Sep 13

Resolution for Henderson County BOE Proclaiming All Voter Registrations Will Be Evaluated by DMV

Updated: Sep 15

(Copy paste below into your email and send to BOE Director and all five board members. FYI: This is the link to the Resolution on the Only Citizens Vote Coalition website.)

Henderson County Board of Directors

Summer Heatherly, Director

75 E Central St

Hendersonville, NC 28792

Board Members: Clay Eddleman - ceddleman@hendersoncountync.gov

Debbie Dante - ddante@hendersoncountync.gov

Sharon Pearson - spearson@hendersoncountync.gov

Linda Rebuck - lrebuck@hendersoncountync.gov

Cindy Ellis - board.cellis@hendersoncountync.gov

From______________

Dear Henderson County BOE Director and Henderson County Board of Elections Members:

Please commit to preserving the legitimacy and integrity of our elections by signing the Resolution below. If you do not wish to sign, please respond with your reasons. Thank you,

RESOLUTION

Proclaiming All Voter Registration Lists Will Be Evaluated Thoroughly Against Department of Homeland Security Data and Department of Motor Vehicles of North Carolina Data on a Monthly Recurring Cycle

WHEREAS, The Henderson County Board of Elections has the duty to protect the process of elections, and ensure those elections of local, state, and federal are protected from foreign interference and fraud; and

WHEREAS, Federal law requires that voters in federal elections be United States citizens; and

WHEREAS, these laws give authority to all governmental authorities, local and state, through their very nature and under the Constitution of the United States to The Henderson County Board of Elections Director in order to abide by Federal laws; and

WHEREAS, the Henderson County Board of Elections hereby directs the Board of Elections Director, Summer Heatherly to compare the voter registration lists of Henderson County] to the citizenship data in the possession of the Department of Homeland Security in Washington, D.C. for any and all reasons under the laws of this land; and

WHEREAS, each local election office and Henderson County Board of Elections Director, Summer Heatherly, to evaluate all voter registration lists for all names that may be fraudulent within its jurisdiction, on a monthly basis, and submitting those names monthly directly to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to verify citizenship and immigration status for verification of citizenship status; and

WHEREAS, the legal responsibility to do so is a mandate; and

WHEREAS, the Henderson County Board of Elections hereby directs this Resolution, pursuant to and by way of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), at 8 U.S.C. § 1373, which requires DHS to "respond to an inquiry by a Federal, State, or local government agency, seeking to verify or ascertain the citizenship or immigration status of any individual within the jurisdiction of the agency for any purpose authorized by law, by providing the requested verification or status information” and

WHEREAS, the Henderson County Board of Elections further directs this Resolution by way of the INA, which also states, in 8 U.S.C. §1644, that “[n]otwithstanding any other provision of Federal, State, or local law, no State or local government entity may be prohibited, or in any way restricted, from sending to or receiving from ... [DHS] information regarding the immigration status, lawful or unlawful, of an alien in the United States.”; and

WHEREAS, these statues confer on localities and states an unrestricted authority to obtain information about the immigration status of alien noncitizens in the United States as a “purpose authorized by law” which includes citizenship status of presently registered voters; and

WHEREAS, the necessity of protecting all elections – local, state, and federal - from frauds and abuses, including the 2024 General Elections, and it is determined that accuracy of voter rolls is of vital importance to this issue; and

WHEREAS, noncitizens within these United States and within this Boards jurisdiction, have reached levels that are higher than ever before in the history of the nation or Henderson County; and

WHEREAS, noncitizens are being registered to vote with no adequate measures to ensure this stops, creating a serious risk to the devaluation of each U.S. Citizens legal vote within Henderson County; and

WHEREAS, the Department of Homeland Security, pursuant to Sections 1373 and 1644 of the U.S.C. Code, does not charge fees, therefore creating no hindrance to the citizens of Henderson County; and

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Henderson Board of Elections hereby proclaim voter registrations lists will be evaluated for citizenship status and all persons identified therein with a concern of fraud for lacking citizenship, will be analyzed and evaluated through submission to the Department of Homeland Security database held in Washington, D.C. and the database held by the Department of Motor Vehicles in North Carolina; and

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that these evaluations of Henderson County voter registration lists will commence immediately (no more than three (3) days from the signing of this Resolution); and

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the evaluations will occur on a monthly cycle, to be completed each month by the third (3rd) day of each month, or the first business day following - should the third (3rd) fall on a weekend/non business day.

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[NAME OF BOARD MEMBER CHAIR]

[TITLE AND DISTRICT REPRESENT]