Montgomery, AL – Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen has voiced strong support for President Donald Trump’s newly signed executive order, Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections, which aims to strengthen election security and curb noncitizen voting.
Allen, a longtime advocate for election integrity, praised the order’s provisions, including the addition of a government-issued proof of citizenship requirement to federal voter registration forms. The order also mandates that the Department of Homeland Security maintain noncitizen data in a manner that supports state voter file maintenance and imposes stricter election security measures, such as a verifiable paper ballot record.
“From closing the border to dismissing the Biden-Harris era U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit that attempted to block our efforts to remove noncitizens from Alabama’s voter file, to signing this EO, it is obvious that Trump’s Presidency is a true victory for election integrity,” Allen stated. “President Trump and I have the same zero-tolerance policy on noncitizen voting. This EO demonstrates that fact.”
Allen emphasized that Alabama has already implemented robust election security measures, including the use of paper ballots, tabulators not connected to the internet, and the AVID system for voter file maintenance. He noted that previous attempts to access federal noncitizen data were blocked under the Biden administration, but Trump’s order now directs the Department of Homeland Security to cooperate with states on this issue.
Trump’s executive order also revokes Biden’s Executive Order 14019, which expanded federal voter registration efforts beyond the scope of the National Voter Registration Act. Allen, who has previously criticized Biden’s order, welcomed its repeal.
“The Biden-Harris Administration’s attempt to weaponize the entire federal government apparatus into voter registration agencies is officially terminated, thanks to President Trump,” Allen stated. “Now, government agencies whose hands were tied by a liberal administration will no longer be forced to implement the radical left scheme to supply noncitizens with a mechanism to register to vote.”
Allen, along with 20 other conservative Secretaries of State, has also signed a letter urging the Trump administration to prioritize state access to noncitizen data for election security purposes.
As Alabama’s 54th Secretary of State, Allen oversees the state’s election process and voter registration efforts, in addition to more than 1,000 other duties assigned by state law.
