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Alabama’s 9 electors officially cast votes for Trump-Vance: ‘Electoral College is vital to protect the character of our nation’

Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen convened a meeting of the electors for the 2024 general election where nine electors on Tuesday cast their votes for Donald Trump for president and JD Vance for vice president.

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Madison County renovates old skating rink into new probate records, elections facility

A large crowd turned out in Owens Cross Roads on Monday to celebrate the official opening of the new Madison County Center for Elections Management and Probate Court Archives.

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Secretary of State Wes Allen certifies 2024 election results

Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen officially certified on Tuesday the results of the 2024 general election.

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Alabama’s lawmakers and politicos commemorate Veterans Day – ‘To every veteran: thank you’

As the nation takes a brief pause from the election-related news cycle, Alabama’s politicos are using the national holiday to remember the sacrifices of our nation’s veterans throughout the years.

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Alabama reports lowest voter turnout for presidential race in 36 years, despite near-record total votes

Despite several key races in the state during Tuesday’s election, Alabama reported the lowest voter turnout for a presidential election in 36 years after the polls closed.

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Unclear if Virginia’s voter purge SCOTUS decision will affect Alabama's similar program blocked by federal judge

While Alabama leaders applauded the U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing Virginia to remove illegal voters from its rolls, state leadership was mum on whether the state would try to reimplement its own voter purge program, which was recently blocked in federal court.

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State Rep. Butler: State should 'stand up against' federal ruling against removing non-citizen voters — 'We are a sovereign state'

State Rep. Mack Butler (R-Rainbow City) recently took a bold stance supporting Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen’s recent efforts to purge illegal voters from the state’s rolls after a federal judge defeated the state’s effort.

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AG Marshall backs SoS Allen, lawmakers for bolstering election integrity measures despite legal challenges

Despite a bevy of legal challenges, Attorney General Steve Marshall had nothing but high praise for Secretary of State Wes Allen and others in the state for recent efforts to increase election integrity in the state of Alabama.

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Montgomery Mayor Reed applauds demise of Alabama's non-citizen voter purge — 'Tactics that suppress or intimidate voters'

Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed swiftly came out with full-throated support of a recent decision by a federal judge requiring Secretary of State Wes Allen to halt a state program to purge non-citizen voters from the state’s rolls ahead of the November presidential election.

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'We don't agree with it': Wes Allen says State of Alabama will continue fighting partial block on new ballot harvesting law 'up the chain'

On Monday, Secretary of State Wes Allen voiced his displeasure with the three-judge panel of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals for recently denying a request to stay a partial preliminary injunction on Alabama's ballot harvesting law, which the legislature passed in March.

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Secretary of State Wes Allen doubles down on 'data mining' operation League of Women Voters — 'They’re liberal'

During a speech to the Eastern Shore Republican Women, Allen doubled down on an earlier criticism of the League of Women Voters and warned attendees not to be fooled by some of their alleged efforts.

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Joey Clark: The DOJ's lawsuit against Wes Allen only sows more distrust

Now the feds, through the weaponized Department of Justice (DOJ), are suing Wes Allen for trying to guarantee election integrity in the state. The feds say he violated the sacred “Quiet Period Provision” of federal law that prohibits “systematic list maintenance efforts that fall within 90 days of an election.”

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Kentucky joins Alabama’s voter integrity system to clean voter rolls

A seventh state has signed a memorandum of understanding with Secretary of State Wes Allen’s office.

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Biden DOJ sues Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen over recent non-citizen voter purge

The Department of Justice announced on Friday they had filed a lawsuit against the State of Alabama and the Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen to challenge a state program aimed at removing voters from its election rolls.

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Guatemalan woman pleads guilty to illegally voting; Secretary of State Allen continues voter roll maintenance

An illegal immigrant charged with using a fake ID to vote in Alabama elections and obtaining multiple fraudulent U.S. passports, pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court.

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After Trump endorsement, RFK Jr. yet to remove himself from Alabama ballot days before certification

The campaign for Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has yet to submit paperwork to withdraw from Alabama's presidential ballot after suspending his campaign last week to endorse former President Donald Trump in Phoenix, Ariz.

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Alabama Democratic Party submits paperwork to get Kamala Harris on the state's ballot on final day of deadline

The Alabama Democratic Party has submitted its certification paperwork to Secretary of State Wes Allen’s office on the last day of the deadline, allowing Kamala Haris to appear as the nominee on the state’s November ballot.

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Sec. of State Wes Allen: Biden administration using 'liberal' third-parties to help Alabama prisoners register to vote

Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen is claiming that the Biden administration has contracted liberal third-party organizations to help prisoners register to vote, regardless if they are disqualified under Alabama law.

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'I will not bow down to threats': Wes Allen not intimidated by 'ultra-liberal activist groups' attempts to halt non-citizen voter purge

Secretary of State Wes Allen said on Tuesday that he is not backing down to “threats” after a coalition of liberal groups sent him a letter demanding he retract his new policy of removing non-citizen voters from Alabama’s rolls.

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State Rep. Wood to re-introduce post-election audit bill: 'We have a responsibility to ensure that every vote counts'

Legislation that stalled in the 2024 legislative session that would mandate random post-election audits has been pre-filed for 2025.

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RFK Jr. submits 15,500 signatures to Sec of State to appear on November ballot: 'A chance to change the trajectory of our country'

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. announced Monday that his campaign had submitted over 15,000 signatures from Alabama residents, more than three times the amount needed to appear on the ballot in November’s presidential race.

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Secretary of State Allen blasts 'red tape and bureaucracy' from federal government in removing non-citizen voters from state voter rolls

Secretary of State Wes Allen recently gave details on an initiative from his office to remove thousands of non-citizen voters from Alabama’s voter files, expressing frustration with the federal government's lack of help.

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Secretary of State Allen initiates removal of non-citizen voters from Alabama's rolls; Criminal prosecution possible

Secretary of State Wes Allen announced on Tuesday that his office was implementing a process of removing ineligible non-citizen voters from Alabama’s rolls ahead of the November elections.  

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Secretary of State Allen warns of 'misleading' data-mining voter registration 'sham' by left-wing League of Women Voters

Secretary of State Wes Allen is warning Alabamians about a “misleading” public service announcement encouraging state residents to register to vote in an effort to mine user’s data.

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Secretary of State Allen joins joint RNC statement opposing federalization of state election processes

Secretary of State Wes Allen, along with five other conservative secretaries of state, signed a joint statement on election integrity and opposing the federalization of state election processes at the Republican National Convention on Wednesday.

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Secretary of State Allen on attempted Trump assassination: 'I’m so glad the good Lord had his hand over that situation'

On Monday, Secretary of State Wes Allen gave his initial reaction to the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump on Saturday, praising the memory of the Pennsylvania firefighter who lost his life in the crossfire.

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Secretary of State Allen signs agreement with Louisiana to cross-check voter files

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. 

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