Posted on 08/22/2024 3:10:47 PM PDT by grundle
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s elections chief on Wednesday referred for possible prosecution 597 apparent noncitizens who either registered to vote or cast a ballot in a recent election — a higher number than he normally finds but still a tiny fraction of the state’s electorate.
Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose said that of those cases, 138 were found to have cast ballots and 459 registered but did not vote. They were identified as part of a routine review and referred to Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost.
The total compares to 148 noncitizen cases referred in 2022, 117 in 2021 and 354 in 2019. More than 8 million people are registered to vote in Ohio.
Only a handful of noncitizen-related cases are ever prosecuted. However, this year's referrals come as preventing noncitizen voting has become a centerpiece of Republicans’ 2024 campaign messaging.
Earlier this year, LaRose launched an audit of the state's voter registration database that resulted in the removal of 154,995 registrations that he said had been confirmed to be abandoned and inactive for at least four consecutive years.
Civil rights organizations decried the effort as voter suppression. LaRose said the effort is ongoing and additional registrations could yet be cancelled before November's presidential election.
LaRose has said his citizenship verification efforts this year are the most comprehensive the office has ever undertaken. The analysis includes cross-checks against records provided by the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles, the Department of Homeland Security’s federal database of noncitizens, the Social Security Administration, federal jury pool data and other resources.
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They need to be deported.
They need the electric chair.
My understanding was they looked at a sample size and found these illegal registrations and votes. This apparently is an ongoing process and this is what they have discovered thus far. Poorly written story
Not even the tip of the iceberg.
for every one you see, there are 100 that you don’t.
Did the Ohio’s elections chief identify the officials who allowed these noncitizens to vote?! And will those officials be prosecuted?!?
Jailed for a couple of years first and then deported. just deported and they’ll be back in a month to do it again
Correct— jail time for years, so the word spreads.
“still a tiny fraction of the state’s electorate”
If 597 citizens were denied the right the vote, I don’t think AP would refer to that as a “tiny fraction”, particularly if they were potential Democrat voters. And each illegal vote effectively disenfranchises a legitimate voter. It’s just as bad.
“They need to be deported.”
After they’re flogged.
Did they vote Dem or Rep?
Now see, was that so hard to do? Clackers!
1 year in prison then deportation. They entered the country illegally then broke another law!
>>just deported and they’ll be back in a month to do it again
Not if they are deported by trebuchet.. if only we had the political will.
Jail the illegal voters and deport their entire family.
“a higher number than he normally finds but still a tiny fraction of the state’s electorate.”
Note how the gaslight media jumps at the opportunity to give context for a number when it undercuts the MAGA position, but they never give context when it would undercut their own, e.g. “the tiny fraction of unlawful firearms homicides committed using AR-15 style weapons”.
Even worse, the relevant comparison isn’t the number of illegal voters relative to the total electorate but rather the number of illegal voters relative to the margin of victory in important recent elections. The latter is of course a much larger fraction.
Just make them pay the 10 grand fine and deport them.
That’s the key. Money.
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