{"id":2329746,"date":"2024-08-23T04:33:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-23T08:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservative-group-spotlights-law-to-clamp-down-on-illegal-voter-registration-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-23T04:36:00","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T08:36:00","slug":"conservative-group-spotlights-law-to-clamp-down-on-illegal-voter-registration-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservative-group-spotlights-law-to-clamp-down-on-illegal-voter-registration-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Conservative group spotlights law to clamp down on illegal voter registration &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fconservative-group-spotlights-law-to-clamp-down-on-illegal-voter-registration-washington-examiner%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=2329746&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--><p>A conservative organization, America First Legal,\u2063 is actively \u2064working to educate state election officials about a law designed to prevent illegal voter registration, particularly concerning individuals who have recently entered the U.S. Gene\u200b Hamilton, the group&#8217;s\u2064 Executive\u2062 Director, highlights the potential impact of illegal immigration on election\u200c outcomes, especially in \u2062pivotal swing states like \u200cArizona\u2063 and Georgia. He points to a section of the Immigration and\u2064 Nationality Act that allows states to access information from the Department of Homeland \u200dSecurity (DHS) to verify an individual\u2019s citizenship status.<\/p>\n<p>During\u2062 a conversation on The\u200d Megyn Kelly Show, \u200bHamilton noted that although states have the legal right to obtain this information, there have been concerns about the\u200d DHS\u2064 potentially delaying responses to these requests. He suggested that\u2062 states could enforce deadlines and threaten legal\u200c action if necessary. In anticipation of \u200cthe 2024 election, Virginia \u200dGovernor Glenn \u2064Youngkin has issued an executive\u200b order aimed at improving election security,\u200c including measures for\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcconnell-shreds-controversial-bill-democrats-trying-to-pass-even-the-left-wing-aclu-opposes-this-bill\/\" title=\"McConnell Shreds Controversial Bill Democrats Trying To Pass: \u2018Even The Left-Wing ACLU Opposes This Bill\u2019\">voter list maintenance<\/a>. the\u200c discussion emphasizes the importance of ensuring that \u2064illegal\u200d voters do not influence \u200belection results.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Conservative group spotlights law to clamp down on illegal voter registration<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1736071\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Ahead of the presidential election, one organization is working to educate state election officials on the law when it comes to people who recently entered the country trying to cast a ballot.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/america-first-legal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>America First Legal<\/a> Executive Director Gene Hamilton says there is a law, which is regulated by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-homeland-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>the Department of Homeland Security<\/a>, that can be used to keep <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/illegal-immigrants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>illegal immigrants<\/a> off of voter rolls.<\/p>\n<p>Hamilton told journalist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/megyn-kelly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Megyn Kelly<\/a> how there are &ldquo;millions upon millions of illegal aliens&rdquo; who have entered the United States over the last few years and that it only takes a couple of thousand of these people to get registered to vote and change the election outcome in swing states like Arizona or Georgia. As such, he discussed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cornell.edu\/uscode\/text\/8\/1373\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>a section in the Immigration and Nationality Act<\/a> that states can use to secure their elections, as states or local governments can receive information from DHS &ldquo;to verify or ascertain the citizenship states of any individual in their jurisdiction&rdquo; under this law.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And so what the DHS is doing is that they&rsquo;ve been telling the states and local governments, &lsquo;Hey, you have to use the SAVE database and you have to use this alien registration number as the query. Oh, and by the way, DHS charges the states and localities to use it,&rsquo;&rdquo; Hamilton said on Thursday&rsquo;s episode of <em>The Megyn Kelly Show<\/em>. &ldquo;But there is a separate provision of law that no one was using up until recently that says that, actually, the states are entitled to receive this information as a matter of law, and it&rsquo;s about any individual, and it&rsquo;s to ascertain or to verify their citizenship or immigration status for any purpose authorized under law.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KasCkCvc4S4?si=MrlwJ88plfs8TKeS\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Kelly questioned if state leadership would be willing to look into using this, arguing that only Democratic states would be willing to seriously take this action. Hamilton acknowledged this is &ldquo;a real conundrum&rdquo; but argued that &ldquo;everyone should be doing this.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Hamilton was then asked what states who use this law can do if the DHS chooses to &ldquo;slow-roll&rdquo; with their requests, with Kelly suggesting that DHS could hypothetically provide the information requested from states after the election. To remedy this, Hamilton said states can give DHS &ldquo;hard and fast deadlines&rdquo; and threaten to sue if this information is not provided in a timely manner.