSecretary of State John H. Merrill Finds a Way to Save Money, Help Constituents and Accommodate Staffhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=9572

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – In an effort to efficiently utilize taxpayers’ monies Alabama’s Secretary of State, John H. Merrill, will relocate the Office’s Business Services Division, which includes the Uniform Commercial Code Division, Authentications, Lands and Trademarks Division, Information Systems Division and the Government Support Division to the Alabama State House.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=9572Thu, 09 Apr 2015 21:09:00 GMTSecretary of State Dispatches Team to Baldwin County to Ensure Fair Electionshttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=9544

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Alabama’s Secretary of State John H. Merrill will dispatch an Election Quick Response Team to monitor the Special School Tax Referendum Election in Baldwin County on Tuesday, March 31, 2015. The Team will work in conjunction with Judge Tim Russell and be based in the Baldwin County Probate office at 220 Courthouse Square, Bay Minette, Alabama. The Secretary of State’s Office is committed to maintaining the voter’s trust in the election process and to making the office as accessible to the voters of Alabama as possible. The office has received and responded to numerous questions or concerns regarding the Tax Referendum Election. Because of this, the Election Quick Response Team will be in Baldwin County to quickly respond and investigate concerns until the conclusion of the election.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Alabama’s Secretary of State John H. Merrill will recognize former Congressman Glen Browder on Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. in the Alabama Archives & History building’s Milo B. Howard auditorium. Congressman Browder will receive the National Association of Secretary of States (NASS) Gold Medallion Award for his ground-breaking work with campaign finance reform in the state of Alabama during his tenure as Secretary of State. Browder served as a U.S. Congressman, Alabama Secretary of State, and Alabama State Legislator. The public is invited to attend.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Alabama’s Secretary of State John H. Merrill, Attorney General Luther Strange, and Secretary of Law Enforcement Spencer Collier announced an agreement today between their agencies to ensure fairer elections in Alabama. The Alabama Election Fairness Project commences with the office of the Secretary of State, and depending on the severity of an issue, may culminate with the Attorney General seeking prosecution.

Governor Robert Bentley and Secretary of State John H. Merrill will recognize former Secretary of State Jim Bennett on Wednesday, March 18, 2015 from 2:00-4:00 p.m. in the Old House Chamber of the Alabama State Capitol followed by a public reception in the Alabama Archives & History building’s Milo B. Howard auditorium. The public is invited to attend both events. With 12 years of service, Jim Bennett is distinguished as one of Alabama’s longest-serving Secretaries of State.

Secretary of State John H. Merrill is representing Alabama at the National Association of Secretaries of State Annual Winter Conference in Washington, D.C. through February 13, 2015. Secretaries of State from all over the country are discussing policy and best practices about topics concerning elections, business services, records management and more.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=9441Thu, 12 Feb 2015 14:54:00 GMTBoards of Registrars Executive Task Force Meets With Secretary of State John Merrillhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=9428

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Secretary of State John Merrill met with the Alabama Association of Boards of Registrars Executive Task Force to ensure that the elections process will run accurately and efficiently in each county. Each county has three members appointed to the Board of Registrars by, respectively, the Governor of Alabama, Alabama State Auditor, and the Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries. For each of Alabama’s 67 counties, these officers manage the registration of voters and maintain voter registration records, certify the list of eligible voters used to identify voters at each precinct, and chronicle voter’s participation after each election.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. –Secretary of State John H. Merrill has changed his office’s Public Records Policy to provide more accessibility to all citizens, even those outside of the state of Alabama. Secretary Merrill reminds everyone that many public records are accessible electronically for viewing through the Alabama Secretary of State’s official website at www.sos.alabama.gov.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=9420Mon, 02 Feb 2015 16:45:00 GMTAlabama’s Inaugural International Adoption Celebration is a Successhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=9416

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Families from all over the state joined Governor Robert Bentley and Secretary of State John H. Merrill during Alabama’s inaugural International Adoption Celebration January 29, 2015 in the Old House Chamber of the Alabama State Capitol. More than twenty Alabama families and agencies from all over the state, which have gone through the process of adopting children from other countries from January 1 through December 31, 2014, were recognized for their philanthropy and love.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Secretary of State John Merrill announces the establishment of a Probate Judges Advisory Council to ensure that elections and corporate filings are administered appropriately, accurately, and efficiently and as effectively as possible at the county and state levels. The Advisory Council held its first meeting on Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at Ross Bridge Resort to establish criteria and goals for the year.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Governor Robert Bentley and Secretary of State John H. Merrill will commemorate the first Alabama International Adoption Celebration on Thursday, January 29, 2015 from 2:00-4:00 p.m. in the Old House Chamber of the Alabama State Capitol. Alabama families, who have gone through the process of adopting children from other countries from January 1 through December 31, 2014, will be recognized for their philanthropy and love.

Secretary of State Jim Bennett said the state will proceed with implementation of the Legislature’s requirement that new voters show proof of citizenship.

Secretary of State Jim Bennett said the state will proceed with implementation of the Legislature’s requirement that new voters show proof of citizenship.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=9330Fri, 19 Dec 2014 19:42:00 GMTSENATE DISTRICT 6 RECOUNT SHOWS STUTTS THE WINNERhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=9288

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Secretary of State Jim Bennett said today Monday’s recount in Senate District 6 showed Republican Larry Stutts defeated Democrat Roger Bedford by a 70-vote margin. The previously announced results showed a 66-vote margin for Stutts.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=9288Mon, 01 Dec 2014 22:05:00 GMTSecretary of State Bennett says Election Successful and as Expectedhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=9262

Secretary of State Jim Bennett said yesterday’s general election went as expected with 41 % of active voters turning out to the polls.

Secretary of State Jim Bennett said yesterday’s general election went as expected with 41 % of active voters turning out to the polls.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=9262Wed, 05 Nov 2014 16:46:00 GMTSecretary of State Bennett Reminds Voters of Absentee Ballot Deadlines and Informationhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=9202

Secretary of State Jim Bennett reminds voters that the deadline to request an absentee ballot is October 30th.

Secretary of State Jim Bennett reminds voters that the deadline to request an absentee ballot is October 30th.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=9202Mon, 27 Oct 2014 16:58:00 GMTOctober 20 Deadline for Voter Registration Approachinghttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=9162

Secretary of State Jim Bennett today reminded Alabama residents that October 20 is the deadline to register to vote for the November 4 General Election.

Secretary of State Jim Bennett today reminded Alabama residents that October 20 is the deadline to register to vote for the November 4 General Election.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=9162Wed, 08 Oct 2014 19:23:00 GMTSecretary of State Bennett Announces September National Voter Registration Monthhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=9116

MONTGOMERY - Alabama Secretary of State Jim Bennett announces September as National Voter Registration month and a good time for citizens who are not registered to vote to do so.

MONTGOMERY - Alabama Secretary of State Jim Bennett announces September as National Voter Registration month and a good time for citizens who are not registered to vote to do so.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=9116Mon, 15 Sep 2014 16:43:00 GMTSecretary of State Bennett Says Turnout Higher than Predictedhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=8894

Secretary of State Jim Bennett said voter turnout was slightly higher than expected for the July 15th runoff election. Around 8 percent of Alabama's 2.9 million voters showed up to the polls to decide on races like Secretary of State and a place on the Public Service Commission.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=8894Wed, 16 Jul 2014 15:57:00 GMTSecretary of State Jim Bennett Announces Second Round of Mobile Unit Visitshttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=8891

Secretary of State Jim Bennett announced today that there will be another round of photo voter ID mobile unit visits starting in late July and continuing on into October. This will be in preparation for the November general election. Photo voter ID cards are given to qualified voters free of charge.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=8891Mon, 14 Jul 2014 21:04:00 GMTSecretary of State Bennett Reminds Voters of Party Primary Runoff Election Next Tuesdayhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=8885

Secretary of State Jim Bennett reminds voters of the party primary runoff election that will be held on July 15th – next Tuesday.

Secretary of State Jim Bennett reminds voters of the party primary runoff election that will be held on July 15th – next Tuesday.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=8885Wed, 09 Jul 2014 19:49:00 GMTSecretary of State Bennett Says Photo ID off to a Good Starthttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=8819

Secretary of State Jim Bennett said the first election using the new photo voter ID law at the polls was a great start to the implementation of the program. Of the over 600,000 voters that came to the polls on June 3rd, his office has only received only a few calls concerning issues with the new law.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=8819Fri, 06 Jun 2014 20:00:00 GMTSecretary of State Bennett Announces New Numbers for Photo Voter ID Production and Discusses Primary Election Turnouthttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=8792

Secretary of State Jim Bennett announced today there have been over 2,300 free photo voter ID cards produced in the state. This number is in line with the anticipated production number released earlier by the Secretary of State’s office.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=8792Fri, 30 May 2014 16:41:00 GMTOP ED: Photo Voter ID Coming June 3rdhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=8778

When voters go to the polls during the June 3 party primaries, there will be a different look to the process. Poll workers will be looking for photo IDs required under a new set of rules approved by the Alabama Legislature.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=8778Thu, 22 May 2014 21:45:00 GMTSecretary of State Bennett Encourages Voters to Check for Changeshttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=8771

Secretary of State Jim Bennett said Monday that voters need to check for any changes made to their legislative districts as the changes from the 2012 redistricting process go into effect for the 2014 statewide elections cycle.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=8771Wed, 21 May 2014 14:09:00 GMTVoter Registration Deadline May 23rd for Primary Electionhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=8763

Secretary of State Jim Bennett is reminding Alabama citizens the deadline to register to vote for the upcoming June 3rd primary election is May 23rd.

