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A Washington Post review of conservative Heritage Foundation election fraud tracking found 85 cases in which noncitizens attempted to vote between 2002 and 2023 — a period during which 2 billion ...
In the final days of the 2024 election, Republicans are hammering home the lie that there is widespread voting by noncitizens. “Our elections are bad, and a lot of these illegal immigrants ...
Citing an influx of immigrants in recent years at the U.S.-Mexico border, Republicans have raised concerns about the possibility that noncitizens will be voting and they have taken steps in ...
Some Democrats contend the measures could create hurdles for legal voters, are unnecessary and lead people to believe the problem of noncitizens voting is bigger than it really is. What does the law say? A 1996 U.S. law makes it illegal for noncitizens to vote in elections for president or members of Congress. Violators can be fined and ...
In recent months, the specter of immigrants voting illegally in the U.S. has erupted into a leading election-year talking point for Republicans. They argue that legislation is necessary to protect the sanctity of the vote as the country faces unprecedented levels of illegal immigration at its southern border.
House Republicans are flirting with the idea of forcing a government shutdown over the issue of noncitizens voting in US elections. Critics argue it’s already illegal for noncitizens to vote.
While initial research showed that 22 states or territories, including colonies before the Declaration of Independence, have at some time given at least some voting rights to non-citizens in some or all elections, [14] [4] more recent and in-depth studies uncovered evidence of 40 states providing suffrage for non-citizens at some point before 1926. [3]
The other says it’s a dangerous distraction meant to seed doubts before this year's presidential election. In recent months, the specter of immigrants voting illegally in the U.S. has erupted ...