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GOP-led states sue over program to give immigrant spouses of citizens legal status https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/gop-led-states-sue-over-program-to-give-immigrant-spouses-of-citizens-legal-status/ar-AA1pkD9C?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=20d6aaccb5fe410cb2415b7a37ec760b&ei=8 Sixteen Republican-led states are suing to end a federal program that could open a path to citizenship to nearly half a million immigrants without legal status who are married to U.S. citizens . The coalition has filed suit to halt the program launched by President Biden in June, saying in court filings that the administration bypassed Congress to create a pathway to citizenship for “blatant political purposes.” This action incentivizes illegal immigration and will irreparably harm the Plaintiff states,” the suit filed Friday in federal court in Tyler, Texas, says. Under the policy, which started taking applications Monday, many spouses without legal status can apply for something called “parole in place,” offering permission to stay in the U.S., apply for a green card and eventually get on a path to citizenship. But the program has been particularly contentious in an election year where immigration is one of the biggest issues, with many Republicans attacking the policy and contending it is essentially a form of amnesty for people who broke the law. Texas Atty. Gen. Ken Paxton said in a statement Friday that the plan "violates the Constitution and actively worsens the illegal immigration disaster that is hurting Texas and our country.” White House spokesperson Angelo Fernández Hernández fired back against Republicans “playing politics” and characterized the lawsuit as another form of family separation. “This lawsuit is seeking to force U.S. citizens and their families, people who have lived in the United States for more than ten years, to continue to live in the shadows,” Fernández said in a statement. The suit filed against the Department of Homeland Security, DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and other Biden administration officials accuses the agency of attempting to parole spouses “en masse,” which the states contend is an abuse of power. The states also filed a motion asking for the program to be put on hold while the lawsuit proceeds. In a post on X, Florida Atty. Gen. Ashley Moody said her state is challenging the policy because she believes the Biden administration “is illegally using ‘parole’ in a systematic way to advance their open-borders agenda.” The nonprofit America First Legal, which is headed by Stephen Miller, a former advisor to President Trump, is serving as co-counsel in the lawsuit. Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Mayra Alejandra said the agency will defend the Keeping Families Together program in court and continues to process and accept applications. “Keeping Families Together is grounded in well-established legal authority, and its purpose — enabling the families of U.S. Citizens to live without fear of separation — is consistent with fundamental American values,” Alejandra said. The bipartisan immigration and criminal justice organization FWD.us said the program is in compliance with the law and noted the timing of the lawsuit — as Vice President Kamala Harris accepted the Democratic nomination for president. “The only motivation behind this lawsuit is the cruelty of tearing families apart and the crass politics of hoping a judge might do the bidding of the anti-immigrant movement,” the organization said in a statement. Karen Tumlin, founder and director of the Justice Action Center, called the legal challenge “unsurprising yet extremely disappointing and cruel.” To be eligible for the program, immigrants must have lived continuously in the U.S. for at least 10 years, not pose a security threat or have a disqualifying criminal history, and have been married to a citizen by June 17 — the day before the program was announced. They must pay a $580 fee to apply and fill out a lengthy application, including an explanation of why they deserve humanitarian parole and a long list of supporting documents proving how long they have been in the country. If approved, applicants have three years to seek permanent residency. During that period, they can get work authorization. The administration estimates about 500,000 people could be eligible, plus about 50,000 of their children. Before this program, it was complicated for people who were in the U.S. illegally to get a green card after marrying an American citizen. They can be required to return to their home country — often for years — and they always face the risk they may not be allowed back in. The lawsuit contends that states will bear the burden of additional immigrants staying in the country. Texas, the suit says, spends tens of millions of dollars each year on a program that provides health insurance for children, including those in the country illegally. It says that the state also spends millions each year “for increased law enforcement as its citizens suffer increased crime, unemployment, environmental harm, and social disorder due to illegal immigration.” Because the program beneficiaries will be entitled to work authorization, those additional workers “will drive down the wages of Texas residents, directly harming the State and its citizens,” the lawsuit says. Evelyn Wiese, an immigration attorney at American Immigrant Justice, described the lawsuit as an “attack” on mixed status families who have spent years contributing to their communities in the United States. “Trying to rip apart these families and prevent them from accessing a lawful pathway to status in the U.S. is cruel and reflective of anti-immigrant extremism,” she said. Salomon and Gonzalez write for the Associated Press. AP writer Rebecca Santana contributed to this report. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times .