Secretary of State Jim Bennett is reminding Alabama citizens the deadline to register to vote for the upcoming June 3rd primary election is May 23rd.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=8763Thu, 15 May 2014 15:38:00 GMTSecretary of State to Visit Photo Voter ID Mobile Unithttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=8740

Secretary of State Jim Bennett will make a stop on the Photo Voter ID Mobile Unit tour in Birmingham this week in Irondale. The stop will take place at the Irondale Detective Building on Wednesday, May 7th from 9 AM to 12 PM. The mobile unit will be in Birmingham all week and end with a visit to the Hoover Public Library on Monday, May 12th. Another Mobile Unit is making visits to Baldwin and Mobile Counties this week.

Secretary of State Jim Bennett announced that the first round of military and overseas (UOCAVA) ballots for the June 3, 2014 primary election has been sent. Of the 59 jurisdictions that had valid absentee ballot applications submitted on or before the 45th day before the election, 57 reported that they had sent those ballots on or before the federal deadline. More than half of those counties—32—reported that their ballots had been sent a week early. Two jurisdictions sent some of their ballots two days late this year.

In an effort to promote the new photo ID law today, Secretary of State Jim Bennett visited Alberta, Alabama –commonly known as Gees Bend - to help make new voter ID’s for those that need them. This visit was part of the mobile site visits which will happen all over the state in the next few months.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=8558Mon, 17 Mar 2014 22:00:00 GMTAlabama 6th Congressional District Election – Military and Overseas Citizens Voting Changes for June 3, 2014 Republican Primary Electionhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=8541

U.S. District Judge Myron H. Thompson has given the Alabama Secretary of State’s office the responsibility of transmitting, receiving and counting military and overseas ballots in the 2014 Republican primary and potential primary runoff election for the 6th Congressional District.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=8541Wed, 12 Mar 2014 15:43:00 GMTSecretary of State Jim Bennett Releases Mobile Site Visit Schedulehttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=8542

Montgomery, Ala. - Beginning Monday, March 17th, Secretary of State Jim Bennett and his staff will begin the mobile site visits for the production of photo voter ID cards. The schedule of those visits was released today.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=8542Wed, 12 Mar 2014 16:50:00 GMTSecretary of State to Demonstrate Photo Voter ID Systemhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=8521

MONTGOMERY, Ala. --Secretary of State Jim Bennett will demonstrate the new photo voter ID system on March 10th at 10:30 AM in his office.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. --Secretary of State Jim Bennett will demonstrate the new photo voter ID system on March 10th at 10:30 AM in his office.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=8521Thu, 06 Mar 2014 20:15:00 GMTSecretary Bennett Says Tomorrow’s Elections Re-Scheduledhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=8426

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Secretary of State Jim Bennett announced today that Governor Bentley has re-scheduled the special general election for HD104 in Mobile, and the special primary run-off elections for HD31 covering Elmore and Coosa counties and HD53 in Birmingham due to the inclement weather that is currently forecasted. These special elections were to be held Tuesday, January 28th. The elections will now be held on February 4, 2014. http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=8426Mon, 27 Jan 2014 22:15:00 GMTStatement by Secretary of State Jim Bennett Regarding Judge Thompson’s Ruling on Election Deadlineshttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=8416

Secretary of State Jim Bennett announced today that the court order regarding the early qualifying date, as well as other deadline changes for this year’s election cycle, was handed down by Judge Myron Thompson. “We are appreciative of the fact that Judge Thompson agreed with us that the schedule that will have qualifying of major party candidates ending on February 7th was the correct thing to do to ensure soldiers overseas have a chance to vote and have their vote counted,” said Bennett.

Alabama’s chief election official announced his support for a five-bill legislative package in the upcoming legislative session Friday including a measure to help insure military votes are counted on time for the 2014 election cycle.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=8402Fri, 10 Jan 2014 16:55:00 GMTSecretary of State Announces Change in Qualifying Datehttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=8390

Secretary of State Jim Bennett announced today that the close of qualifying for major party candidates in the 2014 election cycle will be February 7th, 2014 at 5:00 PM. This is much earlier than usual as the Secretary of State’s office is working to comply with federal laws concerning military and overseas voters. This change is part of ongoing litigation with the Department of Justice over military and overseas voting deadlines.

Secretary of State Jim Bennett Tuesday released the certified rules for Alabama’s new voter photo ID program which will go into effect for the June primaries next year.

Secretary of State Jim Bennett Tuesday released the certified rules for Alabama’s new voter photo ID program which will go into effect for the June primaries next year.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=8270Tue, 22 Oct 2013 19:57:00 GMTSecretary of State Bennett Announces September National Voter Registration Monthhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=8193

Alabama Secretary of State Jim Bennett announces September as National Voter Registration month and a good time for citizens who are not registered to vote to do so. The Secretary of State and his staff are also working to finalize rules and plans for the new Photo ID law that takes effect in June of 2014 and plan to release information on that process very soon.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=8193Mon, 09 Sep 2013 15:55:00 GMTSecretary of State Bennett Reminds Citizens of Campaign Finance Changeshttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=8181

MONTGOMERY, Ala.—Secretary of State Jim Bennett is urging candidates and political action committees to be mindful of a September 4th deadline to file campaign finance reports. The new reporting schedule was required by reforms approved by the legislature for candidates participating in the 2014 election cycle.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=8181Wed, 28 Aug 2013 20:04:00 GMTNew Campaign Finance Law Takes Effecthttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=8055

MONTGOMERY, Ala.—Today, several changes in campaign finance law become effective under an act passed by the Alabama legislature during its last regular session. Act 2013-311 revised a number of older portions of the original Fair Campaign Practices Act and created new sections to promote a fairer election process.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=8055Thu, 01 Aug 2013 14:52:00 GMTBennett Sworn in as Secretary of Statehttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=8049

In a ceremony today with Governor Robert Bentley, Jim Bennett was sworn in as Alabama’s 52nd Secretary of State. Bennett, who previously held the post from 1993 to 2003, was already the longest continuously serving Secretaries of State in recent history and is among the longest serving secretaries of state in Alabama history.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=8049Wed, 31 Jul 2013 22:01:00 GMTAlabama First Congressional District Special Election - Military and Overseas Citizens Voting Changeshttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=8041

As ordered by U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson, the Secretary of State’s Office will assume responsibility for transmitting, receiving, and counting ballots for all UOCAVA voters for the 2013 special Congressional election in Alabama’s first Congressional district. As a result, military and overseas citizens will submit their absentee ballot requests directly to the Secretary of State for this election.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=8041Mon, 29 Jul 2013 21:18:00 GMTSecretary of State Beth Chapman Releases Photo Voter ID Planhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=7973

Today Secretary of State Beth Chapman released the 2014 plan for implementation of photo voter ID in the form of administrative rules. The plan states that a person without any acceptable form of photo voter ID can receive a free ID by going to the Department of Public Safety in their county and receiving a free non-drivers identification card or by going to their county courthouse Board of Registrars office and receiving a free photo voter ID there. A voter can also visit the Secretary of State’s office in the State Capitol to receive a free photo voter ID.

Secretary of State Beth Chapman said today’s US Supreme Court decision on the Voting Rights Act is a pivotal time in Alabama’s election history. The decision came from a court case from Shelby County which made its way to the top court in the nation.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=7964Tue, 25 Jun 2013 15:27:00 GMTMEDIA ADVISORY—Secretary of State Chapman to Introduce New Online Campaign Finance System to Mediahttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=7824

Secretary of State Beth Chapman invites members of the media to attend a “first look” at the new and historic online campaign finance system on Wednesday, May 22nd at 10:30 AM in Secretary Chapman’s office in the State Capitol.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=7824Tue, 21 May 2013 19:34:00 GMTSecretary of State Chapman Applauds Legislative Action on Disaster Response Voting Procedureshttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=7788

Secretary of State Beth Chapman announced today that a bill that would make voting easier for responders to states of emergency received final passage in the Senate.

Secretary of State Beth Chapman announced today that a bill that would make voting easier for responders to states of emergency received final passage in the Senate.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=7788Fri, 03 May 2013 19:29:00 GMTSecretary of State Beth Chapman Announces Change in Elections Divisionhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=7589

Secretary of State Beth Chapman announced today that after a long and prestigious career in state government, Janice McDonald, Director of Elections, will retire at the end of the month. She will be replaced by current Supervisor of Voter Registration, Ed Packard. http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=7589Tue, 26 Feb 2013 17:08:00 GMTSecretary Chapman Says Turnout Numbers Positivehttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=7239

Secretary of State Beth Chapman said that approximately 72.37% of voters went to the polls yesterday to cast their vote. She had predicted between 72 and 74 percent. In 2008, the state saw around 73% turnout at the polls. “This was the second historic election in the past four years with the highest turnout numbers we have ever seen in this state,” Chapman explained.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=7239Wed, 07 Nov 2012 17:38:00 GMTElection Night Reporting System Available Statewide for General Electionhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=7233

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Secretary of State Beth Chapman has announced that the State of Alabama will again use a live election night reporting system statewide during the November 6th general election. The system will collect election results from all 67 counties and make them available on the web the moment they are entered on election night by the local Probate Judges.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=7233Mon, 05 Nov 2012 17:48:00 GMTSecretary Chapman Reminds Voters to Head to the Pollshttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=7232

Secretary of State Beth Chapman reminds voters to head to the polls tomorrow. Voters will vote for President of the United States as well as many statewide and local offices.

