Speaking in a recent interview with Fox News Digital, Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen claimed that the policies enacted by President Joe Biden through executive order have provided a “mechanism” for illegal immigrants and non-citizens to register to vote in this upcoming election, something that could tip the election to the Democrats.
Making that warning, Secretary of State Allen claimed that Executive Order 14019, an executive order that was issued in 2021. Pointing to that executive order, Secretaryof STate Allen argued that the Biden administration’s broad interpretation of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) of 1993 “weaponizes and mobilizes the entire federal government apparatus to become voter registration agencies.”
According to him, EO 14019, which the Biden Administration claimed was a way to protect “the right to vote for all Americans who are legally entitled to participate in elections,” namely non-white voters, has led to places like welfare offices that receive federal funding providing voting registration forms to those being provided with the services, something required by the EO.
Speaking about the issue to Fox News Digital, Secretary of State Allen called on Congress to reform the system, saying, “And that’s why it’s so vitally important that the federal government, Congress, reform the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 and then allow the states to conduct their own voter registration, take it out of the hands of the federal government.”
Continuing, he explained how the potentially problematic behavior is happening, saying, “It’s through state agencies that are federally funded and, of course, mandated by federal law, which is the National Voter Registration Act of 1993. And it doesn’t matter how they come in contact through the mail or through in-person or through online, if they are applying for these public benefits, if they come in contact with that agency, they are receiving the voter registration form.”
He added, noting that such a broad policy means that various people who are not allowed to vote, namely illegal immigrants, are receiving the voter registration forms, providing them with a potential mechanism to end up voting. He said, “And that’s very, very troubling that non-citizens, whether legal or illegal immigrants, are receiving those voter registration forms.”
Emphasizing that that is wrong and that only American citizens should be allowed to vote in American elections, Allen said, “Only American citizens should be allowed to vote in our elections. And I strongly believe that the people of Alabama believe that only American citizens should be allowed to vote in our elections. And that’s something that I’m not going to back away from.”
He then again called for “sensible reforms” to the law to prevent this, saying, “Something that we cannot back away from. And it’s something that we must remain strong in and continue to advocate for these reforms. Again, for the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, sensible reforms. And, and that’s why we’ve got to put President Trump back in the White House.”
Further, he argued, That’s why we’ve got to have strong GOP majorities in the United States Senate and strong GOP majorities in the United States House of Representatives to make sure that we can reform the NVRA to put some protections in there to verify citizenship. It is imperative, moving forward, that we do that.”
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Allen added that people in his state are concerned about the security of elections, saying, “No matter where I travel throughout the state of Alabama, Alabamians are concerned about the elections and the elections process, and they want fair, secure, transparent, accountable elections. And they want to make sure that when they go vote, that they can have confidence that their vote is being counted correctly and being counted accurately.”
These comments came after Allen issued a statement in which he shredded Biden’s attempts to provide amnesty to illegal immigrants and warned that these things present a danger to the voting system, saying, “Today, Biden issued an EO to offer mass amnesty to illegal immigrants currently residing in our country. Couple this with his previous voter registration EO and it is clear that Biden is attempting to win the upcoming election, not by winning over legitimate American voters, but by attempting to legitimize illegal immigrants. He won’t stop with this EO. He will keep attempting to dilute the power of the vote of legal Americans. Biden and his administration are radical and lawless.”
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