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Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen will preside over the 2024 Meeting of the Electors, where the state’s appointed electors will cast their votes for President-Elect Donald Trump and Vice President-Elect JD Vance. The event will take place on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, at 12 p.m. in the historic chamber of the Alabama House of Representatives, located on the second floor of the State Capitol Building.
This meeting, a procedural step outlined under state and federal law, occurs on the first Tuesday after the second Wednesday in December following the electors’ appointment. It represents the official conclusion of Alabama’s role in the 2024 presidential election cycle.
Governor Kay Ivey will deliver remarks to mark the occasion before the ceremony begins. Secretary Allen expressed his gratitude to the state’s electors, stating, “Secretary Allen thanks the Electors for their service to the State of Alabama and to the nation in this historic final step in the 2024 election cycle.”
Meeting details, including the public notice, are available on Open Alabama Meetings.
Wes Allen, Alabama’s 54th Secretary of State, also serves as the state’s Chief Elections Official, a role that includes over 1,000 statutory duties. More information about the office and its responsibilities can be found at www.sos.alabama.gov.
