HUNTSVILLE — Secretary of State candidate Caroleene Dobson spoke at the Madison County Republican Men's Club monthly meeting on Saturday morning.
In her remarks, Dobson addressed the significant increase in illegal immigration enabled by the Biden administration and its impact on voting nationwide.
"What's going to be one of the most significant issues over the next few decades, given the Biden administration's open southern borders of the last four years, is making sure that no illegal alien ever casts a vote in any election in this state," said Dobson.
"We are just at the threshold of this when you consider the millions of illegal voters that came across our southern border, the hundreds of 1000s of Haitians, Venezuelans and Cubans that were literally shipped in here by the Biden administration," continued Dobson. "We are going to have to continue to be vigilant, work with President Trump and work with ICE."
She called for the establishment of an election integrity division within the Secretary of State's office.
"It's something we currently lack," Dobson said. "Florida's Secretary of State's office has it. Florida used to be a swing state. Now it's a solid red state. There have been people on both sides of the aisle moving to Florida. The significant difference is that the Florida Secretary of State's office has prioritized election integrity. That's something I'd like to emulate here in Alabama."
Dobson noted the division would help free up law enforcement, such as sheriff's departments, to address violent crime rather than spending time on election issues.
"We have some of the finest law enforcement in this state, and I'm so grateful for that. But you can imagine, a lot of times when someone witnesses election fraud, or thinks they have witnessed election fraud, their first call is to the local sheriff's office," she explained. "As a mother, I can say if a sheriff's office gets a call about human trafficking and a call about election fraud, I want them to prioritize human trafficking or domestic violence, but it doesn't mean we can ignore election fraud.
Dobson added, "Having an office that is centralized, that can investigate those claims and then work with local law enforcement, work with the Attorney General's office to actually prosecute cheaters will be monumental."
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