The only problem, authorities say, is he's not a citizen and never should have been on the voter rolls, much less allowed to step into a polling booth to cast a ballot.
"Incidents like this demonstrate why we need to put Motor Voter back on the table for reform - all of it," Mr. Churchwell said.
"Maintenance stagnation breeds voter roll bloat and can only harm confidence in the system as a result."
The PILF released a report last week tracking 13 cities and counties with sanctuary policies, and counted more than 3,000 non-citizens who've been stripped from their voting rolls in recent years.
"We do not have a regular voter list maintenance process to identify and remove non-U.S. citizens from the voter rolls, at least partly because there is no comprehensive citizenship database to rely upon," he said.
He agreed with Mr. Sims that a sworn affidavit from a federal agent wasn't enough to kick someone off the rolls - though he did say officials can approach the person and ask him or her to withdraw from the voter list voluntarily.
Mr. Gannon said the elections board is drafting a letter to the Justice Department asking that the state be notified of defendants who admit they aren't citizens, or who are convicted of voter fraud, which he said will be enough for locals like Mr. Sims to start investigations.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/sep/3/illegal-immigrants-use-motor-voter-get-rolls-cant-/
"Incidents like this demonstrate why we need to put Motor Voter back on the table for reform - all of it," Mr. Churchwell said.
"Maintenance stagnation breeds voter roll bloat and can only harm confidence in the system as a result."
The PILF released a report last week tracking 13 cities and counties with sanctuary policies, and counted more than 3,000 non-citizens who've been stripped from their voting rolls in recent years.
"We do not have a regular voter list maintenance process to identify and remove non-U.S. citizens from the voter rolls, at least partly because there is no comprehensive citizenship database to rely upon," he said.
He agreed with Mr. Sims that a sworn affidavit from a federal agent wasn't enough to kick someone off the rolls - though he did say officials can approach the person and ask him or her to withdraw from the voter list voluntarily.
Mr. Gannon said the elections board is drafting a letter to the Justice Department asking that the state be notified of defendants who admit they aren't citizens, or who are convicted of voter fraud, which he said will be enough for locals like Mr. Sims to start investigations.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/sep/3/illegal-immigrants-use-motor-voter-get-rolls-cant-/
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