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June 24, 2025 - MONTGOMERY, AL. – Wes Allen, Alabama's Secretary of State, is announcing the introduction of a security emblem to Alabama ballots in 2026. Alabama is the first state in the nation to work with our Alabama ballot printing vendor to implement the use of security emblems that are invisible to the human eye, and are detectable only with specialized equipment that will be provided to election officials in each county. "The implementation of this emblem system is taking our state's e...
June 3, 2025 - MONTGOMERY, AL. – Wes Allen, Alabama's Secretary of State, welcomes Virginia as the tenth state to join the Alabama Voter Integrity Database (AVID) voter file maintenance program. With the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding, Virginia is the latest state to join the cutting-edge system created by Secretary Allen. Alabama has previously entered into similar agreements with all four of its border states, Arkansas, Louisiana, Kentucky, Texas, and Ohio. "Alabama is extremely p...
June 16, 2025 - MONTGOMERY, AL - When I was inaugurated as Alabama's Secretary of State, I promised that I would never forget that I work for the people of this state and not the other way around. I'm focused on the fact that the money that funds this office does not belong to us. It belongs to the taxpayers of Alabama, and we should be diligent about the manner in which we spend every dime. By examining our expenditures through the lens of fiscal responsibility and applying common sense, I am...
June 18, 2025 - MONTGOMERY, AL. – Wes Allen, Alabama's Secretary of State, has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Department of Homeland Security, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (DHS-USCIS) to gain access to the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program, a program that will be used to identify noncitizens registered to vote in our state. This agreement is an additional tool to combat noncitizen voting, and represents Secretary Allen's c...
May 15, 2025 - MONTGOMERY, AL. – Wes Allen, Alabama's Secretary of State, commends the final passage of SB142, by Senator Wes Kitchens (R-Arab) and Representative Bryan Brinyark (R-Tuscaloosa). This bipartisan legislation codifies the Alabama Voter Integrity Database (AVID), a program created and implemented by Allen, as Alabama's primary voter file maintenance system and removes the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) as an approved voter registration database under Alabama l...
May 8. 2025 - MONTGOMERY, AL - Wes Allen, Alabama's Secretary of State, applauds the final passage of Senator Will Barfoot's SB158, legislation that prohibits the use of a foreign national driver license for voting purposes. "Ensuring that only American citizens are voting in our elections has been a top priority of mine since day one. This legislation helps defeat noncitizen attempts to dilute the vote of legal American citizens and strengthens Alabama's safeguards against noncitizen voting. It...
April 9, 2025 - MONTGOMERY, AL – Wes Allen, Alabama's Secretary of State, testified before the United States House of Representatives Committee on House Administration's Subcommittee on Elections in a hearing titled, "Revisiting the 2024 Elections with Secretaries of State" yesterday, April 8, 2025. "Since taking office more than half a million ineligible voters have been removed from our state's voter file. Our voter file, which was a bloated mess on the day I took office, is now the most a...
March 10, 2025 - MONTGOMERY, AL - Wes Allen, Alabama's Secretary of State, has joined 20 other conservative Secretaries of State in writing to the Trump-appointed Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, requesting that needed improvements to the Systematic Alien Verifications for Entitlements (SAVE) program become a priority of her administration. SAVE is a service provided by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services branch of the Department of Homeland Security and used by...
March 6, 2025 - MONTGOMERY, AL. – Wes Allen, Alabama's Secretary of State, is joined by Speaker of the House Nathaniel Ledbetter in support of HB 363- a ban on foreign national influence in Alabama elections. HB 363, sponsored by Representative James Lomax, would ban foreign nationals and foreign corporations from directly or indirectly donating to political candidates or political action committees for any election for candidates, constitutional amendments, or referendums. "Alabama's h...
March 12, 2025 - MONTGOMERY, AL - Wes Allen, Alabama's Secretary of State, has partnered with Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson to cross-check the states' voter files, making Texas the eighth partner state of the Alabama Voter Integrity Database (AVID). Alabama has entered into Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) with all four border states, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Kentucky. These MOUs facilitate the comparison of state voter files for the purpose of identifying individuals registered to...
March 17, 2025 -MONTGOMERY, AL. – USDOJ has dismissed its Biden-Harris administration lawsuit filed just before the 2024 presidential election to halt Secretary Allen's efforts to keep noncitizens from voting in Alabama elections. Along with USDOJ's dismissal, came the dismissal of a separate but overlapping lawsuit filed by various liberal organizations/private plaintiffs against Secretary Allen. "I am incredibly pleased to announce that President Trump's USDOJ has filed to dismiss this case a...
February 10, 2025 - MONTGOMERY, AL - Wes Allen, Alabama's Secretary of State, traveled to Washington DC last week to participate in a multistate roundtable discussion on election policy, discuss important policy initiatives with Alabama Senators Britt and Tuberville, and attend the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) Conference. Congressman Brian Steil (R-WI), Chairman of the United States House of Representatives Committee on House Administration, hosted a roundtable of Chief...
February 24, 2025 - MONTGOMERY, AL - Wes Allen, Alabama's Secretary of State, signed a joint letter to President Donald Trump with 19 other conservative Secretaries of State urging the repeal of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). This repeal would cut government fees and red tape for small business owners across the United States. "The CTA is a classic example of the disastrous policies championed by the Biden-Harris administration. It is blatant government overreach, and I will continue to...
February 26, 2025 - MONTGOMERY, AL - Wes Allen, Alabama's Secretary of State, developed and implemented the Alabama Voter Integrity Database (AVID) with help from his team at the Secretary of State's office in September of 2023. Since then, the Alabama-based voter file maintenance system has delivered massive results and put Alabama on the map for innovations in election integrity. "On my first day as Alabama's 54th Secretary of State, I kept my promise to the people of Alabama and withdrew us...
The 2024 General Election results have been certified by the Alabama State Canvassing Board. The canvassing board consists of Governor Kay Ivey, Secretary of State Wes Allen, and Attorney General Steve Marshall. "On November 5, Alabamians cast 2,265,090 ballots for president in a fair, secure, and transparent election," Secretary Allen said. "This election was administered with election integrity as the top priority, and I am proud to officially certify the results today." The certified...
December 2,c 2024 - MONTGOMERY, AL - Wes Allen, Alabama's Secretary of State, will host the 2024 Meeting of the Electors to cast their votes for President-Elect Donald Trump and Vice President-Elect JD Vance on December 17, 2024. Under state and federal law, the electors for President and Vice President of each State meet and give their votes on the first Tuesday after the second Wednesday in December next following their appointment. The 2024 Meeting of the Electors will convene at 12:00 noon...
October 28,2024 - MONTGOMERY, AL - Wes Allen, Alabama's Secretary of State, is encouraging Alabama voters to visit Alabama's trusted source for election information, AlabamaVotes.gov, before heading to the polls on November 5. "AlabamaVotes.gov makes several important tools available to Alabama's voters. Before heading to the polls on November 5, I would encourage all Alabama voters to visit our website and verify their voter registration status and polling location." Allen said. "Our website...
Secretary of State Wes Allen is warning Alabama citizens of a misleading, unsolicited mass mailing of pre-filled voter registration forms targeting Alabama mailboxes. The mailer is not affiliated with the State of Alabama and has, in fact, been officially discouraged by the Office of the Secretary of State. The Voter Participation Center and Center for Voter Information, the two groups operating the mass mailing, appear to be run by the same organization. They have communicated their intent to...
