Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall is throwing his support behind President Donald Trump’s efforts to secure American elections.
Marshall and 11 other state attorneys general sought court permission to intervene in five pending lawsuits to defend President Trump’s executive order requiring federal agencies to provide resources to states to help secure elections and ensure that voting rolls are accurate.
“Election security isn’t controversial, it’s common sense,” Marshall said. “Alabama is defending President Trump’s executive order requiring federal agencies to help states verify voter rolls and secure mail-in ballots. California sued to kill it. Alabama is fighting to keep it.”
On March 31, 2026, President Trump issued Executive Order No. 14399, entitled “Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections,” to assist the states in guarding their elections.
The order enhances election security through two main initiatives.
First, the order requires federal agencies to compile a “State Citizenship List” for state election officials, listing potential voters who are confirmed U.S. citizens, over 18, and residents of the state.
Second, the order instructs the U.S. Postal Service to develop rules for mail-in and absentee ballots to improve security and reliability. Under the order, the Postal Service could implement tracking barcodes for “Official Election Mail,” allow states to provide lists of eligible absentee voters for ballot delivery, and prohibit the transmission of ballots from unidentified individuals.
“California doesn’t want anyone checking their voter rolls — and that tells you everything you need to know. Alabama didn’t sue to stop election security; we’re here to defend it,” Marshall said. “This coalition will not let activist lawsuits strip states of the tools they need to ensure that only lawful votes are counted.”
Attorney General Marshall joined a coalition led by the attorney general of Missouri to intervene in two lawsuits in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts and three lawsuits in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The coalition argues that access to the federal resources is important to states to enable them to guard the integrity of American elections.
In addition to Alabama, attorneys general from the following states joined the Missouri-led filing: Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, and Texas.
Yaffee is a contributing writer to Yellowhammer News and hosts “The Yaffee Program” weekdays 9-11 a.m. on WVNN. You can follow him on Twitter @Yaffee
