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Lawsuit: 100,000 noncitizens registered to vote in Pennsylvania
Imagine that. A “glitch” that allows bureaucracy to propagate itself by inviting tens of thousands of aliens to vote.
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For months, Pennsylvania bureaucrats have concealed facts about noncitizens registering and voting that ends today, [link=https://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/public-interest-legal-foundation/]PILF[/link] President and General Counsel J. Christian Adams said.
He said Pennsylvania had already admitted to a glitch dating back to the 1990s that had allowed noncitizens applying to renew drivers licenses to be offered the chance to register to vote. Mr. Adams said he now wants to find out how bad the problem is overall.
Pennsylvania officials wouldnt respond to the lawsuit, nor to the 100,000 noncitizen number.
Were not going to comment on anything related to litigation, said Wanda Murren, director of communications and press at the Pennsylvania Department of State.
The 100,000 number cited in the lawsuit comes from testimony given by Philadelphia Commissioner Al Schmidt, who revealed the glitch in the state motor vehicle bureaus systems that prompted noncitizens to register to vote.
Mr. Schmidt didnt respond to an email seeking comment.
While Pennsylvania refused [link=https://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/public-interest-legal-foundation/]PILF[/link] record requests, the group did manage to obtain data from some counties, and found several curious cases.
One man, Felipe Rojas-Orta, canceled his registration last year, filing a handwritten note saying he was not a citizen. [b]He had, however, registered as a Democrat and voted in three separate elections[/b], including most recently 2016, the year of the presidential race.
[b]A woman had her registration canceled in 2006 as a noncitizen, yet re-registered to vote twice and cast ballots in some elections. That woman, a registered Democrat[/b], is still active in the system, the lawsuit says.
Yet another woman voted in 2008 and 2012, had her registration canceled in 2014 because she wasnt a citizen, then [b]reregistered and voted in 2016[/b], according to documents filed in court. She was [b]registered as a Democrat[/b]…