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Secretary of State Wes Allen Delivers Summer Commencement Speech at Troy University
Wes Allen, Alabama’s Secretary of State, delivered the commencement speech to nearly 350 Troy University summer graduates on July 25, 2025 in his hometown of Troy, Alabama. Secretary Allen received…
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Secretary of State Wes Allen Concludes Board of Registrar Summer Trainings
Wes Allen, Alabama’s Secretary of State, with the assistance of the Elections Division, hosted eight multi-day training sessions for Alabama’s Boards of Registrars. These training sessions, which…
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Secretary of State Wes Allen Calls for Return of Political Contributions Involved with Georgia Investment Fraud Scheme
Wes Allen, Alabama’s Secretary of State, is directing any Alabama political entity that accepted contributions involved with the alleged Georgia investment fraud scheme over which the U.S. Securities…
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Secretary of State Wes Allen Implements New Election Security Measure
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – 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…
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Secretary of State Wes Allen Partners with the Department of Homeland Security to Identify and Remove Noncitizens from Alabama’s Voter File
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…
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Wes Allen Eliminates $2 Million in Wasteful Spending
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…
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Secretary of State Wes Allen Adds Virginia to Growing List of AVID Partners
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…
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Secretary of State Wes Allen Commends Legislation Codifying His Alabama Voter Integrity Database into Law
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…
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Wes Allen: “Ban on Foreign National Driver Licenses for Voting a Great Day for Alabama”
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.…
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Wes Allen Declares Victory in Battle with Liberals: Alabama's Children are Safer
Secretary of State Wes Allen was notified last night that Alabama has won a historic legal victory in the case of Boe v. Marshall after the plaintiffs dropped their lawsuit challenging the Vulnerable…
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Ohio Joins Secretary Wes Allen’s AVID Voter Integrity Program
Secretary of State Wes Allen announced today that Ohio is the latest in a long list of states to join Alabama’s voter integrity database to cross-check the states’ voter files and discover…
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Secretary of State Wes Allen Testifies Before US House of Representatives on Alabama Election Security
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…
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Secretary of State Wes Allen Praises Trump’s Executive Order Cracking Down on Noncitizen Voting and Prioritizing Election Integrity
Wes Allen, Alabama’s Secretary of State, stands strongly behind President Trump’s “Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections” Executive Order, which aims to strengthen election…
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Secretary of State Wes Allen’s Statement on HB 363 Passing out of the Alabama House
“I am proud to see legislation prohibiting foreign nationals from making contributions to political candidates and committees pass out of the Alabama House today. Alabama elections must be funded…
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UPDATED TO ADD DETAILS FROM USDOJ: USDOJ and Liberal Organizations Drop Biden-era Lawsuits Against Secretary of State Wes Allen
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – 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…
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Secretary of State Wes Allen's Statement on March 15 Severe Weather
“This weekend, severe thunderstorms and tornadoes impacted at least 52 of Alabama’s 67 counties. I offer my deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of the three Alabamians that have lost…
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USDOJ and Liberal Organizations Drop Biden-era Lawsuits Against Secretary of State Wes Allen
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – 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…
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Secretary of State Wes Allen Adds Texas to the List of Partner States in the Alabama Voter Integrity Database
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…
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Secretary of State Wes Allen Urges DHS to Improve Citizenship Verification for Voter Registration
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…
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Secretary of State Wes Allen's Statement on HB 363 Passing Out of Committee
“Today, HB 363, Alabama’s ban on foreign national contributions to political candidates and committees, successfully passed out of the Alabama House Ethics and Campaign Finance Committee. Alabama’s…
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Secretary of State Wes Allen Delivers Monumental Results from the Alabama Voter Integrity Database
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…
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Secretary of State Wes Allen Presses Federal Government to Cut Red Tape for Small Business
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).…
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Secretary of State Wes Allen Brings Voter Integrity Message to Washington DC
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…
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Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen Convenes Meeting of 9 Electors to Cast Votes for Donald Trump
Wes Allen, Alabama’s Secretary of State, convened the Meeting of the Electors for the 2024 General Election, where nine Electors cast their votes for Donald Trump for President and JD Vance for Vice…
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Secretary of State Wes Allen to Host 2024 Meeting of the Electors to Cast Votes for Donald Trump
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…
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