Secretary of State Beth Chapman reminds voters to head to the polls tomorrow. Voters will vote for President of the United States as well as many statewide and local offices. http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=7232Mon, 05 Nov 2012 17:27:00 GMTSecretary Chapman Says Only Qualified Electors in Polling Placeshttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=7231

Secretary of State Beth Chapman responded today regarding the visitors who are in Alabama with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe/Office of Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR). In recent reports, OSCE representatives say they will be “watching everything and everyone” on Election Day. Chapman says that they better watch it from afar because even she, as the state’s chief election official is not allowed inside the polling places other than to vote.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=7231Mon, 05 Nov 2012 15:57:00 GMTSecretary Chapman Extends Absentee Application Deadline for Military Voters Responding to Stormhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=7228

Secretary of State Beth Chapman has filed an emergency rule today to extend the deadline for applying for an absentee ballot for members of our military and National Guard who may be deployed in response to superstorm Sandy.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=7228Thu, 01 Nov 2012 21:56:00 GMTSecretary Chapman Reminds Tropical Storm Sandy Responders to Vote Absenteehttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=7222

As some Alabama citizens respond to disaster recovery calls from the northeast because of the extremely damaging Tropical Storm Sandy, Secretary of State Beth Chapman would like to remind registered voters who may be leaving the state to help storm victims and communities that the deadline to apply for the absentee ballot for the November 6th General Election is Thursday, November 1st. Alabama Power Company and the Red Cross are among the groups currently sending employees and volunteers to respond.

Secretary of State Beth Chapman wants to remind voters that the deadline to register to vote in the November 6th General Election is Friday, October 26th. The deadline to apply for an absentee ballot is November 1st.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=7193Fri, 19 Oct 2012 19:22:00 GMTImportant Notice from Alabama Secretary of State Beth Chapman Regarding UOCAVA Votershttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=7180

Time extended to receive voted ballots from military and overseas voters who are residents of the following Alabama counties: Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Blount, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Chambers, Chilton, Elmore, Greene, Houston, Lee, Limestone, Marengo, Marion, Morgan, Pickens, Pike, St. Clair, Talladega, and Tallapoosahttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=7180Wed, 17 Oct 2012 21:16:00 GMTSecretary Chapman’s Turnout Prediction on Targethttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=7058

Secretary of State Beth Chapman said today that as predicted, about 20% of Alabama’s voter’s turned out to the polls yesterday for the Special Constitutional Amendment Election. Secretary Chapman had predicted around 20-21% turnout by looking at the numbers in past special constitutional amendment elections.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=7058Wed, 19 Sep 2012 15:10:00 GMTChapman Reminds Voters to Head to Polls Tomorrowhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=7053

Secretary of State Beth Chapman wants to remind voters of the importance of going to the polls tomorrow, September 18th for the Special Constitutional Amendment Election.

Secretary of State Beth Chapman wants to remind voters of the importance of going to the polls tomorrow, September 18th for the Special Constitutional Amendment Election.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=7053Mon, 17 Sep 2012 17:32:00 GMTSecretary of State Chapman Participates in Discussion on Veterans and Votinghttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=7048

Secretary of State Beth Chapman is the only Secretary of State chosen among a group of elections officials from around the country who will participate in a roundtable discussion on best practices for veterans voting. The event, held Thursday in Washington DC, is sponsored by the Election Assistance Commission.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=7048Thu, 13 Sep 2012 15:55:00 GMTAG AND SECRETARY OF STATE COMMITTED TO PRESERVING INTEGRITY OF ALABAMA ELECTIONShttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=7001

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — After receiving numerous complaints regarding voting irregularities in recent municipal elections Attorney General Luther Strange and Secretary of State Beth Chapman want to remind Alabamians of the many resources available to report voter fraud. Attorney General Strange and Secretary of State Chapman, in partnership with district attorneys across Alabama, warn those who commit voter fraud that they will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=7001Thu, 06 Sep 2012 22:20:00 GMTSecretary of State Reminds Voters Registration Deadline is Friday for September 18th Electionhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=6991

Secretary of State Beth Chapman wants to remind voters that this Friday, September 7th, will be the cut off for voter registration for the upcoming Special Constitutional Amendment Election on September 18th. Next Thursday, September 13th will be the last day to make an application for an absentee ballot.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=6991Tue, 04 Sep 2012 20:42:00 GMTChapman says Isaac is Affecting Some Cities’ Electionshttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=6899

Secretary of State Beth Chapman says Tropical Storm Isaac has caused some South Alabama cities to postpone their elections originally scheduled for tomorrow. Some cities have already announced their postponements.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=6899Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:59:00 GMTSecretary of State Alerts Voters to Re-registration Hoaxhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=6827

Secretary of State Beth Chapman announced today that there have been untrue reports on Facebook posts and also email messages regarding the need to “re-register” to vote in the upcoming election. The emails and posts generally state that if you have not voted in an election since 2008, you must re-register to vote 30 days before the election or you will not be allowed to vote in November.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=6827Wed, 08 Aug 2012 15:34:00 GMTChapman Presides at National Meeting of Secretaries of Statehttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=6752

Secretary of State Beth Chapman will travel to the summer meeting of the National Association of Secretaries of State this week in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Secretary Chapman currently serves as president of the organization and will spearhead the conference activities.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=6752Mon, 16 Jul 2012 19:37:00 GMTNew Web Resources for Business Identity Theft Prevention Availablehttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=6349

Secretary of State Beth Chapman has announced that a new free resource is now available on the subject of business identity theft prevention. The new website is designed to educate business owners so they can protect their business from identity theft. The website, which can be found at www.BusinessIDTheft.org, is the first and only resource dedicated to the topic. It is a collaborative effort between the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) and the Identity Theft Protection Association (ITPA).

Pursuant to the preliminary injunction issued by the U.S District Court for the Middle District of Alabama in United States of America v. State of Alabama, et al., Secretary Chapman has important new information for Alabama UOCAVA voters.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=6233Wed, 07 Mar 2012 21:57:00 GMTChapman Encourages Voters to Check for Changeshttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=6199

MONTGOMERY, Ala.— Secretary of State Beth Chapman encourages Alabama voters to check their voter registration status and also their polling location prior to the March 13th Primary Election. Due to the process of redistricting this year, polling locations may have changed because of the new district lines.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=6199Tue, 28 Feb 2012 15:41:00 GMTChapman Continues to Protect Military Votershttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=6143

MONTGOMERY, Ala.— At the request of Secretary of State Beth Chapman, the Alabama National Guard has sent information regarding new military voting procedures to all deployed commanders.

MONTGOMERY, Ala.— At the request of Secretary of State Beth Chapman, the Alabama National Guard has sent information regarding new military voting procedures to all deployed commanders.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=6143Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:13:00 GMTChapman Presents National Award to Condoleezza Ricehttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=6105

On Saturday, Alabama Secretary of State Beth Chapman personally presented former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice with the Margaret Smith Chase American Democracy Award at a ceremony held in Washington, D.C. This ceremony was in conjunction with the National Association of Secretaries of State winter meeting where Secretary Chapman, as current President of the organization, has been presiding this week. The award is given by NASS each year to recognize ‘acts of political courage, uncommon character, and selfless action in the realm of public service.’

Secretary of State Beth Chapman will join Senator Mitch McConnell on a panel at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, DC in opposition to the National Popular Vote movement.

Secretary of State Beth Chapman will join Senator Mitch McConnell on a panel at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, DC in opposition to the National Popular Vote movement.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=5960Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:22:00 GMTU.S. Justice Department Gives Approval to Elections Changeshttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=5642

MONTGOMERY, Ala.-- Secretary of State Beth Chapman has received notification that the US Justice Department has approved two changes to election law: one involving campaign finance reporting and the other relating to campaign advertising. These election changes were made by the Alabama Legislature during their 2011 regular session.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=5642Mon, 26 Sep 2011 20:21:00 GMTChapman Announces Appointments to Boards of Registrarshttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=5600

MONTGOMERY, Ala.-- Secretary of State Beth Chapman announced the appointments to the Boards of Registrars today. All 67 counties have a Board of Registrars that serves as the local entity for voter registration. The Governor, State Auditor and the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries each appoint one registrar in every county except Jefferson County, which by law is appointed by the County Commission.

Secretary of State Beth Chapman has announced that all regular primary elections for 2012 will officially be held in March. This announcement comes after the United States Department of Justice approved the changes. Earlier this year, the Alabama Legislature passed House Bill 425, which combined the dates for the Presidential Preference Primary and the regular primary election and set them to be held on the second Tuesday in March.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=5574Thu, 08 Sep 2011 20:51:00 GMTNational Association of Secretaries of State Inducts National Officers for 2011-2012http://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=5364

The National Association of Secretaries of State, currently holding its annual summer conference in Daniels, West Virginia, today inducted its new slate of national officers for the 2011-2012 cycle. Alabama Secretary of State Beth Chapman will serve as president through July 2012, marking only the second time in the association's 107-year history that an Alabama secretary of state has held the position.

Ballot security in elections is crucial, but concerns over ensuring that the person who casts a ballot is eligible to do so has in the past stopped Alabama from adequately addressing another crucial need -- ensuring that members of the U.S. military serving overseas have a fair opportunity to vote. That should change under a new law that gives military and other overseas voters new options for returning their absentee ballots.

