What to know about Trump's claim that over 250K non-citizens are registered to vote
Summary
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin supported President Trump's claim that over 250,000 non-citizens are registered to vote in four states, but no detailed proof has been shared. Experts say the methods used to make this estimate likely overcount non-citizen voters, and confirmed cases of non-citizen voting are very rare.Key Facts
- President Trump and Secretary Mullin claim more than 250,000 non-citizens are registered to vote in California, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Nevada.
- These four states have not provided voter data to the federal government as requested.
- In 23 other states cooperating with the administration, about 28,000 non-citizen registrants were identified through a new federal database.
- The 250,000 figure is based on commercial data analysis that may produce many errors, including false positives.
- Election experts say many alleged non-citizens on voter rolls are actually eligible voters, and removing them could break the law.
- Verified cases of non-citizens voting are extremely uncommon.
- President Trump has pushed for stricter voting rules, including requiring proof of citizenship and photo ID to vote.
- Courts have blocked some of these new voting restrictions, and the Justice Department is suing states to obtain voter roll data.
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