MOBILE, Ala. ( WKRG ) — Statistics provided by the Alabama Secretary of State’s Office claimed that there are 3,251 non-citizens in the State of Alabama who have somehow registered to vote.
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Secretary of State Wes Allen’s findings showed that the WKRG News 5 viewing area accounts for 17% of those non-citizens:
- Mobile County – 143
- Baldwin County – 143
- Escambia County – 17
- Monroe County – 9
- Conecuh County – 8
- Clarke County – 8
- Washington County – 1
Allen said that while non-citizens are in the United States legally, they are not classified as citizens, and therefore are not allowed to vote. Registering to vote as a non-citizen is illegal, according to Allen.
Allen could not offer an explanation on how the non-citizens managed to register to vote.
“Well, we’re still digging into the information that we have,” Allen said. “Number one, how did it happen and how long have they been registered to vote? Number two, did they vote as well?”