{"id":2338104,"date":"2024-09-06T18:14:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-06T22:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-terrified-of-gop-plan-against-noncitizen-voting-in-elections\/"},"modified":"2024-09-06T18:17:28","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T22:17:28","slug":"dems-terrified-of-gop-plan-against-noncitizen-voting-in-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-terrified-of-gop-plan-against-noncitizen-voting-in-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Dems Terrified Of GOP Plan Against Noncitizen Voting In Elections"},"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%2Fdems-terrified-of-gop-plan-against-noncitizen-voting-in-elections%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=2338104&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>Democrats are reportedly anxious about Speaker Mike Johnson&#8217;s intention to attach a requirement for proof of citizenship for voter registration\u2063 to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congress-has-its-work-cut-out-to-avoid-a-government-shutdown\/\" title=\"Congress must work hard to prevent a government shutdown.\">government funding\u200d bill<\/a>. According\u200d to The New York Times, Democrats \u2064are ignoring \u200cthe vulnerabilities in \u2063the federal voter registration system. Johnson is expected to introduce a continuing resolution that includes \u200cthe Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, which would require voters to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawsuit-both-the-how-and-the-what-of-democrat-election-chiefs-rulebook-violate-arizona-law\/\" title=\"Lawsuit: Democrat Election Chief&#039;s Rulebook Violates Arizona Law\">provide documentary proof<\/a> of citizenship based on \u200damendments to the National Voter Registration\u200b Act. Although it is already illegal for noncitizens to vote\u200c in federal \u200belections, Johnson&#8217;s proposal aims to strengthen enforcement\u200d of this law.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats have pushed back against this plan, with expectations of significant party pressure against Republicans&#8217; spending \u2063bill. President Biden \u200dhas previously opposed the SAVE Act, calling \u200cit based on disproven \u200bclaims. Recently, the Times \u200bhas published articles framing Republican efforts to prevent \u2063noncitizen \u2062voting\u200d as exaggerated, despite acknowledging that some noncitizen voting does occur. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elite-college-students-blame-israel-for-hamas-terror-attack\/\" title=\"Elite college students accuse Israel of being responsible for the recent Hamas terror attack.\">article raises questions<\/a> \u200dabout why Democrats and \u200dtheir\u200b affiliated media are apprehensive about measures to restrict noncitizen voting in American elections.  <\/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<div>\n<p>Democrats appear to be panicking over Speaker Mike Johnson&rsquo;s reported plan to link a provision requiring proof of citizenship for voter registration to a government funding bill. On Thursday, The New York Times took to distorting the facts to deflect from the very real problem of a vulnerable federal voter registration system that Democrats refuse to address.<\/p>\n<p>Punchbowl News <a href=\"https:\/\/punchbowl.news\/article\/house\/johnson-cr-save-act-government-funding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a> earlier this week that Johnson <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/09\/04\/between-funding-the-government-and-keeping-their-illegal-voting-hustle-we-all-know-what-dems-will-choose\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">plans<\/a> to introduce a continuing resolution (CR) that includes the Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act. This legislation would amend the 1993 National Voter Registration Act and require prospective voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship to register.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While it&rsquo;s technically <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/09\/04\/biden-admin-dismisses-noncitizen-voting-because-its-already-illegal-just-like-shoplifting-and-drunk-driving\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">already illegal<\/a> for noncitizens to register to vote (or vote) in federal elections, the only thing standing between them and making it onto the voter roll is a small square box on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/measure-impacting-auto-voter-registration-raises-non-citizen-registration-concerns\/\" title=\"Auto voter registration measure raises concerns about non-citizen registration\">federal registration form<\/a> that requires applicants to attest to their citizenship status under penalty of perjury.<\/p>\n<p>Such a move on Johnson&rsquo;s part has received almost immediate pushback from Democrats. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/09\/04\/house-democrats-continuing-resolution-defectors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Axios<\/a> reported on Wednesday that &ldquo;three senior Democratic sources&rdquo; say &ldquo;they expect a full whip operation against the GOP spending bill,&rdquo; with Democrats in battleground districts likely to &ldquo;face considerable pressure from their party not to break ranks.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden previously expressed <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/07\/09\/no-we-dont-already-have-effective-safeguards-to-verify-voter-citizenship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">opposition<\/a> to the SAVE Act, claiming the &ldquo;justification for this bill is based on easily disproven falsehoods.&rdquo; When the House of Representatives voted on the SAVE Act in July, only five <a href=\"https:\/\/clerk.house.gov\/Votes\/2024345\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Democrats<\/a> (Texas Reps. Henry Cuellar and Vicente Gonzalez Jr, North Carolina Rep. Don Davis, Maine Rep. Jared Golden, and Washington Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez) <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/07\/10\/198-democrats-vote-against-bill-to-keep-foreign-nationals-out-of-american-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">voted alongside<\/a> Republicans in favor of preventing noncitizens from registering to vote.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/09\/05\/us\/politics\/immigrant-noncitizen-voting-republicans.html?unlocked_article_code=1.IU4.RNot.6OaN6IE_lIFO&amp;smid=url-share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The New York Times<\/a> (NYT) on Thursday began echoing the reported party line, publishing a lengthy piece of propaganda demonizing conservative efforts to prevent noncitizens from voting. The paper reported that a &ldquo;surge of activity&rdquo; including the SAVE Act has been &ldquo;raising a range of concerns.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Republicans Seize on False Theories About Immigrant Voting,&rdquo; the headline for the piece by the Times&rsquo; Alexandra Berzon reads (without explicit clarification that &ldquo;immigrant voting&rdquo; in and of itself is not necessarily the same as always-illegal noncitizen voting).