Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill is still gleaming five weeks after the group Concerned Women for America gave Alabama’s election system the highest integrity rating in the country.

Merrill stopped in Alexander City to have lunch with the Alexander City Rotary Club and shared his happiness with the rating, his take on elections across the country and other things the secretary of state’s office does.

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Cliff Williams / The Outlook Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill speaks to the Alexander City Rotary Club Monday. Merrill spoke about elections and how Alabama’s election process was praised in 2020/.

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Cliff Williams / The Outlook Dr. Bill Harrell hands out pens to guest Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill and Tallapoosa County commissioner T.C. Coley as Merrill spoke to the Alexander City Rotary Club Monday. Merrill spoke about elections and how Alabama’s election process was praised in 2020/.

Cliff Williams is a staff writer for Tallapoosa Publishers.