Secretary of State

A federal judge is halting an Alabama program that made thousands of legal voters inactive ahead of the November elections. Republican Secretary of State Wes Allen launched the program in August, saying it would begin a process of removing non-citizens from the state's voter rolls.

Washington, D.C. has a lot of museums. The National Gallery of Art has a painting by Leonardo DaVinci. The Museum of Natural History has The Hope Diamond. And, The Museum of American History has a set of the Ruby Slippers Judy Garland wore in the Wizard of Oz. Another museum features items associated with a resident of Alabama.

Alabama Public Radio is diving into our archives as APR observes forty years on the air. The U.S. State Department recently invited APR to address a delegation from Africa on our fourteen month investigation into human trafficking. Part of that talk was on an experimental database that law officers and victims’ advocates could use at the same time. Here’s that story from the APR archives.

The midterm elections have come and gone. And, whether you’re a native Alabamian or not, there are certain public offices that sound familiar. That list…

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo faces questions from lawmakers about how the Trump administration is managing foreign policy...

History was made last week in Alabama as more than 1.3 million votes were cast in the state for President-Elect Donald Trump. That is the highest amount…

Lawmakers are heading back to Montgomery for a special session on a state lottery.Governor Robert Bentley made the announcement this morning in a video…

There is no incumbent running for Alabama secretary of state, and that's why the race has become one of the most competitive on the primary election…