Tag: WES ALLEN

Members of the Alabama Senate passed legislation on Thursday banning foreign nationals and foreign corporations from donating to political candidates or political action committees.

Morgan County Republican Party chairman Julie Clausen questioned whether Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen is complying with a residency requirement to reside in Montgomery while serving as Secretary of State.

Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen financed a candidate challenge of former Alabama Republican Party (ALGOP) chairman John Wahl in January.

Following the bill's passage out of the chamber, Alabama's top elections official, Secretary of State Wes Allen, is weighing in on HB 214.

Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen is making good on his pledge to hold election law violators in the state accountable. On Tuesday, Allen announced a legal update on four individuals who were arrested last August and charged with absentee ballot harvesting in Russell County.

The Electric Cooperatives of Alabama Political Action Committee endorsed Secretary of State Wes Allen for lieutenant governor on Monday.

Shortly after the now-former ALGOP chairman, John Wahl, entered the race for Alabama lieutenant governor, one of his primary opponents, Secretary of State Wes Allen, went on the attack. Allen called out Wahl for trying to use a "homemade fake ID" to vote in 2020.

Alabama BeefPAC, the political arm of the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA), announced its endorsement of Secretary of State Wes Allen on Thursday in his campaign to be the state’s next lieutenant governor.

As he eyes the lieutenant governor’s position, Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen is promising to keep pursuing election integrity until his last day in office, come January 2027.

Following the discovery of 186 illegally registered noncitizens, 25 of whom voted in Alabama elections, Secretary of State Wes Allen has released a list of the counties where the the illegal registrations and voting took place.

Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen announced that 186 noncitizens registered to vote in Alabama have been removed from the State's voter file.

The Petroleum and Convenience Marketers of Alabama (P&CMA) endorsed Secretary of State Wes Allen on Monday in his campaign to become Alabama’s next lieutenant governor.

Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen made a personal loan of $250,000 to his 2026 campaign for lieutenant governor $250,000 on Friday.

Ahead of the upcoming legislative session, Secretary of State Wes Allen has proposed a new constitutional amendment requiring Alabama's elected constitutional officers to be natural-born citizens. Allen's Natural Born Citizen Constitutional Amendment (SB 21) has officially gained sponsorship in both the state senate and house.

In addition to securing elections, Allen, who is currently running for state lieutenant governor, said he wanted to make the state safer for children and other potential human trafficking victims. That’s why his office has partnered with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency in launching the new Alabama Combats Trafficking program to engage small businesses and retailers in raising awareness and recognizing the signs of human trafficking.

This Monday is the deadline to register to vote in the August 26 city elections.

Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen announced on Tuesday a new “security emblem” for ballots in the upcoming 2026 elections. 

Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen recently signed a memorandum of agreement with the Department of Homeland Security to gain access to the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements program, a program that will be used to identify noncitizens registered to vote. 

For the third year in a row, State Rep. Debbie Wood (R-Valley) is facing a finished session without the final passage of her legislation mandating post-election audits in statewide elections.

House Democrats were in an especially combative mood on Tuesday, spending hours of debate time protesting the House calendar and a proposed bill changing the voter registration software used by Alabama’s state and local election officials.  

Nine states have joined Alabama’s voter integrity database (AVID), started by Secretary of State Wes Allen to replace the controversial Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC).

Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen testified before the United States House of Representatives Committee on House Administration’s Subcommittee on Elections on Tuesday.

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 Alabama Senate didn’t vote on a bill that changes the voter registration database Alabama election officials use after Senate Minority Leader Bobby Singleton (D-Greensboro) threatened to filibuster on Tuesday.

President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ) dismissed on Friday a Biden-era lawsuit filed just before the 2024 presidential election to halt Secretary of State Wes Allen’s efforts to keep noncitizens from voting in Alabama elections. 

Last year, State Rep. Chad Robertson (R-Heflin) introduced and passed a bill amending Alabama’s election law. His goal was to relieve some administrative burden on the state and candidates in small municipalities who never raised or spent $1,000.

Alabama State Auditor Andrew Sorrell announced on Monday his plans to run for Secretary of State (SOS) to continue bolstering Alabama’s election integrity after sitting SOS Wes Allen begins his push for another office.