Secretary of State Beth Chapman, legislators and members of the military community joined Governor Robert Bentley for the signing of Senate Bill 55, the military and overseas voting bill, yesterday.

Secretary of State Beth Chapman, legislators and members of the military community joined Governor Robert Bentley for the signing of Senate Bill 55, the military and overseas voting bill, yesterday.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=5263Wed, 15 Jun 2011 15:28:00 GMTSecretary Chapman Announces New Online Services Availablehttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=5257

Today Secretary of State Beth Chapman announces new electronic services for business entity documents are available online on the Secretary of State website www.sos.alabama.gov.

Today Secretary of State Beth Chapman announces new electronic services for business entity documents are available online on the Secretary of State website www.sos.alabama.gov.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=5257Mon, 13 Jun 2011 18:28:00 GMTSecretary of State Chapman Praises Legislature for Passing Photo ID Billhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=5246

MONTGOMERY, Ala.-- Secretary of State Beth Chapman is thanking the Alabama Legislature for passing a bill to require voters to show a form of photo identification when voting. House Bill 19 was passed by the Senate by a vote of 22 to 10 and was sponsored by Representative Kerry Rich and carried in the Senate by Senator Gerald Allen.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=5246Thu, 09 Jun 2011 21:19:00 GMTSecretary Chapman Announces Passage of Military Voting Billhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=5148

Secretary of State Beth Chapman is pleased the Alabama House of Representatives has passed the final version of a bill to make it easier for military and overseas voters to cast their ballots while serving abroad. Senate Bill 55 was approved by a vote of 97-0 and now goes to the governor for his approval.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=5148Wed, 01 Jun 2011 13:48:00 GMTChapman to Keynote National Conferencehttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=5115

MONTGOMERY, Ala.-- Secretary of State Beth Chapman has been chosen as the keynote speaker for the 33rd annual National Notary Association Conference to be held this week in Las Vegas, Nevada. “This year’s Conference offers guidance for Notaries at every level — from employees and their supervisors to risk managers and entrepreneurs,” said National Notary Association chief executive officer Marc Reiser. “As a champion for Notaries in her state — and soon on the national level — we are pleased to have Secretary Chapman address the nation’s Notaries about the challenges and risks in today’s business climate.”

Secretary of State Beth Chapman has ordered departments of her office to expedite all paperwork and documents related to the storm recovery and rebuilding efforts of Alabama businesses. The Business Services division of Chapman’s office has received numerous calls regarding corporate documents kept by the Secretary of State and efforts to reserve names for businesses helping with the ongoing efforts.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=5071Thu, 12 May 2011 15:54:00 GMTMilitary Voting Moving Full Speed Through Alabama Legislaturehttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=4895

MONTGOMERY, Ala.— Secretary of State Beth Chapman is pleased with the quick action taken by the Alabama Legislature on the issue of military and overseas voting. Senate Bill 55, sponsored by Sen. Gerald Dial, who is a former Brigadier General in the Alabama National Guard, would allow military and overseas voters to obtain absentee ballots and cast their vote while serving abroad. The bill allows military and overseas voters three additional ways to return their voted ballots, including fax, commercial ground or air carriers such as UPS and FedEx, and secure electronic access. Currently, absentee ballots can only be returned by hand delivery or U.S. mail.

MONTGOMERY, Ala.- Secretary of State Beth Chapman is pleased that two of her major legislative initiatives are making their way through the Alabama Legislature: a bill requiring photo identification for voters and a bill making it easier for military and overseas voters to cast their ballots.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=4865Wed, 23 Mar 2011 16:34:00 GMTEDITORIAL: Photo Identification Will Help Protect the Voting Processhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=4737

My name is Amelia Earhart and I am Alabama’s Secretary of State. When I was sworn into office, I vowed three things: honest elections, honest elections and honest elections. One of the easiest and most effective ways of accomplishing that is by requiring photo identification at the polls. That would prove to you and others that I am not just who I say I am, but who I really am - Beth Chapman, Alabama’s Secretary of State.

Secretary of State Beth Chapman released her legislative wish list today highlighting her top two priorities: military voting and photo voter identification.

Secretary of State Beth Chapman released her legislative wish list today highlighting her top two priorities: military voting and photo voter identification.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=4684Tue, 22 Feb 2011 18:17:00 GMTChapman Prepares to Take Oath of Office for Second Term as Secretary of Statehttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=4169

MONTGOMERY, Ala.—Secretary of State Beth Chapman will be sworn in for her second term of office on Monday. She will take the constitutional oath of office from Alabama Supreme Court Justice Patricia Smith on the steps of the historic Alabama State Capitol building. This is expected to be Smith’s final act as a Supreme Court Justice before her retirement.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=4169Fri, 14 Jan 2011 16:21:00 GMTSecretary of State Encouraged by Turnouthttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=3828

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Secretary of State Beth Chapman says that turnout is much higher than normal at this time of day for the November 2nd General Election.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Secretary of State Beth Chapman says that turnout is much higher than normal at this time of day for the November 2nd General Election.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=3828Tue, 02 Nov 2010 20:29:00 GMTChapman Offers $5,000 Reward for Voter Fraud Informationhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=3821

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Secretary of State Beth Chapman has announced she is offering to pay the sum of $5,000 for information reported to heroffice that leads to a felony conviction of voter fraud in the state of Alabama.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=3821Mon, 01 Nov 2010 15:41:00 GMTChapman Prepared for General Election Challengehttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=3824

A Jefferson County Circuit Judge ruled Friday that Tuesday’s general election will be held as scheduled on November 2, despite a lawsuit that sought to remove a gubernatorial candidate’s name from the ballot or postpone the election.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=3824Mon, 01 Nov 2010 18:12:00 GMTElection Night Reporting System Available Statewide for General Electionhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=3822

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Secretary of State Beth Chapman has announced the state’s first ever election night reporting system will be live statewide during the November 2nd general election. The system will collect election results from all 67 counties and make them available on the web the moment they are entered on election night.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=3822Mon, 01 Nov 2010 16:01:00 GMTChapman Says Tuesday’s Election Will Not Be Postponedhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=3799

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Secretary of State Beth Chapman reports that she has received numerous telephone calls asking whether Tuesday’s general election will be postponed due to a lawsuit filed this week which asks for a delay in voting.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=3799Thu, 28 Oct 2010 16:48:00 GMTAbsentee Ballot Application Deadline Thursdayhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=3796

Secretary of State Beth Chapman wants to remind all registered voters that Thursday, October 28th is the last day for county absentee election managers to receive absentee ballot applications for the November 2nd general election.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=3796Wed, 27 Oct 2010 18:27:00 GMTAlabama Secretary of State Beth Chapman Presents Notary Conference 2010http://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=3778

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Secretary of State Beth Chapman is following last year’s wildly successful training for notaries with this year’s 2nd Annual Notary Conference on Thursday, October 21, 2010 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Renaissance Hotel in Montgomery Alabama.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=3778Wed, 20 Oct 2010 21:47:00 GMTVoter Registration Ends Fridayhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=3771

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Secretary of State Beth Chapman wants to remind everyone the deadline to register to vote for the general election is October 22nd. To make sure citizens are registered to vote, to view a sample ballot, get information on voting an absentee ballot, or find their polling place, voters may visit Alabama’s official election website at www.alabamavotes.gov. Voters may also locate polling places and find out more information about their registration status by contacting their county board of registrars.

MONTGOMERY, Ala.— At the request of Secretary of State Beth Chapman, the Alabama National Guard has sent information regarding new military voting procedures to all deployed commanders.

MONTGOMERY, Ala.— At the request of Secretary of State Beth Chapman, the Alabama National Guard has sent information regarding new military voting procedures to all deployed commanders.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=3760Thu, 14 Oct 2010 21:13:00 GMTSecretary Chapman Continues Transformation of State Business Services http://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=3748

Montgomery, Ala. – ‘Certificates of Existence’ are now available online for businesses. Secretary of State Beth Chapman continues to transform services for businesses in the Alabama Secretary of State’s office with technological innovation. Adding to the reformation started in 2007 with the electronic online UCC Filing System, Secretary Chapman has now responded to one of the most frequent customer service requests of the past decade by making these certificates available on the website.

Montgomery— Secretary of State Beth Chapman has made changes to ensure military voters have sufficient time for their absentee ballots to be counted in the November 2010 general election. Secretary Chapman ordered corrective measures in accordance with the Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment (MOVE) Act to address those instances where, for various reasons, county Absentee Election Managers were unable to transmit Federal ballots not less than 45 days before the November 2, 2010 general election.

