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Updated 6/21/17
June 2017

Study: as many as 5.7 million noncitizens cast ballots in 2008 presidential election
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jun/19/noncitizen-illegal-vote-number-higher-than-estimat/

Rhode Island AG reviewing evidence of noncitizen voting in 2016 presidential primary and elections
http://www.providencejournal.com/news/20170613/cranston-police-submit-voting-investigation-to-state

GOP-controlled Texas legislature kills bills to require verification of citizenship before putting applicant on voter rolls and to disenroll anyone who admits noncitizen status
http://immigrationreform.com/2017/06/06/texas-legislature-turns-blind-eye-noncitizen-voters/

Naturalization applicants are asked whether they have illegally registered to vote, but DHS does not put the answers in a database; data would have to be compiled manually; other indications agency is soft on noncitizen voting.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jun/4/illegal-immigrants-who-vote-not-tracked/


May 2017

5,556 noncitizen voter registrations cancelled in Virginia; over 7,000 ballots were cast by foreigners; election officials put noncitizens on the voter rolls despite alien status disclosed on registration form; cases are tip of the iceberg involving only people who told a state agency of alien status after registering to vote.
https://pjmedia.com/jchristianadams/2017/05/30/alien-invasion-thousands-of-foreigners-registered-to-vote-and-voting-in-virginia/?print=true&singlepage=true

“Texas judge suspended when it's learned she's not US citizen”. (One consequence of minimizing concerns about citizenship: your case could be decided by a foreign judge. Is that what you want?)
http://www.statesman.com/news/local/texas-judge-suspended-when-learned-she-not-citizen/0n3HX3ygaeZxCsQXf0F1TM/

Noncitizens cast votes in Rhode Island election
http://www.providencejournal.com/opinion/20170502/allan-fung-repair-rhode-islands-broken-election-system


April 2017

41 people who voted in North Carolina in 2016 acknowledge to state they are noncitizens; non-responders under investigation; some misled into thinking they could vote by registration drives and precinct official.
http://freebeacon.com/issues/hundreds-illegal-voters-uncovered-north-carolina-2016/?utm_source=Freedom+Mail&utm_campaign=02f915cb11-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_04_24&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b5e6e0e9ea-02f915cb11-45628225

Peruvian in Illinois faces deportation for illegally voting in two U.S. elections; court asks why state employees asking obvious noncitizens if they want to register to vote.
http://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/peru-native-who-voted-illegally-two-u-s-elections-now-n746721

Nevada Secretary of State presses on with investigation after finding evidence of noncitizen voting.
https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/nevada/evidence-shows-3-non-citizens-voted-in-nevadas-2016-election/

Nevada Secretary of State faults DMV for adding noncitizens to voter rolls, accepting green cards for registration
http://www.dailyprogress.com/nevada-secretary-of-state-alleges-voter-fraud-blames-dmv/article_440e4610-7828-5df8-bf10-36a5620e8467.html

Nebraska Democratic Party puts voter registration forms in refugee welcome baskets
https://www.conservativereview.com/commentary/2017/03/exclusive-nebraska-democrats-include-voter-registration-forms-in-refugee-welcome-baskets

Noncitizen convicted of illegally voting three times in Kansas. 
http://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article144256424.html

 
March 2017

Mexican alien residing in Texas who got 8 years for noncitizen voting back in court on false statement charge
http://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/community/fort-worth/article140660703.html

Little-noticed 2013 study extrapolating from survey data, concluded number of illegally registered noncitizen Hispanics is between 1.0 and 2.1 million
http://bwcentral.org/2017/03/fake-news-debunked-nearly-2-million-non-citizen-hispanics-registered-to-vote-video/

Author stands by study finding significant noncitizen voting, shreds liberal professors’ criticism
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/mar/29/noncitizens-voting-research-irks-liberal-professor/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&google_editors_picks=true

Nebraska Democratic Party puts voter registration forms in refugee welcome baskets
https://www.conservativereview.com/commentary/2017/03/exclusive-nebraska-democrats-include-voter-registration-forms-in-refugee-welcome-baskets

180 noncitizens were registered to vote in Frederick County, Maryland 2007-2011; 63 have voted, some in multiple elections
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/mar/19/noncitizens-voting-across-us-frederick-county-coun/

