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The office actually predates the statehood of Alabama, dating back to the Alabama Territory. [1] From 1819 to 1901, [1] the secretary of state served a two-year term until the State Constitution was changed to set the term to four years. Up until 1868 the secretary of state was elected by the Alabama Legislature, but is now popularly elected. [1]
Wesley Harrison Allen (born August 15, 1975) is an American politician and former probate judge who is the incumbent secretary of state of Alabama, serving since 2023.He was previously a member of the Alabama House of Representatives, representing the 89th district from 2018 to 2022, and was elected as Secretary of State in 2022.
Secretary of State of Alabama Wes Allen [4] State Treasurer of Alabama Young Boozer [5] Superintendent of Education of Alabama Eric Mackey, Ed.D. [6] Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries Rick Pate [7] All of the independent executive officials serve four-year that run concurrent with that of the Governor, who is currently Kay Ivey.
John Harold Merrill (born November 12, 1963) is an American politician who served as the 53rd secretary of state of Alabama from 2015 to 2023. He served in the Alabama House of Representatives from 2010 to 2014. Merrill is a member of the Republican Party.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Alabama on November 5, 2024. The primary elections for all offices was held on March 5, 2024 . [ 1 ] The deadline to register to vote was October 21, 2024.
Beth Killough Chapman (born April 6, 1962) is an American politician from Alabama.A member of the Republican Party, she served as the state's 51st secretary of state from 2007 until she resigned on July 31, 2013 in order to accept a position with the Alabama Farmers Federation.
Republicans ran a token candidate in every Alabama gubernatorial election except for 1930 and 1962. Their highest vote total between disenfranchisement and 1966 was the 21.28% of the vote they gained in 1922. Alabama was unusual among Deep South states in even having a token Republican running in the gubernatorial election.
The Alabama Legislature is the legislative branch of the government of the U.S. state of Alabama.It is a bicameral body composed of the House of Representatives and Senate.It is one of the few state legislatures in which members of both chambers serve four-year terms and in which all are elected in the same cycle.