Montgomery—Secretary of State Beth Chapman will award medallions issued by the National Association of Secretaries of State to various recipients in the state of Alabama who have been key players toward the advancement of the democratic process. This awards ceremony will take place on Monday, October 4, 2010 at 9 a.m. in the Old House Chamber in the State Capitol. All members of the media are invited to attend. http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=3716Mon, 04 Oct 2010 12:00:00 GMTAlabama Secretary of State Beth Chapman Presents Notary Conference 2010http://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=3693

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Secretary of State Beth Chapman is following last year’s wildly successful training for notaries with this year’s 2nd Annual Notary Conference on Thursday, October 21, 2010 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Renaissance Hotel in Montgomery Alabama.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=3693Mon, 27 Sep 2010 17:35:00 GMTChapman to Represent Alabama on Prestigious National Committeehttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=3679

MONTGOMERY, Ala- Secretary of State Beth Chapman has been selected to represent Alabama and the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) on the executive committee of the Council of State Governments. Chapman was selected because of her knowledge of the work conducted by the Council of State Governments and her leadership in state government issues.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=3679Thu, 23 Sep 2010 17:19:00 GMTChapman Recognizes September as National Voter Registration Monthhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=3630

MONTGOMERY, Ala.- Secretary of State Beth Chapman has joined fellow secretaries of state and chief elections officials across America in recognizing September 2010 as National Voter Registration Month. Chapman is working with Boards of Registrars across Alabama to make sure that the state’s eligible voters are aware of registration deadlines and requirements for the November 2 general election. Currently, there are more than 2.9 million registered voters in the state of Alabama.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Secretary of State Beth Chapman announced today that Alabama’s military and overseas voters, for the first time in history, will have a faster and more convenient way to receive their absentee ballots for November’s federal elections through the use of electronic transmission. http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=3539Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:40:00 GMTSecretary of State Chapman Elected as NASS President Electhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=3464

Secretary of State Beth Chapman was unanimously elected by her peers from across the nation as President Elect of the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS). Chapman has served on the national board of directors since 2009 and has held leadership positions on several committees. Founded in 1904, NASS is the oldest bipartisan professional organization of public officials in the United States.

MONTGOMERY, Ala- Secretary of State Beth Chapman has declared the test run of the election night reporting (ENR) system to be a great success. The program was tested in Alabama’s four largest counties: Jefferson, Madison, Mobile and Montgomery. These four counties represent approximately one-third of Alabama’s voting population. The system will now be used statewide for the general election in November.

MONTGOMERY, Ala- After polls close at 7 p.m. tonight, election results will begin reporting through the election night reporting system (ENR). This is a test of the ENR system that will only include Jefferson, Madison, Mobile and Montgomery counties. Results will be updated as counties provide new information. No results will be posted until after 7 p.m. The following link is the direct URL to access the information: http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/AL/19265/index.html

MONTGOMERY, Ala.- Secretary of State Beth Chapman announced today that a new election night reporting system would be tested during the primary runoff election on Tuesday. The test program will take place in four counties: Jefferson, Madison, Mobile, and Montgomery. These four counties represent approximately one-third of Alabama’s voting population. The system will be released statewide for the general election with all 67 counties participating.

The democratic process does not end with a vote in the primary election, nor should it begin with a vote in the General Election in November. There is an opportunity to vote between the two in the July 13th runoff election.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=3382Wed, 30 Jun 2010 21:47:00 GMTChapman Pleased with Recount Process Outcomehttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=3342

MONTGOMERY, AL – Secretary of State Beth Chapman was pleased, but not at all surprised, to hear that last week’s recount from the unprecedented Republican gubernatorial primary election resulted in virtually no change in the original vote count from June 1.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=3342Mon, 21 Jun 2010 14:48:00 GMTChapman Clarifies Candidates for Republican Gubernatorial Runoffhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=3329

With continuing misinformation circulating, Secretary of State Beth Chapman confirmed that the two names she certified on Friday, June 11th for the Republican Primary Runoff for Governor were Bradley Byrne and Dr. Robert Bentley.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=3329Wed, 16 Jun 2010 14:53:00 GMTChapman Receives A.G.’s Opinionhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=3301

MONTGOMERY, AL - Today Secretary of State Beth Chapman received an Attorney General’s Opinion confirming that the guidelines she and her staff set forth last week for addressing an unprecedented primary election were accurate based on Alabama’s election law.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=3301Tue, 08 Jun 2010 17:13:00 GMTSecretary Chapman Releases Additional Elections Informationhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=3294

MONTGOMERY, AL - Secretary of State Beth Chapman announced an uncertified total of provisional ballots being reported from all 67 counties today. The uncertified total is 1,790, which is less than the total in the 2006 Primary Election when there were 2,376 provisional ballots cast. In 2006, 829 of those provisional ballots were counted as legitimate ballots. “Provisional ballots will play a vital role in determining the final numbers of the vote totals this year for the gubernatorial and other primary races statewide,” Chapman said.

"As of today, based on an unofficial count, the two candidates in the Republican Primary Runoff scheduled for July 13, 2010 are Bradley Byrne and Robert Bentley with Tim James in a close third place," Secretary Chapman says.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=3290Thu, 03 Jun 2010 20:27:00 GMTMEDIA ADVISORY- Chapman to Hold Press Conference Regarding Republican Primary Runoff Electionhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=3284

MONTGOMERY, AL - Secretary of State Beth Chapman will hold a press conference today at 3:30 PM in her office at the Alabama State Capitol to announce the procedure of how the state will move forward with the Republican gubernatorial primary runoff election. http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=3284Wed, 02 Jun 2010 18:16:00 GMTMEDIA ADVISORY - Chapman Responds to Information Regarding Misleading Sample Ballotshttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=3277

MONTGOMERY, AL - Secretary of State Beth Chapman has been informed that some sample ballots which may be misleading are being distributed in the Fifth Congressional District today. The ballots are alleged to be in the same format and color of the Alabama Democratic Conference ballots but bear the name “Alabama Democratic Committee.” It has been further alleged that some of the candidates shown on the sample ballot being handed out are not the same candidates which have been endorsed by the Alabama Democratic Conference.

MONTGOMERY, AL – With allegations in four specific counties and concerns expressed in others, Secretary of State Beth Chapman says there will be “zero tolerance” for voter fraud in Alabama.

MONTGOMERY, AL – With allegations in four specific counties and concerns expressed in others, Secretary of State Beth Chapman says there will be “zero tolerance” for voter fraud in Alabama.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=3270Fri, 28 May 2010 15:38:00 GMTChapman to Visit Counties with Voter Fraud Allegationshttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=3248

MONTGOMERY, AL - Secretary of State Beth Chapman is informing voters of allegations of voter fraud prior to the primary election on June 1. So far, the office has received complaints of reported voter fraud from Greene, Macon, Perry and Wilcox counties.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=3248Mon, 24 May 2010 20:10:00 GMTSecretary of State Salutes Election Officials and Poll Workers in Honor of Public Service Recognition Week http://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=3194

MONTGOMERY, AL - During national Public Service Recognition Week, Secretary of State Beth Chapman praised the service of all of the elections officials and poll workers across the state of Alabama who make it possible for eligible citizens to enact their very sacred right to vote.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=3194Fri, 07 May 2010 21:27:00 GMTDiabetes Hits Home with Secretary of State Beth Chapmanhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=2980

MONTGOMERY - Secretary of State Beth Chapman would like to encourage all Alabamians to stop and pay close attention to their health on Tuesday, March 23rd during American Diabetes Association Alert Day. One in five Americans is at risk for type 2 diabetes. Nearly 6 million more have diabetes and don't know it.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=2980Mon, 22 Mar 2010 19:03:00 GMTAlabama Senate Moves Electronic Voting Bill Closer to Becoming Lawhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=2814

Secretary of State Beth Chapman and the Military and Overseas Voting Task Force have cleared another hurdle in making electronic voting for overseas voters a reality. The Senate Constitution, Campaign Finance, Ethics, and Elections Committee unanimously approved House Bill 30 today.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=2814Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:11:00 GMTOfficial Memorandum from the Office of the Secretary of Statehttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=2734

This is a reminder to all candidates for state office and their principal campaign committees that fundraising may resume as of February 1, under Alabama Code § 17-5-7 (b) (2).

This is a reminder to all candidates for state office and their principal campaign committees that fundraising may resume as of February 1, under Alabama Code § 17-5-7 (b) (2).http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=2734Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:53:00 GMTSecretary Chapman Begins New Decade of Customer Service for Corporations http://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=2729

Secretary of State Beth Chapman continues the innovative use of technology to make the processes of the Alabama Secretary of State’s Office more efficient and effective for Alabama businesses. Adding to the launch of the Electronic UCC Filing System that her office brought online in 2008, Secretary Chapman is now developing an interactive online filing ability for Limited Liability Partnerships’ (LLP) Annual Notices.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=2729Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:11:00 GMTAlabama House of Representatives Passes Military and Overseas Voting Legislationhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=2661

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Secretary of State Beth Chapman and the Military and Overseas Voting Task Force are one step closer to making electronic voting for overseas voters a reality. The Alabama House of Representatives voted 96-0 in support of House Bill 30, which will further the effort to make Alabama one of the first states in the nation to implement an innovative process for military and overseas voters to vote more efficiently and effectively.

Today, the Constitution and Elections Committee of the Alabama House of Representatives unanimously passed House Bill 30, which will assist Alabama’s military voters serving abroad.

Today, the Constitution and Elections Committee of the Alabama House of Representatives unanimously passed House Bill 30, which will assist Alabama’s military voters serving abroad.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=2637Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:26:00 GMTIMPORTANT Campaign informationhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=2600

This is a reminder to all candidates for state office and their principal campaign committees that pursuant to Alabama Code § 17-5-7 (b) (2), they may not accept, solicit, or receive contributions as of 12:01 AM on January 12th due to the start of the 2010 Regular Legislative Session. (See Ala. Att’y. Gen. Op. No. 94-00228)http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=2600Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:49:00 GMTChapman Nominated for Government Innovation Awardhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=2571

Secretary of State Beth Chapman has been nominated for an Innovative Alabama Governments Award. The award is given by Auburn University Montgomery’s Center for Government and Public Affairs and the Center for Advanced Technologies. This year, Chapman was nominated in the Digital Government Innovation category on the state level due to her continued development of website capabilities to better serve the public.

