Wes Allen, Alabama\u2019s Secretary of State, announced today that his office assisted the U.S. Department of State, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, the Franklin County District Attorney\u2019s Office, the Franklin County Sheriff\u2019s Office and the Russellville Police Department with an investigation that led to the arrest of three individuals for identity theft. The three individuals are also not American citizens.<\/p>\n
The arrest of Teresa Martin Pascual, Maria Juan Pascual and Luis Balderman occurred on March 15, 2023. The three individuals are not qualified to vote, are not American citizens and had no right to participate in Alabama\u2019s elections. According to the indictment, they each used identification that was not their own to register to vote and vote in the names of identity theft victims.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am incredibly appreciative of the efforts of the law enforcement agencies who worked together to indict and apprehend these three individuals,\u201d Secretary Allen said. \u201cMy office will always assist law enforcement in every way possible to seek convictions of individuals who attempt to illegally vote in our elections. We will not tolerate a single illegal voter attempting to participate in our elections.\u201d<\/p>\n
Alabama law requires that registered voters must be legal American citizens.<\/p>\n
Wes Allen serves as Alabama\u2019s 54th Secretary of State and was sworn into office on January 16, 2023.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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