Alabama Secretary of State warning voters of misleading election mailer
ALABAMA (WKRG) — Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen warned voters Monday of a misleading and unsolicited mass mailing of pre-filled voter registration forms targeting Alabama mailboxes in a release.
According to the release, the mailer has no affiliation with the State of Alabama and has been officially discouraged by the Alabama Office of the Secretary of State.
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The groups operating the mass mailing are the Voter Participation Center and Center for Voter Information. The release said the two groups appear to be run by the same organization.
The Alabama Secretary of State has sent written objections to their efforts because of the confusion they can create.
“On two occasions, this Office was contacted on behalf of Voter Participation Center and Center for Voter Information regarding a mailer they planned to send to Alabama citizens. In response, I strongly discouraged the group’s plan to mass mail our citizens,” Allen said. “This type of targeted, partisan interference by out-of-state, third-party organizations is unnecessary, confusing, and counterproductive.”
The Secretary of State’s office has received complaints from Alabama residents who received incorrect pre-filled voter registration forms similar to the ones being sent out by the Voter Participation Center and Center for Voter Information.
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“Alabama citizens can rest assured that the Alabama Secretary of State’s office and local election officials are well-equipped to handle voter registration in Alabama,” Allen said. “Trusted voter registration and election information can be found on the Secretary of State’s official website.”
Alabamians can register to vote online or mail a voter registration form to their local Board of Registrars.
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