Secretary of State Beth Chapman announced today she and her staff will be collecting phone cards on behalf of wounded soldiers.

Secretary of State Beth Chapman announced today she and her staff will be collecting phone cards on behalf of wounded soldiers.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=2529Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:45:00 GMTChapman to Meet with Legislators, Elections Officials to Discuss 2010 Legislative Goalshttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=2518

Secretary of State Beth Chapman will meet with legislators and various elections officials from across Alabama on Wednesday, December 9th at 10 AM in her office to discuss their goals for the 2010 legislative session. The group is expected to discuss a variety of election issues, including military and overseas voting.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=2518Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:27:00 GMTTop Federal Elections Official Visits Alabama Chief Elections Official Chapmanhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=2520

Today, Gineen Beach, Chairman of the Election Assistance Commission, visited Secretary of State Chapman at the State Capitol in Montgomery. As Alabama’s chief elections official, Chapman discussed issues facing Alabama election officials and voters, including those voters serving abroad in the military.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=2520Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:25:00 GMTChapman Encourages Consumers to Shop Locallyhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=2515

MONTGOMERY, AL - Secretary of State Beth Chapman is encouraging all Alabamians to shop with local businesses during this holiday season.

MONTGOMERY, AL - Secretary of State Beth Chapman is encouraging all Alabamians to shop with local businesses during this holiday season. http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=2515Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:49:00 GMTAlabama’s First Notary Conference Sold Out Within Dayshttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=2195

Montgomery, AL – Alabama Secretary of State Beth Chapman is holding the state’s first Notary Public Conference on Thursday, October 1, 2009 from 9:00 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. at the Renaissance Hotel and Conference Center. This conference is free as a public service for all Alabama notaries. More than 2000 have registered to participate in this conference and a waiting list has already been put into place for future conferences. Response to this conference was so great that the original venue, the State Capitol, had to be changed immediately to the Renaissance Hotel to accommodate those who registered in the first few days.

Alabama Secretary of State Beth Chapman is one of 40 emerging state leaders from across the nation selected for the prestigious Toll Fellowship Program sponsored by The Council of State Governments.

Alabama Secretary of State Beth Chapman is one of 40 emerging state leaders from across the nation selected for the prestigious Toll Fellowship Program sponsored by The Council of State Governments.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=2120Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:00:00 GMTAlabama Receives Federal Funds to Assist Voters with Disabilitieshttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=2015

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Secretary of State Beth Chapman announced today the state of Alabama has received $165,000 as an annual grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The funds are provided under the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) and are intended to allow Alabama to improve the accessibility of elections for voters with disabilities.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=2015Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:51:00 GMTChapman Continues to Champion Electronic Military Voting Legislationhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=1920

MONTGOMERY - Secretary of State Beth Chapman has been a long-time advocate of military voting rights and her commitment is ongoing, despite the stall of legislation introduced in the 2009 legislative session designed to help Alabama’s military and overseas voters cast their ballots more effectively and efficiently.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=1920Tue, 04 Aug 2009 20:20:00 GMTChapman Elected Officer of National Association of Secretaries of Statehttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=1878

MONTGOMERY, AL - Secretary of State Beth Chapman has been elected to serve as an officer for the National Association of Secretaries of State. The election took place at the association’s summer meeting.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=1878Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:35:00 GMTChapman Improves Open Meetings Websitehttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=1768

MONTGOMERY – Secretary of State Beth Chapman continues to increase access for the public by improving the functionality of the Open Meetings Act website. The Open Meetings Act provides the public with greater access to state and local government. This law guarantees that Alabama's citizens have open access to agencies, boards, commissions, and other governmental bodies which conduct the people's business.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=1768Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:30:00 GMTURGENT MEDIA ADVISORY - No Change in Date for Special Electionhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=1671

MONTGOMERY - Secretary of State Beth Chapman has received notification indicating false information is being circulated regarding today’s District 7 State Senate race between Democrat Laura Hall and Republican Paul Sanford.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=1671Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:52:00 GMTAlabama Senate Positions Electronic Voting Bill to Become Lawhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=1531

MONTGOMERY, Ala- Secretary of State Beth Chapman and the Military and Overseas Voting Task Force have cleared another hurdle in making electronic voting for overseas voters a reality. The Senate Constitution, Campaign Finance, Ethics, and Elections Committee approved House Bill 711 by a vote of 7-0 today. Senator Quinton Ross (D-Montgomery), who serves as chairman of the committee, was instrumental in the advancement of the bill in the Alabama Senate.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=1531Thu, 23 Apr 2009 21:07:00 GMTHouse of Representatives Positions State to Become Nation’s First in Military and Overseas Votinghttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=1512

MONTGOMERY - Secretary of State Beth Chapman and the Military and Overseas Voting Task Force have taken yet another step toward electronic voting for overseas voters, as House Bill 711 passed through the House of Representatives today. The House voted 89-3 in support of the bill that will push forward the effort to make Alabama one of the first states in the nation to implement an innovative process for military and overseas voters to vote more efficiently and effectively.

MONTGOMERY - Secretary of State Beth Chapman and the Military and Overseas Voting Task Force have taken another step toward electronic voting for overseas voters, as House Bill 711 passed through the Constitution and Elections Committee this morning.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=1432Wed, 25 Mar 2009 21:04:00 GMTChapman, Task Force Urge Legislature to Pass Military Voting Billhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=1425

MONTGOMERY - Secretary of State Beth Chapman released a report to Governor Bob Riley and members of the Legislature today from the Military and Overseas Voting Task Force formed last year. The report included legislation which has since been tweaked and introduced in the House by Representative Jimmy Martin of Clanton.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=1425Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:20:00 GMTSecretary Chapman Elected to National Elections Boardhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=1351

ORLANDO, Fla. – Alabama Secretary of State Beth Chapman was unanimously elected to the Executive Board of the United States Election Assistance Commission's (EAC) Standards Board.

ORLANDO, Fla. – Alabama Secretary of State Beth Chapman was unanimously elected to the Executive Board of the United States Election Assistance Commission's (EAC) Standards Board.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=1351Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:28:00 GMTState of Alabama Final UOCAVA Report for 2008 General Electionhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=1261

http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=1261Mon, 02 Feb 2009 20:00:00 GMTMilitary & Overseas Task Force Makes Unanimous Legislative Recommendationhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=1255

Montgomery—Alabama is one step closer to electronic voting for military and overseas voters thanks to a unanimous vote on legislation presented today by the Military and Overseas Voting Task Force appointed by Governor Bob Riley and chaired by Secretary of State Beth Chapman.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=1255Thu, 29 Jan 2009 18:09:00 GMTFair Campaign Practices Act Report Deadline Extends to Mondayhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=1239

MONTGOMERY – The annual report deadline required by the Fair Campaign Practices Act (FCPA) is approaching for candidates, elected officials, and political action committees. The FCPA requires an annual report to be filed by January 31 of each year. Since that deadline date is on a weekend, this year’s deadline is Monday, February 2, 2009.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=1239Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:32:00 GMTChapman Advocates Electronic Military Voting, Photo I.D.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=1240

MONTGOMERY - - Secretary of State Beth Chapman has been a long-time advocate of military voting rights and Photo Voter I.D. Chapman will be instrumental in offering legislation as a solution to both issues in the upcoming legislative session.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=1240Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:57:00 GMTSecretary Chapman Announces Voter Registration Updatehttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=1168

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Secretary of State Beth Chapman said today that the Boards of Registrars around the state are busy this month publishing lists of voters who need to update voter registration information. “The election may be over, but our work toward having the most accurate voter rolls possible in the State of Alabama definitely is not,” Chapman explained.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=1168Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:56:00 GMTAlabama Secretary of State Files UOCAVA Report Earlyhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=1151

Secretary of State Beth Chapman, who has been sued by the U.S. Justice Department based on the assumption that she will fail to comply with elections laws requiring that she report the number of military and overseas voters’ ballots transmitted, returned, and cast in the 2008 general election, has already complied with these laws.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=1151Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:49:00 GMTAlabama Electoral College Results are Officialhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=1155

MONTGOMERY, Ala.-- The Alabama Electoral College meeting was held at 12:00 noon in the Alabama State Capitol. Secretary of State Beth Chapman was the meeting moderator.

MONTGOMERY, Ala.-- The Alabama Electoral College meeting was held at 12:00 noon in the Alabama State Capitol. Secretary of State Beth Chapman was the meeting moderator.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=1155Mon, 15 Dec 2008 20:56:00 GMTAlabama Holds Electoral College Meeting Mondayhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=1152

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The Electoral College meeting for the State of Alabama will be held Monday, December 15, 2008 at 12:00 noon in the Old House Chamber of the State Capitol. Secretary of State Beth Chapman will moderate the meeting for the Electors to cast their votes for President and Vice President.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=1152Sat, 13 Dec 2008 04:20:00 GMTChapman to Collect Phone Cards for Wounded Military Membershttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=1154

MONTGOMERY – Secretary of State Beth Chapman announced today she will again have a program to collect domestic prepaid telephone calling cards for wounded servicemen and women for Christmas this year as she did last year. A strong advocate of our state and nation’s military, Chapman says Alabamians should do all that is possible to enhance their Christmas Season as a small token of our appreciation for their invaluable service to our state and nation.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=1154Fri, 12 Dec 2008 22:14:00 GMTSecretary Chapman Hosts Military and Overseas Voting Task Force Meeting Mondayhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=1153

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Secretary of State Beth Chapman will hold an Alabama Military and Overseas Voting Task Force Meeting on Monday, December 15, 2008 from 9:00 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the Old Archives Room of the State Capitol. Pat Hollarn, Supervisor of Elections for Okaloosa County, Fla., will be the guest presenter.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=1153Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:39:00 GMTAlabama’s Three Millionth Voterhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=1012

MONTGOMERY – Secretary of State Beth Chapman announced and contacted Alabama’s three millionth registered voter today. Brittany Farless, a single mother residing in Maylene in Shelby County was the historic voter registrant. She is a graduate of Thompson High School in Alabaster and a student in nursing at Jefferson State Community College.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=1012Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:21:00 GMTChapman Announces Historic Moment in Alabama Electionshttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=1011

MONTGOMERY – Secretary of State Beth Chapman announced today that Alabama has reached the three million mark of registered voters.

