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Ball is the chairman of two House committee, Ethics and Campaign Finance, and Madison County Legislation. He is a member too of the Judiciary Committee.<ref name=pvs/>

Ball is the chairman of two House committee, Ethics and Campaign Finance, and Madison County Legislation. He is a member too of the Judiciary Committee.<ref name=pvs/>

In 2013, Representative Ball voted to establish health care standards for [[abortion]] facilities in Alabama. In 2014, he voted to prohibit abortion after the detection of the heartbeat of the unborn child. He voted to permit display of the [[Ten Commandments]] on public property, a measure which passed the House, 77-19. He supported drug testing for certain recipients of the public welfare system. In 2015, Ball sponsored legislation affirming the use of electrocution in executions. He voted to establish public [[charter school]]s in Alabama, a measure which passed the House, 58-41. He sponsored legislation to permit the home schooled to participate in public school athletic events, a measure approved by the full House, 52-43. He supported the increase in the  cigarette tax, which passed the House, 52-46. In 2016, Ball co-sponsored legislation to forbid the sale of fetal tissue or to permit its use in research, and he opposed dilation abortions in Alabama. He voted for an increase in funding for new prison facilities, a measure which passed the House, 52-33. In 2017, he did not vote on the matter of allowing midwives to practice in his state, a measure which won House approval, 84-11. He supported reducing the time for appeals from inmates on death row. He broke with most [[conservative]]s to oppose the legislation to prohibit alteration or removal of historic monuments; the House still approved the measure, 72-29. He voted to prohibit judicial override of sentencing guidelines, a measure which passed the House, 78-19.<ref name=voting>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/15934/mike-ball#.WfOba7pFzb0|title=Mark Ball's Voting Records|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 27, 2017}}</ref>

In 2013, Representative Ball voted to establish health care standards for [[abortion]] facilities in Alabama. In 2014, he voted to prohibit abortion after the detection of the heartbeat of the unborn child. He voted to permit display of the [[Ten Commandments]] on public property, a measure which passed the House, 77-19. He supported drug testing for certain recipients of the public welfare system. In 2015, Ball sponsored legislation affirming the use of electrocution in executions. He voted to establish public [[charter school]]s in Alabama, a measure which passed the House, 58-41. He sponsored legislation to permit the home schooled to participate in public school athletic events, a measure approved by the full House, 52-43. He supported the increase in the cigarette tax, which passed the House, 52-46. In 2016, Ball co-sponsored legislation to forbid the sale of fetal tissue or to permit its use in research, and he opposed dilation abortions in Alabama. He voted for an increase in funding for new prison facilities, a measure which passed the House, 52-33. In 2017, he did not vote on the matter of allowing midwives to practice in his state, a measure which won House approval, 84-11. He supported reducing the time for appeals from inmates on death row. He broke with most [[conservative]]s to oppose the Alabama Memorial Preservation Act, which  prohibits the alteration or removal of historic [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] monuments; the House still approved the measure, 72-29. He voted to prohibit judicial override of sentencing guidelines, a measure which passed the House, 78-19.<ref name=voting>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/15934/mike-ball#.WfOba7pFzb0|title=Mark Ball's Voting Records|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 27, 2017}}</ref>

In 2012, Ball endorsed in the presidential [[primary election]] the unsuccessful Republican nominee [[Mitt Romney]].<ref name=ballotpedia/>

In 2012, Ball endorsed in the presidential [[primary election]] the unsuccessful Republican nominee [[Mitt Romney]].<ref name=ballotpedia/>