Keep in mind that it's a felony under several federal statutes for an alien to claim fraudulently to be a citizen so he or she may register to vote or vote in U.S. elections, including 18 U.S.C. 611, 911, and 1015(f).
Donate now The federal voter registration form established by the National Voter Registration Act, or NVRA, not only asks applicants whether they are U.S. citizens, it requires them to attest under penalty of perjury that they are citizens.
What the Justice Department fails to point out is that the 90-day deadline is in the second part of a section of the National Voter Registration Act that deals only with the removal of the names of registered voters who have moved.
The judge wrote, "The NVRA does not require a state to allow a noncitizen to vote just because the state did not catch the error more than 90 days in advance." Moreover, the Justice Department is also wrong in claiming that the law bars all "Systematic" removals of voters' names.
The 11th Circuit panel's decision not only is wrong based on the text of the statute, but any interpretation of the National Voter Registration Act that would force a state to allow an ineligible alien who violated criminal law by registering to remain registered so he may cast a ballot in an upcoming election likely would render the law unconstitutional.
In 2019, in Bellitto v. Snipes, another case arising out of Florida, a different 11th Circuit panel held that in applying the NVRA, "Congress would not have mandated that the state register" an individual who "Is not eligible to vote." If the NVRA does not require a state to register an ineligible alien to vote, it cannot be construed to require a state to maintain and continue the registration of an ineligible alien.
Maintaining the security and integrity of the American election process and protecting voters against foreign interference that voids their votes requires no less.
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