Virginia Gov. McAuliffe vetoes bill – inspired by resulting PILF’s noncitizen voter findings - that would have required investigations of jurisdictions with more registered than eligible voters.
 http://freebeacon.com/issues/mcauliffe-vetoes-bill-investigate-virginia-voter-rolls-registered-eligible-voters/?utm_source=Freedom+Mail&utm_campaign=99a6cc66e2-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_03_03&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b5e6e0e9ea-99a6cc66e2-45628225

PILF finds more noncitizens on Virginia voter rolls; numbers to be released soon; this article shows an actual filled-out registration form with citizenship info and place of birth missing. 
http://freebeacon.com/issues/more-illegal-alien-voters-found-in-virginia/?utm_source=Freedom+Mail&utm_campaign=bd8e4cbee6-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_03_04&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b5e6e0e9ea-bd8e4cbee6-45628225

Long detailed review of Del. Bob Marshall 2014 jury pool data investigation and PILF 2016 results from six Virginia counties.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/mar/1/noncitizens-lurking-on-virginia-voter-rolls/

Noncitizen voter in Ohio absconds after facing prosecution
http://www.starbeacon.com/news/local_news/county-set-to-tackle-non-citizen-voter-case/article_aa8ccd93-c72a-56b3-87fc-44e1375f1f61.html

Number of noncitizens found registered to vote in Ohio rises to 821, 126 ballots cast; Cleveland a hot-spot.
http://www.the-news-leader.com/regional/2017/03/08/husted-reports-hundreds-more-noncitizens-registered-to-vote

 
February 2017

Mexican alien residing in Texas caught illegally voting five times in American elections, gets 8 years in prison. 
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/02/11/mexican-woman-in-texas-sentenced-to-8-years-in-prison-for-voter-fraud.html

“Ohio investigation found 385 non-US citizens registered to vote, 82 cast illegal ballots”
http://nbc4i.com/2017/02/27/ohio-secretary-of-state-investigation-found-non-citizens-registered-to-vote-cast-illegal-ballots/

Study finds roughly 1.3 million noncitizens voted in 2016 presidential election, mostly for Hillary.
http://lidblog.com/millions-of-non-citizen-registered-to-vote/

Mexican alien residing in Texas caught illegally voting five times in American elections, gets 8 years in prison.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/02/11/mexican-woman-in-texas-sentenced-to-8-years-in-prison-for-voter-fraud.html

Public Interest Legal Foundation still digging into noncitizen voting in Virginia; new report forthcoming.
https://pjmedia.com/jchristianadams/2017/02/11/illegal-alien-voter-convicted-in-texas-is-tip-of-the-iceberg/
Liberato.US Prompts Virginia Lawmakers to Write Bill to Curb Noncitizen Voting

UPDATE 3/19/17 -
Bill to Curb Noncitizen Voting Passes Virginia House, but Dies in the Senate

The bill applied to state and local elections (doing something about federal elections is frustrated at the moment by misguided court rulings).  More on HB 1598 here. 

UPDATE 2/1/17 -
Detractors Factually, Empirically, Scientifically WRONG in Dismissing Noncitizen Voting Problem

President Trump claimed "3 to 5 million illegals" voted in November and the ruling media elite went nuts, ridiculing the claim.  Then Trump turned the tables, tweeting that he would investigate:  
Whereupon followed a number of stories establishing probable cause to believe Trump’s claim is valid:
 
  • It’s probable that 800,000 noncitizens illegally voted in the 2016 presidential election.  Daily Signal Washington Times
  • Postelection survey: over 2 percent of noncitizens reported having voted in the November 2016 election (plus good historical round-up of the evidence proving the prevalence of noncitizen voting).  Fox News
  • More than 1,000 noncitizens removed from the voter rolls in just eight Virginia counties; many had voted.  Fox News
  • Legal group wins settlements with two Virginia jurisdictions gaining access to noncitizen voter registration info; possible template for Trump investigation. Washington Free Beacon
    • "In wrapping these cases, the remainder of the Commonwealth is on notice that it cannot hide these data from the public. They might as well start printing cancellation reports with non-citizens found on their rolls now."
  • “Dozens of aliens have voted in past elections in Philadelphia”.  Public Interest Legal Foundation
  • 2014 study found enough noncitizen voting to affect outcomes. Richman, Chattha, Earnest (Old Dominion study)
  • 2012: Florida finds thousands of noncitizens registered to vote.  CBS Miami
 
It’s terrific Trump called the media’s bluff.  Now we’re going to get to the bottom of this, exactly what the Democrats fear.



