Alabama Secretary of State speaks on voter issues and the prospect of early voting

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ( WIAT ) — Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen joined CBS 42 Morning News to discuss issues voters faced on election day Tuesday.

Many voters faced long lines and wait times before being able to cast their ballot Tuesday, and some ballots in St. Clair County were printed without Statewide Amendment 1 or Local Amendment 1. The ballot error in St. Clair County resulted in 15 polling places extending their hours until 9 p.m.

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"The probate judges are the ones who proof the ballots, approve the ballots, and, so, it's on the probate judge to make sure they are correct," Allen said. "Our office has not jurisdiction as far as the printing of the ballots and so forth. But I will say that the vendor, who printed those ballots, took full responsibility for the mistake."

"I believe in election day, not election month," Allen stated when asked about the prospect of early voting coming to Alabama. Allen cited concerns over election security and potential voter fraud as reasons to question early voting.

Alabama is one of only three states that does not have some form of early voting.

"I'm not in the legislative branch, and so I can't pass any laws to bring early voting to Alabama," Allen said yesterday . "But I'm sure if something like that gets brought up, I'll be involved in that conversation with that. But I'm most concerned with election integrity."

Watch our full interview with Secretary Allen above.