Updated
Updated · Devdiscourse · Jul 19
Reuters Analysis Finds 129 Noncitizen Voting Charges Since 1996, Undercutting Trump's Fraud Claims
Updated
Updated · Devdiscourse · Jul 19

Reuters Analysis Finds 129 Noncitizen Voting Charges Since 1996, Undercutting Trump's Fraud Claims

3 articles · Updated · Devdiscourse · Jul 19

Summary

  • Federal court records show just 129 people have been charged under the U.S. "voting by aliens" law since 1996, far below President Donald Trump's claims of rampant noncitizen voting.
  • Most of those cases stemmed from misunderstandings or miscommunication rather than organized fraud, according to the Reuters analysis of prosecutions.
  • Trump has argued noncitizens are voting as part of a conspiracy to weaken Republican power, but the report says evidence supporting that allegation remains sparse.
  • The administration has still intensified efforts to police noncitizen voting, a push election experts and critics warn could suppress turnout and disenfranchise eligible voters.

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