UPDATE 1/25/17 -
Trump Calls for Major Investigation into Noncitizen Voter Fraud; Bill Introduced in Virginia

On January 25th, President Trump tweeted:
  • I will be asking for a major investigation into VOTER FRAUD, including those registered to vote in two states, those who are illegal and….
even, those registered to vote who are dead (and many for a long time). Depending on results, we will strengthen up voting procedures!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 25, 2017

Journalists who scoff at the notion have not been following the news on noncitizen voting, including reports of a preliminary investigation that has already turned up hundreds of noncitizens on the voter rolls in Virginia.  A bill has been introduced in Virginia (HB 1598) that contains several of the recommendations in Liberato.US’ legislative proposal (see below), including limiting proof of citizenship to birth certificates and certain other documents, NOT driver’s licenses which are too easy to get.  Liberato.US will be tracking the progress of the bill and the federal investigation.

Time for your quiz - Who said:
  • “the essence of citizenship is the right to vote, and you should go about becoming a citizen before you get the right to vote…. There’s been an awful lot of people over the years that have fought and died for the right to vote – for giving you and I the right to vote – and I don’t think we should walk away from that concept…. If you want to have full rights, and voting is a very big part of full rights, become a citizen.”
  • Send your guess to tips@liberato.us

Original Post -

Liberato.US has succeeded in getting a Virginia Delegate to patron legislation to make it harder for noncitizens to vote in Virginia.  A number of other lawmakers have expressed their support. The idea is endorsed by a number of local Tea Parties and other groups in the state.  The need for such legislation is becoming more apparent, as the idea of letting noncitizens vote gained ground around the country in 2016.  The legislation will put meat on the bones of the provision in Virginia’s state Constitution rendering noncitizens ineligible to register to vote (Article II, Section 2).  It is not known at this time what the draft bill will contain.  More later as things develop.

Meanwhile, here are Liberato.US’ legislative ideas:

The Citizen Voter Anti-Dilution Act
A Legislative Proposal (Modified 11/10/15)
  • Proof of Citizenship
    • No person shall be registered to vote in state elections unless they produce an unexpired passport, citizenship papers, or a certified birth certificate, in person along with their photo ID.  (Texas HB 2889). 
    • Provide an appeals process akin to a ‘427 hearing’ for persons claiming citizenship who do not possess the specified documents or who are otherwise removed from the rolls by virtue of noncitizenship.  The standard shall be ‘clear and convincing evidence’ and the burden of proof shall be on the petitioner.
  • Amnesty – Noncitizens who fraudulently registered to vote shall have 6 months to remove themselves from the rolls without civil or criminal penalty.
  • Juror Cross-Check
    • The Registrar SHALL expeditiously move to cancel registration if the person is disqualified from jury service after claiming noncitizenship. Follow the prescribed format in the code for notification and removal.
    • Commonwealth’s Attorneys must investigate and, if probable cause exists, prosecute persons voting in elections who claimed noncitizenship on juror forms.
  • Federal Database Cross-Check
    • Virginia state authorities SHALL check Virginia voter rolls against available federal databases and SHALLL remove persons notated as noncitizens therein.  State authorities SHALL request access to relevant federal databases including 1) SAVE - Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements program, an immigration database; 2) the DHS deportation database (illegals with deportation orders still residing in U.S.); 3) the system developed from commercial databases by the Maximus company to remove noncitizens from the Medicaid program; and 4) such other federal databases designated by the State Board of Elections.
  • Provide criminal penalties for any individual knowingly helping to register noncitizens to vote.  Organizations found guilty of such shall lose their license to operate in the state of Virginia.
    • All voter registration forms issued by the state shall bear a serial number.  State officials shall record identifying information for the numbers issued to every individual or group seeking multiple forms. 
  • Notation of noncitizenship status SHALL be required on any state form if the state official issuing the form is aware of such status.  The DMV SHALL be required to make such notations on driver’s licenses for visa-holders lawfully present in the U.S. who are entitled to have licenses under Virginia law.
  • The ‘acceptance and use’ of federal voter registration forms SHALL be limited to those specific instances clearly required by federal statute or judicial interpretation from a court of competent jurisdiction.  The state form shall be used in all other instances.
  • More ideas:  State DMV database check (cf., Ohio SB63; Nevada AB 459)