{"id":2358379,"date":"2024-10-23T12:22:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T16:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-refers-20-noncitizens-on-voter-rolls-to-local-law-enforcement-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-23T12:26:35","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T16:26:35","slug":"georgia-refers-20-noncitizens-on-voter-rolls-to-local-law-enforcement-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-refers-20-noncitizens-on-voter-rolls-to-local-law-enforcement-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgia refers 20 noncitizens on voter rolls to local law enforcement &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">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%2Fgeorgia-refers-20-noncitizens-on-voter-rolls-to-local-law-enforcement-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=2358379&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>Georgia Secretary of State \u2063Brad Raffensperger announced that\u200b his office discovered 20 noncitizens registered to vote and has\u2064 referred them to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-pledges-orderly-transition-of-power\/\" title=\"President Trump pledges orderly transition of power\">local law enforcement<\/a> for prosecution. This finding resulted from a comprehensive citizenship audit conducted\u200c during the summer, which also identified an\u2062 additional 156 possible noncitizens still under investigation. Raffensperger emphasized the importance of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-plans-to-cut-100000-names-off-state-voter-rolls-in-major-list-maintenance-effort\/\" title=\"Georgia Plans To Cut 100,000 Names Off State Voter Rolls In \u2018Major List Maintenance Effort\u2019\">maintaining accurate voter rolls<\/a>, asserting \u2063that Georgia has the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/raffensperger-claims-georgias-voter-rolls-are-cleanest-in-the-country-heres-why-thats-bunk\/\" title=\"Raffensperger&#039;s Assertion on Georgia&#039;s Voter Rolls Is False\">cleanest voter list<\/a> in the entire nation&#8221; due to regular cross-referencing with various databases to remove ineligible voters. \u2064This \u200bannouncement comes as several states, including Texas and Ohio, are also reporting \u200don their efforts to address potential noncitizen voting, with Ohio&#8217;s \u200cAttorney General revealing\u2063 ongoing investigations and indictments related to similar issues.  <\/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\">Georgia refers 20 noncitizens on voter rolls to local law enforcement<\/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_1837200\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/georgia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Georgia<\/a> Secretary of State <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/brad-raffensperger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Brad Raffensperger<\/a> announced Wednesday that he recently found 20 noncitizens who were registered to vote and referred them to local law enforcement for prosecution.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Raffensperger said his office conducted a &ldquo;comprehensive citizenship audit&rdquo; this summer and &ldquo;conclusively&rdquo; found the noncitizens and another 156 possible noncitizens whom his office is still investigating.<\/p>\n<p>The Republican secretary of state said his office cross-references Georgia&rsquo;s voter rolls with numerous databases to screen regularly for people who need to be removed for reasons such as moving, dying, or otherwise becoming ineligible to vote.<\/p>\n<p>He touted that because of his office&rsquo;s efforts, Georgia has &ldquo;the cleanest voter list in the entire nation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Raffensperger&rsquo;s citizenship announcement comes as numerous states, including Texas, Ohio, and Virginia, make announcements in the final weeks of the 2024 election about finding possible noncitizens on their voter rolls. On Tuesday, Ohio Attorney General David Yost <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3198883\/six-noncitizens-charged-voting-illegally-ohio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">revealed<\/a> that his office was investigating dozens of cases of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/court-pennsylvania-must-release-records-on-non-citizens-voting-in-elections\/\" title=\"Court: Pennsylvania Must Release Records On Non-Citizens Voting In Elections\">alleged noncitizen voting<\/a> and that a grand jury had indicted six people over it.<\/p>\n<p>Gabriel Sterling, another top official in the secretary of state&rsquo;s office, said &ldquo;one of the reasons&rdquo; Raffensperger ordered the summer audit was to boost confidence in the face of polls showing Republicans have widespread concerns that noncitizens are getting away with voting, which is illegal.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;One of the reasons the secretary ordered this non-citizenship audit is to prove to people that while there are ways that some can potentially get on [the registration list], it is ceasingly rare, and especially in a state like Georgia that has very good data management,&rdquo; Sterling said.<\/p>\n<p>Raffensperger&rsquo;s press conference comes two weeks ahead of Election Day and as more than 1.9 million people in Georgia have already cast ballots.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Republican secretary of state drew the ire of former President Donald Trump after the 2020 election because Trump felt Raffensperger was <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">allowing alleged voter fraud<\/a> to occur.<\/p>\n<p>During a now-infamous phone call with Raffensperger weeks after the election, Trump said he wanted to &ldquo;find 11,780&rdquo; votes to overturn President Joe Biden&rsquo;s win in the state. Raffensperger went on to face a Trump-endorsed challenger in his bid for reelection in 2022 and handily won the race.<\/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_1837200\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1837200\"}});<\/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>Georgia identifies 20 noncitizens on voter rolls for prosecution<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":2358380,"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\/10\/AP24264800285798.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[16097,4977,13833,32643,32076],"class_list":["post-2358379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-law-enforcement","tag-georgia","tag-noncitizens","tag-voter-rolls","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AP24264800285798.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2358379","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\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2358379"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2358379\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2358380"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2358379"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2358379"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2358379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}