<\/p>\n<p>Why are Democrats and their media mouthpieces at the Times and Axios so afraid of the GOP plan to keep noncitizens from voting in American elections?<\/p>\n<p>Berzon even concedes in her piece that noncitizen voting and registration does happen.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There is no indication that noncitizens are voting in large numbers,&rdquo; Berzon writes, but she acknowledges &ldquo;[s]tate audits and studies from groups across the political spectrum have repeatedly found that a relatively small number of noncitizens make it onto voter rolls.&rdquo; It&rsquo;s a similar admission <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/05\/22\/ap-admits-noncitizens-vote-in-u-s-elections-while-insisting-its-no-big-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Associated Press<\/a> (AP) made weeks ago, with Ali Swenson writing that while noncitizen voting is not happening &ldquo;in significant numbers&hellip;there have been cases over the years of noncitizens illegally registering and even casting ballots.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Under the current system, dozens of noncitizens have made their way onto voter rolls &mdash; and some have even cast a vote. For example, 41 noncitizens <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-immigrant-voting-noncitizens-elections-explained-cf4c73b336147b5f5d9c2a22b2564994\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cast a ballot<\/a> in 2016 in North Carolina &mdash; as Berzon also notes &mdash; and it was revealed in 2019 that Pennsylvania found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2019\/jan\/30\/pennsylvania-11000-non-citizens-registered-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">11,198<\/a> noncitizens on its voter rolls.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Republicans argue that even one illegal vote is too many,&rdquo; Berzon says, without making a convincing argument to the contrary.<\/p>\n<p>That&rsquo;s why Republicans introduced the SAVE Act, which Berzon only refers to once (and not by name), noting it may be attached to the CR. But her accusations that Republican attempts to keep noncitizens from voting in U.S. elections amount to &ldquo;echoes of Jim Crow-era practices&rdquo; reveal how terrified the Democrat Party is of the proposal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>[READNEXT:[READNEXT:<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/09\/04\/biden-admin-dismisses-noncitizen-voting-because-its-already-illegal-just-like-shoplifting-and-drunk-driving\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Biden Admin Dismisses Noncitizen Voting Because It&rsquo;s &lsquo;Already Illegal&rsquo; (Just Like Shoplifting And Drunk Driving)<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Brianna Lyman is an elections correspondent at The Federalist. Brianna graduated from Fordham University with a degree in International Political Economy. Her work has been featured on Newsmax, Fox News, Fox Business and RealClearPolitics. Follow Brianna on X: @briannalyman2<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrats seem to be in a state of alarm regarding Speaker Mike Johnson&#8217;s alleged intention to attach a requirement for proof of citizenship for voter registration to a government funding bill. On Thursday, The New York Times began misrepresenting the facts in an attempt to divert attention from the genuine issue of a fragile federal voter registration system that Democrats are unwilling to tackle. Earlier this week, Punchbowl News reported that Johnson plans to propose a continuing resolution (CR) that includes the Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act. This legislation aims to amend the 1993 National Voter Registration Act by mandating that individuals provide documentary proof of citizenship when registering to vote.<\/p>\n<p>Although it is already illegal for noncitizens to register or vote in federal elections, the only barrier preventing them from being added to voter rolls is a simple checkbox on the federal registration form where applicants must affirm their citizenship status under penalty of perjury. Johnson&#8217;s initiative has faced swift opposition from Democrats. Axios reported on Wednesday that &#8220;three senior Democratic sources&#8221; anticipate an extensive effort against the GOP spending bill, with Democrats in competitive districts likely feeling significant pressure not to dissent.<\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden has previously voiced his disapproval of the SAVE Act, asserting that its rationale is based on easily debunked falsehoods. When the House voted on this act in July, only five Democrats supported it alongside Republicans in favor of preventing noncitizens from registering.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, The New York Times published an extensive article criticizing conservative efforts aimed at stopping noncitizen voting and highlighted concerns surrounding initiatives like the SAVE Act. The headline read &#8220;Republicans Seize on False Theories About Immigrant Voting,&#8221; without clarifying that &#8220;immigrant voting&#8221; does not equate with illegal noncitizen voting.<\/p>\n<p>Why are Democrats and their allies at outlets like The New York Times and Axios so apprehensive about Republican measures designed to prevent noncitizens from participating in U.S. elections? Berzon acknowledges within her article that instances of noncitizen voting and registration do occur but claims there\u2019s no evidence suggesting it&#8217;s happening widely; however, she admits studies have shown some noncitizens have made it onto voter rolls.<\/p>\n<p>Under current regulations, numerous noncitizens have been registered\u2014some even casting votes\u2014such as 41 who voted illegally in North Carolina during 2016 and over 11,000 identified as being on Pennsylvania&#8217;s voter rolls as revealed in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Berzon notes Republicans&#8217; stance: even one illegal vote is too many\u2014but fails to present any compelling counterargument against this view. This concern led Republicans to introduce the SAVE Act; however, Berzon mentions it only briefly while insinuating Republican efforts resemble &#8220;echoes of Jim Crow-era practices,&#8221; indicating how fearful Democrats are regarding this proposal<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":74,"featured_media":2338105,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/53301484041_b630157994_k-e1725562710351.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[3933,6571,6203,36987,32504],"class_list":["post-2338104","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist","tag-dems","tag-elections","tag-gop","tag-noncitizen-voting","tag-political-strategy"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/53301484041_b630157994_k-e1725562710351.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2338104","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\/74"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2338104"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2338104\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2338105"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2338104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2338104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2338104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}