Secretary of State Wes Allen said Wednesday that President Donald Trump's executive order preserving and protecting election integrity shows his presidency is a true victory for election integrity.
The executive order states that election protections have failed. Trump notes that paper ballots have helped reduce disputes.
"Free, fair, and honest elections unmarred by fraud, errors, or suspicion are fundamental to maintaining our constitutional Republic," the order states. "The right of American citizens to have their votes properly counted and tabulated, without illegal dilution, is vital to determining the rightful winner of an election."
Further, the order enforces the citizenship requirement for federal elections and requires government-issued proof of citizenship to register to vote.
"From closing the border, to dismissing the Biden-Harris era USDOJ lawsuit that attempted to block our efforts to remove noncitizens from Alabama's voter file, to signing this EO, it is obvious that Trump's Presidency is a true victory for election integrity," Allen said. "President Trump and I have the same zero-tolerance policy on noncitizen voting. This EO demonstrates that fact."
The order directs the Department of Homeland Security to maintain noncitizen data.
"I am excited to see President Trump direct the Department of Homeland Security to cooperate with states as we attempt to rid state voter files of registered noncitizens," Allen said. "As I testified before the United States Senate, Alabama's efforts to gain access to federal noncitizen data were blocked by the Biden administration more than once. This EO is a major step in the right direction."
The order also revokes a Biden-era order that provided voter registration forms to non-citizens.
"The Biden-Harris Administration's attempt to weaponize the entire federal government apparatus into voter registration agencies is officially terminated, thanks to President Trump," Allen added. "Now, government agencies whose hands were tied by a liberal administration will no longer be forced to implement the radical left scheme to supply noncitizens with a mechanism to register to vote."
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