{"id":1798846,"date":"2023-01-08T08:04:32","date_gmt":"2023-01-08T13:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1798846"},"modified":"2023-01-08T08:04:46","modified_gmt":"2023-01-08T13:04:46","slug":"colorado-wont-name-31000-foreign-citizens-it-sent-voter-registration-info-so-no-one-knows-if-they-voted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/colorado-wont-name-31000-foreign-citizens-it-sent-voter-registration-info-so-no-one-knows-if-they-voted\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorado Won\u2019t Name 31,000 Foreign Citizens It Sent Voter Registration Info So No One Knows If They Voted"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcolorado-wont-name-31000-foreign-citizens-it-sent-voter-registration-info-so-no-one-knows-if-they-voted%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1798846&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/800px-Voter_Registration_39598250330.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Colorado officials are still refusing to cooperate with local counties after the secretary of state\u2019s office sent more than 31,000 foreign nationals postcards on how to register to vote in time for the 2022 midterms.<\/p>\n<p>According A newly released <a href=\"https:\/\/publicinterestlegal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/CO-30K-Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">report<\/a> By the Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF), Colorado secretary of state\u2019s office has refused to give county election officials the names of foreign nationals who received voter registration instructions in their counties back in October. According Documents obtained by PILF Deputy Secretary This is State Christopher Beall 54 foreign nationals who received voter registration postcards in the mail refused to be identified. Moffat County. <\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for Beall Told a Moffat County Official there were \u201cpotential legal issues that need to be addressed before lists of erroneous recipients in each county can be shared\u201d and that he did not have a timeline for when such issues would be resolved \u2014 \u201cor if they can be at all.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Because the secretary of state\u2019s office is refusing to cooperate with county officials, there is no way for them to check if such ineligible residents voted illegally in the 2022 midterms.<\/p>\n<p>As Previously reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/10\/10\/colorados-democratic-secretary-of-state-sent-get-out-the-vote-postcards-to-30000-noncitizens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Federalist<\/a>The faulty mailer was a result of Colorado\u2019s membership with the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC), a system for managing voter rolls that ostensibly assists states in registering new voters. As Part of its membership deal Colorado Each election cycle, the government is required to send at least one voter registration mailing to eligible citizens. <\/p>\n<p>As I\u2019ve previously <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/08\/11\/democratic-operatives-control-voter-rolls-in-31-states-report-shows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">explained<\/a>ERIC generates a list for eligible but unregistered potential voters (EBU), by combining data from voter file, DMV records and state agencies that perform voter-registration functions. After These lists are created by ERIC and sent to the states by ERIC. They are used for voter registration outreach.<\/p>\n<p>Secretary This is State Jena Griswold\u2019s office <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2022\/10\/10\/colorado-30000-noncitizens-got-voter-registration-mailer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">blamed<\/a> The mailing \u201cerror on a database glitch related to the state\u2019s list of residents with driver\u2019s licenses\u201d \u2014 but ERIC <a href=\"https:\/\/ericstates.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/ERIC_Bylaws_and_Membership_Agreement_June_2022_FINAL_FOR_PUBLICATION.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">openly<\/a> It admits to creating voter outreach lists using DMV information. In Colorado, foreign citizens may <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncsl.org\/research\/immigration\/states-offering-driver-s-licenses-to-immigrants.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">obtain<\/a> driver\u2019s licenses. (Griswold <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2022\/10\/10\/colorado-30000-noncitizens-got-voter-registration-mailer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">claimed<\/a> \u201cnone of the noncitizen\u201d Drivers would be permitted \u201cto register to vote if they [tried].\u201d)<\/p>\n<p>Griswold\u2019s office tried to remedy its \u201cmistake\u201d Soon after, a second round was sent out to the original mailer recipients. This explained the qualifications to vote. The Also available in the office \u201cbuilt a mechanism into the online voter registration portal to prevent any of the 31,093 from using the system,\u201d According to PILF. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cColorado shouldn\u2019t be sending foreign nationals voter registration information,\u201d PILF President J. Christian Adams Statement. \u201cWhen they do, the public should be able to see all of the records so we can hold election officials accountable.\u00a0Transparency in elections is essential. This circus right before a federal election shouldn\u2019t happen. Knowing who is to blame and what went wrong is essential to prevent a repeat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Currently, PILF is <a href=\"https:\/\/publicinterestlegal.org\/cases\/pilf-v-griswold\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">suing<\/a> The Colorado Secretary This is State\u2019s office for its failure to make public its voter list maintenance records with ERIC. Press Liason Annie Orloff of the secretary of state\u2019s office did not respond to The Federalist\u2019s request for comment asking if any of the 31,000 recipients of the mailer voted in the November general election.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n<p>\n  Victoria Marshall At Are you a staff author? The Federalist. Her Writing was featured in the New York Post, National Review, Townhall. She Graduated from Hillsdale College In May 2021 with a major or minor in journalism and politics. 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