Proof of Citizenship to Vote
Proposals at the federal and state levels would require voters to provide documents proving U.S. citizenship, though research and election audits have found that noncitizen voting is rare
Recorder Justin Heap used SAVE, a federal tool known to produce false positives, to identify the potential noncitizen voters.
The Supreme Court decision blocking mail ballot restrictions allows election officials to focus on planning for the November election.
State officials also referred 117 potential noncitizens for investigation, but confirmed nearly 600 other flagged voters are citizens.
Mullin has shifted more focus onto elections since July, declaring that “election security is national security.”
With the midterms approaching quickly, states will likely go back to court.
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One Arizona county used the federal tool to expand ballot access, find dead voters, and identify a small number of noncitizens.
Donald Trump’s administration is still attempting to investigate the 2020 election he lost to Joe Biden.
The U.S. Postal Service has warned that time is growing short to make changes for the midterms.
The state said any voters removed even though they had already provided citizenship documentation to DPS should be restored to the voter roll.
Trump asserts there are 250,000 noncitizen voters in just four states, but the numbers don’t add up.
The history of American voting rights is one of expansion, retreat, and state-by-state experimentation.
A judge blocked states’ use of the revamped SAVE immigration database to find potential noncitizen voters, but it won’t halt ongoing investigations.
Federal efforts to create additional voter eligibility checks could be difficult to put in place before midterm.
Draft rules would require states to submit voter and barcode data before federal mail ballots are accepted.
The ruling leaves the order in place, but allows opponents to challenge it again if federal agencies act.
County officials found that hundreds of the flagged voters registered through DPS, which requires proof of citizenship
Democrats want to expand voting rights, while Republicans want to protect election security.
A prosecutor told Recorder Justin Heap that he needed to refer the voters to the state AG for further investigation.
Lots of people are worried about the prospect of federal interference in the midterms, but experts think some scenarios are likelier than others.