MONTGOMERY – Secretary of State Beth Chapman announced today that Alabama has reached the three million mark of registered voters.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=1011Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:17:00 GMTSecretary Chapman Stands Up to Federal Governmenthttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=993

Montgomery – Secretary of State Beth Chapman sent a letter to the Department of Justice today saying she will not allow her state to enter into another consent decree holding Alabama hostage for the sins of the past.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=993Thu, 16 Oct 2008 20:45:00 GMTVoter Registration Requests at an All-Time High - Secretary of State’s Office Open on State Holidayhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=991

MONTGOMERY- Secretary of State Beth Chapman reported today that requests for voter registration applications are at an all-time high in Alabama. Chapman’s office, which remained opened during today’s state holiday, Columbus Day, has mailed 13,000 voter registration applications over the past twelve months to individuals requesting them from her website alone. In addition thousands have been shipped from Chapman’s office warehouse in bulk to various groups conducting voter registration drives.

MONTGOMERY – An order was released last night from Judge Tracey McCooey dismissing the ACLU’s law suit against Secretary of State Beth Chapman which challenged Alabama’s felon voting laws.

MONTGOMERY – An order was released last night from Judge Tracey McCooey dismissing the ACLU’s law suit against Secretary of State Beth Chapman which challenged Alabama’s felon voting laws.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=975Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:36:00 GMTAlabama's Voters Not Removed For Social Security Numbershttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=992

Montgomery –Secretary of State Beth Chapman said Alabamians are not being removed or hindered from voting because of any problems with their Social Security Numbers.

Montgomery –Secretary of State Beth Chapman said Alabamians are not being removed or hindered from voting because of any problems with their Social Security Numbers.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=992Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:20:00 GMTSecretary Chapman Announces State of Alabama’s Official Election Center Websitehttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=928

MONTGOMERY- Alabama’s Chief Elections Official, Secretary of State Beth Chapman, announced a new state -wide elections service developed over the past two months and launched today by her office which is the State of Alabama’s Official Election Center. The new website www.alabamavotes.gov provides essential and helpful information at the finger-tips of Alabama’s voters.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=928Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:30:00 GMTSecretary Chapman to Address a National Military and Overseas Citizens Voting Summithttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=910

MONTGOMERY- Secretary of State Beth Chapman will be a featured panelist at the Pew Charitable Trusts’ Military and Overseas Citizens Voting Summit today. The summit will be held in Washington, D.C. In addition, Chapman appeared on C-SPAN for an hour long interview Monday morning and represented Alabama regarding the issue of military voting.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=910Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:00:00 GMTSecretary Chapman Reports Receiving a Record Number of Voter Registration Applicationshttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=881

MONTGOMERY- Secretary of State Beth Chapman said her staff is receiving a record number of voter registration applications, as are many of the sixty-seven counties’ Boards of Registrars.

MONTGOMERY- Secretary of State Beth Chapman said her staff is receiving a record number of voter registration applications, as are many of the sixty-seven counties’ Boards of Registrars.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=881Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:48:00 GMTChapman Succeeds in Fulfilling Long Awaited Request for UCC Online Searching http://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=870

MONTGOMERY- Secretary of State Beth Chapman continues to honor her campaign promises to make the processes of the Alabama Secretary of State’s Office more efficient and effective for Alabama businesses. The Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) public records search capability has been improved to allow business users to purchase images of the searched filings online based on the recommendations of the UCC Advisory Board established by Chapman at the beginning of her term. The search-with-images system has been the most requested service from UCC public records users in this decade.

MONTGOMERY- Secretary of State Beth Chapman joins the National Association of Secretaries of State in announcing September as National Voter Registration Month. “It is my goal to encourage every single Alabamian who meets the legal requirements to vote in the November 4th General Election to register to do so,” Chapman said. By law, the deadline for registration for the November 4th Election is October 24th, which is 10 days prior to the election.

MONTGOMERY- Secretary of State Beth Chapman says she has received information that Reverend Al Sharpton will come to Alabama with a bus of civil rights activists to register voters for the November elections and to ensure that those who think they are registered really are. Chapman says she will welcome anyone who would like to encourage voter participation and register Alabama citizens who meet the legal requirements for voter registration. In order to discourage those who would violate elections laws, Chapman has asked that the U.S. Department of Justice send the largest number of elections observers and election attorneys possible into the state.

MONTGOMERY - Secretary of State Beth Chapman announced today that she and her staff began making plans last week for the potential threat of bad weather for tomorrow’s municipal Election Day across the state.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=829Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:52:00 GMTSecretary Chapman Calls on All Secretaries of State to Start Voter Fraud Unitshttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=814

MONTGOMERY - Secretary of State Beth Chapman sent letters today to all Secretaries of State across the nation calling on them to form Voter Fraud Units in their states. Chapman, who has led the effort in stopping voter fraud in Alabama, has received many comments from other Secretaries of State and citizens outside of Alabama about their experiencing some of the same problems Alabama has recently experienced.

MONTGOMERY – Secretary of State Beth Chapman reports that two months after the June primary election and 65 business days prior to the November Presidential general election, new allegations of voter fraud continue on a weekly basis. More than ten new complaints have come in during the past two weeks alone. http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=797Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:39:00 GMTSecretary Chapman Announces Veterans Who Vote Programhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=757

MONTGOMERY—Secretary of State Beth Chapman announced Saturday a new initiative entitled, Veterans Who Vote. She made the announcement at the Birmingham Marriot during a homecoming celebration for National Guard Soldiers, C-Company, 1-167th Infantry out of Cullman returning from a one year tour in Iraq.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=757Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:11:00 GMTMore Voter Fraud Allegations from Perry Countyhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=754

MONTGOMERY - The Secretary of State’s Office continues to receive reports of voter fraud in Perry County, this time in a municipal election. Figures from the June 10th municipal election in Marion show a 59% voter turn out rate with 29 % of those votes cast by absentee ballots. In the June 3rd statewide primary, the numbers in Perry County showed 50.3 % voter turn out and 26% of those votes were cast by absentee ballots.

Dear Editor: I would like to thank the more than three hundred people who attended the Democracy Defense League’s rally against voter fraud at Marion Military Institute last week. It is with great appreciation that I write this letter to commend the DDL for their proactive approach and desire to see fair and honest elections across our state. Colonel James Benson and his staff are to be commended, as well, for sharing their beautiful facilities with us and being such gracious hosts.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=715Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:26:00 GMTSecretary of State Beth Chapman reminds voters that separate Absentee Ballot Applications are necessary to Vote in June 3rd Primary Election and July 15th Primary Runoff Electionhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=698

MONTGOMERY - Secretary of State Beth Chapman reminds all voters wishing to vote by absentee ballot in the July 15, 2008 primary runoff election that they must apply for an absentee ballot for that election and that such absentee ballot applications must be received by the absentee election manager no later than July 10, 2008.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=698Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:41:00 GMTNew SOS Unit Dedicated to Stop Voter Fraudhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=692

MONTGOMERY - Secretary of State Beth Chapman has announced a new Voter Fraud Unit within the Secretary of State’s office dedicated to dealing with reports of voter fraud. With claims of voter fraud continuing to come in from the June 3rd primary, Secretary Chapman has appointed members of her legal and elections staff to be trained to speak with those individuals who have such reports. “It is important for the citizens of Alabama who have reports of voter fraud to know that someone is here to listen and to gather the information in a manner which complies with the law. It is also important for these individuals to know that appropriate action is being taken with their complaint” Chapman stated. Secretary Chapman emphasized that all reports will be kept confidential.

MONTGOMERY - Secretary of State Beth Chapman is hosting an open meeting on Military and Overseas Voting Thursday, June 19th in the State Capitol Auditorium from 8:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m.

MONTGOMERY - Secretary of State Beth Chapman is hosting an open meeting on Military and Overseas Voting Thursday, June 19th in the State Capitol Auditorium from 8:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=689Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:07:00 GMTReports of Voter Fraud Continuehttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=685

MONTGOMERY – Secretary of State Beth Chapman announced today that one week and two days after the Primary Election, reports of voter fraud continue to pour into her office.

MONTGOMERY – Secretary of State Beth Chapman announced today that one week and two days after the Primary Election, reports of voter fraud continue to pour into her office.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=685Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:13:00 GMTSecretary Chapman Says Perry County Numbers Unusually Highhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=660

MONTGOMERY – With speculation already at an all-time high that voting violations could have potentially occurred in Perry County, Secretary of State Beth Chapman announced their unofficial vote totals today referring to them as “unusually high.”http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=660Thu, 05 Jun 2008 21:28:00 GMTSecretary Chapman follows up on Alleged Violationshttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=658

MONTGOMERY – Secretary of State Beth Chapman made good on her commitment today to follow up on allegations of potential violations of election laws in Perry County in yesterday’s primary.

