The Baldwin County Republican Party (GOP) is taking precautionary measures to protect candidates and attendees in the wake of the death of Turning Point USA founder and CEO Charlie Kirk.

Baldwin County GOP chairman Kathy Morelock told 1819 News that there have been no problems so far, but due to incidents in recent days and weeks, she felt it was important to implement security measures.

"We're just doing some really simple things," Morelock explained. "First of all, we encourage people to attend our meetings. We want people to come and listen to the candidates, and that's something that we have always encouraged, and we want to continue that. But at the same time, we want people to feel safe when they come to our meetings and listen to the candidates, and because many of them are coming

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