Secretary of State Allen signs agreement with Louisiana to cross-check voter files | #elections | #alabama
Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) last week with Louisiana Secretary of State Nancy Landry to cross-check the states’ voter files and identify individuals registered to vote in both states. Once an individual has been identified as a potentially ineligible voter, the Secretary of State’s office will begin the […]
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GOP must win November elections to undo Biden’s damage to voting process — ‘He is radical, and he is lawless’ | #elections | #alabama
Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen is continuing his crusade to ensure election integrity and oppose the Biden administration’s initiatives to corrupt the voting process. Allen joined “The Charlie Kirk Show” on Tuesday, where he explained how illegal aliens were being registered to vote and how the National Voting Rights Act (NVRA) was hampering his […]
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Alabama election official says Biden executive order gives illegal immigrants ‘mechanism’ to register to vote | #elections | #alabama
Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen is sounding the alarm about federal policies enacted by President Biden that he says provide illegal immigrants and non-citizens a “mechanism” to register to vote. In a recent interview with Fox News Digital, Allen pointed to Executive Order 14019, which was issued in 2021, arguing the Biden administration’s broad […]
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GOP, Trump build on immigration fears to push voting restrictions in states • Alabama Reflector | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
With polls showing unauthorized immigration as Republicans’ best issue for the fall, the GOP is looking to raise the alarm about voting by non-citizens and the undocumented. The multi-pronged effort has been advanced in congressional legislation, public statements by top election officials and U.S. senators, plans produced by grassroots activists, and posts on X by […]
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Banning Ranked Choice Voting is the next step in ensuring Alabama elections are the most secure in the country | #elections | #alabama
On the heels of Alabama’s ballot harvesting ban, I am turning my attention towards the next step in ensuring Alabama elections are the most secure elections in the country: the outlawing of ranked choice voting. SB 186 sponsored by State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) and HB 423 sponsored by State Rep. Mark Shirey (R-Mobile) prohibit […]
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Joe Biden campaign hints at litigation if Alabama keeps president off ballot • Alabama Reflector | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign Wednesday urged Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen to put the president on the ballot, and hinted at litigation if he didn’t. In a letter to Mike Jones, general counsel for the Alabama Secretary of State’s office, Birmingham Attorney Barry Ragsdale, representing the campaign, said the party could provisionally certify […]
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Democratic leaders criticize Alabama Secretary of State over possible Biden ballot exclusion • Alabama Reflector | #elections | #alabama
Alabama Democratic Party leaders criticized Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen for saying Tuesday that President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris may not appear on the state’s ballot in November. Allen, a Republican, sent a letter to the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and Alabama Democratic Party on Tuesday, saying they must submit the […]
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Left-wing groups sue Alabama over new ballot harvesting law | #elections | #alabama
The ACLU, NAACP and other groups filed a lawsuit in federal court Thursday against Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall, Alabama’s 42 District Attorneys and Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen to block the recently enacted Senate Bill 1, which increased penalties for ballot harvesting in Alabama. The ACLU of Alabama claimed the law “directly targets, […]
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Alabama Gov. Signs Law To Prohibit Ballot Application Trafficking | #elections | #alabama
Republican Gov. Kay Ivey signed legislation on Wednesday to prohibit the trafficking of absentee ballot applications in Alabama elections. “Here in Alabama, we are committed to ensuring our elections are free and fair,” Ivey said in a statement. “Under my watch, there will be no funny business in Alabama elections.” As my colleague Brianna Lyman […]
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‘There will be no funny business in Alabama elections’ | #elections | #alabama
MONTGOMERY — Governor Kay Ivey signed legislation banning ballot harvesting into law on Wednesday. The legislation was sponsored by State Sen. Garlan Gudger (R-Cullman) and State Rep. Jamie Kiel (R-Russellville). “Here in Alabama, we are committed to ensuring our elections are free and fair. I commend Secretary of State Wes Allen, as well as members […]
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