{"id":2171499,"date":"2024-02-08T16:46:01","date_gmt":"2024-02-08T21:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watchdog-sues-california-county-for-allegedly-violating-voting-rules-over-registration-of-noncitizens\/"},"modified":"2024-02-08T16:51:40","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T21:51:40","slug":"watchdog-sues-california-county-for-allegedly-violating-voting-rules-over-registration-of-noncitizens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watchdog-sues-california-county-for-allegedly-violating-voting-rules-over-registration-of-noncitizens\/","title":{"rendered":"Watchdog sues CA county for alleged noncitizen voter registration violation"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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%2Fwatchdog-sues-california-county-for-allegedly-violating-voting-rules-over-registration-of-noncitizens%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=2171499&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--><h2>An Election Integrity Watchdog Files Lawsuit Against Alameda County for Inaccessible Noncitizen Voting Records<\/h2>\n<p>An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-officials-investigate-larry-elders-financial-report\/\" title=\"California Officials Investigate Larry Elder\u2019s Financial Report\">election integrity watchdog<\/a> has taken legal action against Alameda County in California for failing to make noncitizen voting records accessible. The Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) alleges that the Alameda County Registrar of Voters\u200c violated the 1993 National Voter Registration Act by not providing voting registration records of foreign nationals. The \u200blaw, also known as the Motor Voter Act, was designed \u2062to simplify the registration process and \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vt-gov-scott-signs-bill-requiring-mass-mailing-of-ballots\/\" title=\"Vt. Gov. Scott signs bill requiring mass mailing of ballots\">increase voter participation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>PILF requested the records last year, specifically asking for information on\u2063 canceled voter registrations due to citizenship requirements. They also sought copies of voter\u200b registration applications, records, voting history, and related correspondence. The county initially claimed they were\u2063 unable to access the records but\u2064 later \u2063promised to provide them by January 19 of this year. However, the\u2063 records were not made available as promised.<\/p>\n<p>PILF President J. Christian Adams expressed concern over the\u200c lack of transparency and disregard for federal law displayed by Alameda County. He emphasized the importance of public access to election records,\u200d especially in a presidential election year, as these records\u2062 can reveal mistakes and errors made by election officials.<\/p>\n<p>Adams revealed\u200b that\u2062 most \u2062noncitizens who register to vote do so through the motor voter registration process. He explained that individuals go to the Department of Motor Vehicles and falsely claim to be U.S. citizens in order to \u200bregister. Even when some individuals \u2062truthfully state that they are not U.S. citizens, they still end up on the voter rolls.<\/p>\n<p>While California, Maryland, and Vermont currently allow noncitizens to vote, the issue\u200c of voting\u200d eligibility remains contentious across states. Concerns over this issue have intensified as 2.5 million\u200d illegal immigrants have been encountered at the southern border \u2064in 2023, leading up to the November election.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What concerns did PILF President\u200b J. Christian Adams express regarding the lack of transparency \u2063and disregard for federal law in\u2063 Alameda\u200c County&#8217;s handling of election records<\/h2>\n<p><span>  An election integrity watchdog, the Public\u200b Interest Legal Foundation (PILF), has \u2062taken legal action against Alameda County in \u200bCalifornia for failing to make \u2063noncitizen voting records accessible. The PILF alleges \u2062that the\u2064 Alameda\u2062 County Registrar\u200b of \u200cVoters violated\u2064 the 1993 National Voter Registration Act, also known as \u200dthe Motor Voter Act, by not providing voting registration records\u2063 of foreign nationals. The Motor Voter Act was\u2062 designed to simplify the \u2064registration process and increase voter \u2063participation.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, the PILF requested the records from Alameda County, specifically asking for\u200c information on canceled voter registrations due to citizenship requirements. They also sought copies of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mystery-swirls-over-batch-of-thousands-of-2020-voter-registration-forms-in-michigan\/\" title=\"Michigan is shrouded in mystery over a large batch of 2020 voter registration forms.\">voter registration\u200d applications<\/a>,\u2062 records,\u200c voting history, and related correspondence. Initially, \u200cthe county claimed they \u2063were unable to access the\u200b records, but later promised to provide them by\u2064 January 19 of this year. However, the promised records were not made available.<\/p>\n<p>PILF President J. Christian Adams expressed concern over the lack of transparency and \u200ddisregard for\u200c federal \u2064law displayed by Alameda County. He emphasized the importance of public access to election records, especially\u2063 in a \u2063presidential election year, as these records can reveal mistakes and errors \u200cmade by election \u2062officials.<\/p>\n<p>Adams disclosed that most noncitizens who register to vote\u200b do\u2062 so\u2063 through the motor voter registration process. He explained that individuals go to the Department of\u2062 Motor Vehicles and falsely claim to be U.S. citizens in order to register. Even when some individuals\u2062 truthfully state that \u200cthey are \u200dnot U.S.\u200c citizens, they \u200dstill\u2062 end up on the voter rolls.<\/p>\n<p>While California, Maryland, and Vermont currently \u2064allow noncitizens to\u200c vote, the issue of voting eligibility remains contentious across states. Concerns over this issue have intensified \u2063as 2.5\u2062 million illegal immigrants have been encountered at\u2064 the southern border in 2023,\u200b leading up to the November election.<\/p>\n<p>The PILF&#8217;s lawsuit against Alameda County highlights the \u200bneed for election integrity and transparency. \u200dIt\u200c is crucial that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-orders-new-louisiana-sheriff-election-after-voter-fraud-contaminates-the-results\/\" title=\"Judge orders new election in Louisiana due to voter fraud\">election officials adhere<\/a> to federal laws and provide accessible and accurate voter registration records. In a democratic society, every eligible citizen&#8217;s vote must \u2062be protected \u2063and preserved. The outcome\u200d of this lawsuit could \u200chave significant implications for voter registration \u200bprocesses \u2063and the overall integrity of elections in the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An election watchdog sued Alameda County in California for not making noncitizen voting records accessible. 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