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the 2024 election, Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) issued an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3114829\/youngkin-issues-executive-order-to-strengthen-election-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>executive order to &ldquo;protect legal voters and accurate counts,&rdquo;<\/a> which included &ldquo;stringent ballot security, complete and thorough <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-praises-youngkins-election-security-measures-as-gop-eyes-flipping-virginia-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump praises Youngkin\u2019s election security measures as GOP eyes flipping Virginia - Washington Examiner\">counting machine testing<\/a>,&rdquo; and &ldquo;best-in-the-nation voter list maintenance.&rdquo; Between January 2022 and July 2024, 6,303 noncitizens were removed from the voter rolls, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.governor.virginia.gov\/media\/governorvirginiagov\/governor-of-virginia\/pdf\/eo\/EO-35-Comprehensive-Election-Security-Ensuring-Legal-Voters-and-Accurate-Counting---vF---8.7.24.pdf\">the executive order<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Kelly argued that Youngkin is &ldquo;trying to set things right&rdquo; with this order, prompting Hamilton to agree and argue &ldquo;his efforts should be commended.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/supreme-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Supreme Court<\/a> voted 5-4 to put back into effect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3131382\/supreme-court-rejects-rnc-bid-uphold-arizona-voting-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>an Arizona law requiring those registering to vote to provide documentary proof of citizenship<\/a>. However, the court left on hold separate provisions that would prevent people without proof of citizenship from voting in presidential elections or by mail if they registered to vote using a federal registration form.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley revealed that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3117824\/rnc-has-157k-volunteers-watch-2024-results-whatley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>the RNC has 157,000 volunteers for its Protect the Vote program<\/a>, exceeding the 100,000 goal originally set. Whatley ensured that the RNC will continue to work so it has &ldquo;the biggest, most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rnc-has-157000-volunteers-set-to-watch-2024-results-whatley-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"RNC has 157,000 volunteers set to watch 2024 results: Whatley - Washington Examiner\">robust national election integrity program<\/a> in the history of the country.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1736071\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1736071\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conservative organization highlights legislation to address illegal voter registration. As the presidential election approaches, a group is focused on informing state election officials about laws related to individuals who have recently immigrated and are attempting to vote. Gene Hamilton, Executive Director of America First Legal, emphasizes that there is a law governed by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that can be utilized to prevent undocumented immigrants from being included on voter rolls. In an interview with journalist Megyn Kelly, Hamilton pointed out that &#8220;millions of illegal aliens&#8221; have entered the U.S. in recent years, and even a few thousand could potentially register and influence election results in key states like Arizona or Georgia. He referenced a section of the Immigration and Nationality Act that allows states to obtain information from DHS &#8220;to verify or ascertain the citizenship status of any individual within their jurisdiction.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Hamilton explained that DHS has been instructing states and local governments to utilize the SAVE database along with an alien registration number for queries but noted that there is another legal provision allowing states access to this information as part of their rights under law for verifying citizenship or immigration status for authorized purposes.<\/p>\n<p>Kelly raised concerns about whether state leaders would be inclined to pursue this option, suggesting it might only be Democratic-led states willing to take such measures seriously. Hamilton acknowledged this dilemma but insisted &#8220;everyone should be doing this.&#8221; When asked how states could respond if DHS delayed fulfilling their requests\u2014potentially providing information only after elections\u2014Hamilton suggested setting strict deadlines for DHS and threatening legal action if timely responses were not received.<\/p>\n<p>In preparation for the 2024 election, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin issued an executive order aimed at ensuring &#8220;legal voters&#8221; are protected through measures like enhanced ballot security and thorough testing of counting machines. According to his order, 6,303 noncitizens were removed from voter rolls between January 2022 and July 2024. Kelly remarked on Youngkin&#8217;s efforts as attempts &#8220;to set things right,&#8221; which Hamilton supported by stating his actions deserve recognition.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, the Supreme Court voted 5-4 reinstating an Arizona law mandating documentary proof of citizenship for voter registration while leaving other provisions regarding voting without proof pending further review. Earlier this month, Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley announced they have surpassed their goal with over 157,000 volunteers participating in their Protect the Vote initiative; he assured continued efforts towards establishing a comprehensive national election integrity program<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2329747,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Voting-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[4914,36406,6431],"class_list":["post-2329746","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-conservative","tag-illegal-voting","tag-voter-registration"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Voting-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2329746","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2329746"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2329746\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2329747"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2329746"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2329746"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2329746"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}