State Rep. Wes Allen (R-Troy), a candidate for Alabama Secretary of State, released his campaign’s second television advertisement of the 2022 GOP primary election cycle on Friday.
In the 30-second spot, titled “Experience,” Allen touts his record of elections administration as a former Pike County probate judge. Additionally, the conservative lawmaker outlines his successful legislative efforts to defeat the Democratic Party’s recent attempts to install liberal election laws.
“I’m Wes Allen, and I’m running to be Alabama’s next Republican secretary of state,” says Allen in the ad. “As a probate judge, I administered more than a dozen elections without a single error. And when liberals tried to establish curbside voting in Alabama, I sponsored and passed a bill to ban it permanently. And when Democrats tried to pass no-excuse absentee voting, I fought it and won. I’m Wes Allen, and I have the experience and passion to be the next secretary of state and I’m asking for your vote.”
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If elected, Allen stated his intentions to pull Alabama’s membership from the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC), which he contended held connections to leftist billionaire George Soros.
A piece of election security legislation Allen has pledged to promote as secretary of state would be to ensure that no voting machine in Alabama can be connected to the internet or Bluetooth.
Allen will face State Auditor Jim Zeigler in the June 21 Republican Party primary runoff election to determine who will replace term-limited Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill. The GOP’s nominee will have no Democratic Party opposition in the November 8 general election.
Dylan Smith is a staff writer for Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on Twitter @DylanSmithAL
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