MONTGOMERY – Secretary of State Beth Chapman made good on her commitment today to follow up on allegations of potential violations of election laws in Perry County in yesterday’s primary.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=658Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:58:00 GMTFederal Observers Report Possible Elections Violations to Secretary of State Beth Chapmanhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=657

MONTGOMERY – After 1:00 PM today, a federal observer from the Department of Justice notified Secretary of State Beth Chapman’s office of potential violations of state elections laws. One report involves a law which prohibits candidates from being closer than thirty feet to the entrance of a polling place. The federal observer specifically stated that a candidate was loitering in the polling place throughout the entire day. In addition, the federal observer reported that the candidate appeared to be instructing voters how to vote.

WASHINGTON – Alabama Secretary of State Beth Chapman was called to testify before the Committee on House Administration as an expert witness on military and overseas voting efforts. Secretary Chapman not only represented the state of Alabama, but the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS).http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=659Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:11:00 GMTNo Internet voting for military this yearhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=497

A senior Pentagon official said Tuesday that the problems experienced by service members trying to vote by absentee ballot can only be resolved by using the Internet — but that won’t be possible in time for the fall elections.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=497Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:30:00 GMTSecretary Chapman Welcomes Secretary Rice to Alabama, Testifies Before Congresshttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=492

MONTGOMERY – Secretary of State Beth Chapman has a busier schedule than usual this week which begins tomorrow morning welcoming U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to Alabama.

MONTGOMERY – Secretary of State Beth Chapman has a busier schedule than usual this week which begins tomorrow morning welcoming U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to Alabama.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=492Sun, 13 Apr 2008 21:32:00 GMTMilitary and Overseas Voting Forum to be Heldhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=345

MONTGOMERY – Secretary of State Beth Chapman announced today that an Inaugural Military and Overseas Voting Forum will be held with speakers from national agencies to discuss ways to better assist and equip members of our military and overseas personnel to vote. The forum will be held at the new Montgomery Renaissance Hotel on Wednesday, March 12th from 1:30-5:30 p.m.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=345Mon, 03 Mar 2008 17:16:00 GMTAlabama Has Record-Breaking Presidential Primaryhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=274

Super Tuesday in Alabama was just that – super. With 40% of registered voters casting their votes in the Presidential Primary, there was historic voter turnout. The last Presidential Primary attracted only 17% of Alabamians and the largest percentage voting in a Presidential Primary prior to this one was 29%.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=274Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:03:00 GMTChapman Receives National VFW Awardhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=255

MONTGOMERY – Alabama Secretary of State Beth Chapman received a national Award of Commendation from the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States at the state VFW conference held this weekend. The Award of Commendation Medal was presented to Secretary Chapman in recognition of her many efforts to assist the military and their families in championing their causes and leading the effort to bring electronic internet voting to the troops as they serve abroad.

With Alabama’s first early Presidential Primary scheduled for February 5, America is listening to the voice of Alabamians. They are listening because our votes have basically been cast after the fact in past Presidential Primaries. For years Alabamians have had little say and less attention for our thoughts and opinions regarding who our President would be so this year is our chance to be heard.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=233Thu, 17 Jan 2008 16:40:00 GMTAlabama Answers Secretary Chapman’s Call for Wounded Military Membershttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=204

MONTGOMERY – The Secretary of State’s Office announced today that Alabamians overwhelmingly answered Secretary of State Beth Chapman’s call to collect domestic prepaid telephone calling cards for wounded servicemen and women for Christmas this year. A strong advocate of our state and nation’s military, Chapman asked Alabamians to enhance our military’s Christmas Season as a small token of our appreciation for their invaluable service to our state and nation.

MONTGOMERY – Today Secretary of State Beth Chapman launches the new electronic UCC Filing system on the Secretary of State website http://www.sos.alabama.gov/.

MONTGOMERY – Today Secretary of State Beth Chapman launches the new electronic UCC Filing system on the Secretary of State website http://www.sos.alabama.gov/.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=181Tue, 11 Dec 2007 20:39:00 GMTChapman to Collect Phone Cards for Wounded Military Membershttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=172

http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=172Wed, 05 Dec 2007 15:12:00 GMTSecretary Chapman and Judge Ingram Work on Voting Guidelines over the Holidayshttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=171

MONTGOMERY – Secretary of State Beth Chapman and Clay County Probate Judge George Ingram will represent Alabama at the United State Election Assistance Commission December 11-14, 2007 in Austin, Texas to consider presentations on the proposed Voluntary Voting System Guidelines (VVSG). The board is composed of 110 members drawn from State and local election officials from across the country.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=171Tue, 04 Dec 2007 17:55:00 GMTSecretary Chapman Initiates Huntsville and Decatur UCC Online Filinghttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=170

MONTGOMERY – Secretary of State Beth Chapman continued to implement business improvements in the State by accepting Huntsville’s and Decatur’s first UCC online filings at two North Alabama bank branches First Commercial Bank of Huntsville Alabama Main Branch and Bank Independent Decatur Downtown on Tuesday, November 27, 2007.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=170Mon, 03 Dec 2007 14:38:00 GMTDemocracy for the Defenders of Democracy Itselfhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=127

By: Secretary of State Beth Chapman -- This November as we celebrate Veterans Day and memorialize the untold sacrifices of Alabama’s military members, we should commit to ensuring that every one of them has the ability to cast their vote at home while serving abroad. This will be more important than ever with Alabama having our first early Presidential Primary on February 5, 2008.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=127Mon, 05 Nov 2007 17:24:00 GMTSecretary of State Launches “New and Improved” Websitehttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=123

MONTGOMERY – Secretary of State Beth Chapman and her staff launched a “new and improved” website today. This is the first major overhaul of the Secretary of State’s website in almost a decade.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=123Thu, 01 Nov 2007 15:47:00 GMTChapman Makes Alabama First in Overseas/Military Votinghttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=115

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Alabama Secretary of State Beth Chapman joined The Pew Charitable Trusts and Overseas Vote Foundation (OVF) today in announcing new Web-based voter services to help the 91,854 Alabamians and more than six million Americans total who are members of the military and civilians living overseas—take the first steps necessary to vote in upcoming elections. Secretary Chapman was one of only two Secretaries of State invited to participate in the national news conference, and has been an active proponent for the military’s right to vote. Alabama is the first of only three states to offer this new technology to our military and overseas voters.

Montgomery -- Secretary of State Beth Chapman is being featured in a Public Service Announcement (PSA), which was launched late yesterday at the Pentagon and will be aired on all eight Armed Forces Networks including the Pentagon Channel for the next two months. It will be seen around the world by members of all branches of our military encouraging them to vote an absentee ballot.

Secretary of State Beth Chapman has "made good" on one of her campaign promises to make the processes of the Alabama Secretary of State’s Office more efficient and effective for Alabama businesses. Secretary Chapman established a UCC Reform Advisory Board, with representatives from various agricultural, financial, and insurance institutions that investigated procedures of the Uniform Commercial Code Division of the Secretary of State’s Office.

Secretary of State Beth Chapman encourages every registered citizen to vote in Tuesday’s June 5, 2007 Statewide Special Constitutional Amendment Election. There are also two local amendments to be voted on in Mobile County, and in Shelby County.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=26Fri, 01 Jun 2007 13:38:00 GMTHB800 - Military / Overseas Voter Legislationhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=27

House Bill 800 is a bill regarding an electronic voting system for military and overseas voters. [PDF attachment]

House Bill 800 is a bill regarding an electronic voting system for military and overseas voters. [PDF attachment]http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=27Mon, 07 May 2007 13:39:00 GMTChapman Builds Coalition for Military Voting Legislationhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=36

Secretary of State Beth Chapman has forged a bipartisan coalition of Gov. Bob Riley and the legislative leadership to push for an electronic voting system for military and overseas voters.

Secretary of State Beth Chapman has forged a bipartisan coalition of Gov. Bob Riley and the legislative leadership to push for an electronic voting system for military and overseas voters.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=36Wed, 02 May 2007 15:13:00 GMTChapman seeks electronic voting for Alabama military in 2008http://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=37

Secretary of State Beth Chapman announced today that Alabama’s first step in electronic voting for members of our military was made. Chapman hosted a conference call with key leaders of national organizations to discuss the common commitment she and Governor Bob Riley share in making Alabama a "flagship" state for military voting.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/PR/PR.aspx?ID=37Fri, 06 Apr 2007 15:14:00 GMTHearts to Soles Foster Children Charityhttp://www.sos.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?ID=38

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, followed by May which is National Foster Care Month. The Alabama Foster and Adoptive Parents Association and the Alabama Secretary of State’s office are partnering together in a statewide shoe collection campaign called "Hearts to Soles" to collect 6,000 pairs of shoes – one pair for each foster child in Alabama. If you want to do your part to help Alabama’s abused and neglected children here is your chance to walk your talk or rather talk your walk– literally!

MONTGOMERY - Secretary of State Beth Chapman is forming a UCC Advisory Board to evaluate business procedures in the Secretary of State’s Office. The first meeting will be held Wednesday, February 7, 2007 at 10 a.m. in the Star Wars Room at the Alabama State House in Montgomery. The public is invited to attend.