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The Facts On Noncitizen Voting
Noncitizens voting has gained more traction as a conservative talking point in 2024.
Mary Howard-Elley didn’t pay attention to Gov. Greg Abbott’s noncitizen voting claims — until she learned they affected her
Twenty years into the program, millions of Americans still don’t have the right ID to board a plane. If similar dysfunction plays out in our elections, the stakes are much higher than a missed flight.
GOP lawmakers nationwide are pushing to require voters to show documentation of their citizenship, such as birth certificates.
The stories Votebeat covered this year will resonate during the midterm elections.
The DOJ has now sued at least 21 states in search of voter information that election officials say would be illegal to disclose.
State election officials did not initially check state records before telling counties to investigate the citizenship of 2,724 registered voters.
The Secretary of State’s Office didn’t initially check with the Department of Public Safety, which collects proof of citizenship from people who register to vote through them.
Rep. Alex Kolodin’s legislation would tighten restrictions and add a new proof-of-citizenship requirement.
She declined to order a reversal of the changes, but called for an expedited ruling on claims by voting rights groups that the overhaul was illegal.
That part of his executive order had already been blocked by a temporary injunction. The ruling said the president lacks authority to regulate elections.
The case comes amid a nationwide debate on whether there are enough safeguards to prevent noncitizens from casting ballots.
The voters were flagged after being checked against a federal database. Some officials question its reliability.
The new federal tool would incorporate a citizenship check. It could clash with some state laws.