The Georgia case involves Analiea Milliscent Eccles:
<><>she is a Venezuelan national
<><>and is also a DACA recipient,
<><>Eccles voted nine times between 2008 and 2024.
<><>she is charged with voting as a noncitizen
<><>and falsely claiming US citizenship to vote.
Falsely and willfully claiming U.S. citizenship can result in severe immigration bars, deportation, and criminal prosecution including up to three years in prison.
Immigration Consequences
Permanent Inadmissibility: Acts as a lifetime bar to entering the U.S. or adjusting status to a green card.
Deportation: Renders the individual immediately deportable from the United States.
Criminal and Civil Penalties
Imprisonment: Falsely and willfully representing citizenship (under 18 U.S.C. § 911) carries up to three years in prison.
Fines: Subject to federal criminal fines.
Civil Penalties: Potential additional penalties for document fraud under immigration law.
bipartisanpolicy.org
The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 explicitly prohibits noncitizens from voting in federal elections.
It is not legal in any state for a noncitizen to cast a ballot in an election for federal office. While federal law does not prohibit noncitizens from casting a ballot in state or local elections, no state currently allows noncitizens to vote in statewide elections.
Municipalities in three states—California, Maryland, and Vermont—and Washington, DC allow noncitizens to vote in certain local elections.1
San Francisco allows resident noncitizen parents and guardians to vote in school board elections.
Oakland passed a ballot measure in 2022 also giving noncitizen parents and legal guardians the ability to vote in school board elections. The measure is still pending implementation.
Several municipalities in Maryland and Vermont permit noncitizens to vote in municipal elections.
Washington, DC, began allowing noncitizen residents to vote in non-federal elections in 2022.
Give her 3 years then deport her!