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New Jersey voter-roll glitch registers thousands; hundreds vote

New Jersey officials say a software glitch added about 6,600 non-citizens to the voter rolls between 2023 and 2024, with fewer than 400 of them actually casting ballots. The administration has ordered the mistaken registrations removed and the vendor replaced after the glitch was fixed in 2024. Democrats and voting-rights groups say there’s no evidence elections were swayed, while Trump and White House allies use the incident to push the SAVE America Act, which would require citizenship proof to vote and is opposed by Democrats who warn it could disenfranchise legitimate voters.

via The Detroit News|

#election-integrity #new-jersey #non-citizen-voting

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"Trump and Mike Johnson Advocate for Non-Citizen Voting Ban"

Donald Trump and House speaker Mike Johnson plan to push for a bill to ban non-citizens from voting, despite the fact that voting when not eligible is already illegal under federal law. There is no evidence of widespread non-citizen voting, with only isolated instances found. The push to focus on election security and the situation at the US-Mexico border is part of a longstanding Republican line of attack on immigration and Democrats. Efforts to remove non-citizens from voter rolls run the risk of mistakenly targeting eligible voters, and widespread voter fraud does not exist in the US.

via The Guardian US|

#donald-trump #election-security #mike-johnson

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NYC's Non-Citizen Voting Law Ruled Unconstitutional by Appeals Court

A state appeals court ruled that a New York City law allowing non-citizens to vote in local elections is unconstitutional, marking a win for Republican officials who sued to block it. The law, which sought to let green card holders and others with federal work authorization vote in local elections, was championed by progressive Democrats but faced immediate legal challenges. The court ruled that the law violated the New York State Constitution and Municipal Home Rule Law, and Mayor Eric Adams' administration is considering whether to appeal to the state's highest court. Non-citizen voting remains rare in the United States, but there is a growing movement to legalize it, with examples in Washington, D.C., San Francisco, and Vermont.

via POLITICO|

#court-ruling #immigration #new-york-state-constitution