August 23, 2024: RNC suing North Carolina State Board of Elections https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/rnc-suing-north-carolina-state-board-of-elections/ar-AA1pknL2?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=aa25268b5d1e46cc97532b7c4d8ced12&ei=162 RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Based on claims that it failed to clean up voter rolls, the NC State Board of Elections is facing a lawsuit from the Republican National Committee and the NCGOP. In a release issued Thursday, the RNC said the NCSBE has “deliberately declined” to enforce a law that requires it to check jury questionnaire responses to identify and remove non-citizens from the voter rolls. The NCSBE has since responded to the legal action, calling these claims “categorically false.” “We ask that the NCGOP and RNC immediately rescind their press releases on this topic, as they will undermine voter confidence on an entirely false premise,” a statement from the Board said. The RNC and NCGOP cited Senate Bill 747 in the lawsuit, an election integrity law passed in 2023. A spokesperson for the Board told CBS 17 its state staff “have worked diligently with the clerks of superior court across North Carolina since that provision became law last month.” RNC Chairman Michael Whatley said in a statement, “The RNC and NCGOP defended this law in court and now we will make sure the NCSBE follows and enforces these critical safeguards in The Old North State.” “Only Americans should vote in American elections,” he continued in his statement. “If someone claims non-citizenship, they must be taken off the voter rolls. That’s the law. The NCSBE has chosen to blatantly ignore the law, undermine basic election safeguards, and neglect a fundamental principle of our election integrity. Within the lawsuit filing , the NCGOP and RNC claim that “zero effort” has been made by the Board of Elections to implement the law which went into effect on July 1. “We have filed this lawsuit to force the NCSBE to immediately clean the voter rolls and prevent non-citizens from voting in November,” the statement from the RNC said. Providing more context and response to the lawsuit, the NC State Board of Elections also shared the following as a statement: “This month, the superior court clerks provided the State Board with lists of voters excused from jury duty because they claimed they were not U.S. citizens. The State Board compared those lists with the North Carolina voter rolls, and nine (9) individuals matched, across the state. If a check of state and federal databases shows any of those 9 individuals have not obtained citizenship, the State Board will send them letters informing the registrants of the agency’s findings and invite them, if not U.S. citizens, to cancel their registrations to comply with the law. This is the method of compliance that the State Board must undertake this year, because federal law forbids the state from outright removing registrants from the rolls based on statewide processes if the process cannot be completed within 90 days before a federal election, which was August 7. In 2025, the State Board will provide similar data it receives from the clerks of court to the county boards of elections, as part of the State Board’s list maintenance policy, like we already do for voters convicted of felons and deceased voters. See the North Carolina Voter Registration List Maintenance guide, which was updated this week to include information about the new list maintenance program for excusals for non-citizenship. The State Board has been transparent about this process from the very beginning. Agency staff briefed Republican legislative leadership staff of its compliance plans as early as last November. The State Board informed all election officials, Republican and Democratic, of this program at its publicly open statewide elections conference at the beginning of this month. And agency staff have been traveling the state over the past month, informing clerks of court at their regional conferences of how this program must be carried out this year to comply with federal law. These clerks are both Republicans and Democrats. Additionally, the request for agency records here was not denied. The State Board receives numerous public records requests and letters from interested parties on a daily basis. The agency responds to these numerous requests as it is able to do so. Plaintiffs are required to follow up and attempt to resolve their request for records before they sue a state agency. To our knowledge, there was no attempt to follow up on this request.” See the full lawsuit below. RNC, NCGOP lawsuit against NC State Board of Elections Download Amazon.com

From Act for America. August 23, 2024 Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced this week that he has taken steps to secure the state's voter rolls by initiating the removal of noncitizens registered to vote. This action followed an audit that revealed flaws in the voter registration system, identifying 499 individuals registered to vote despite not holding U.S. citizenship. In addition to maintaining the voter roll, Secretary LaRose's office uncovered that 138 noncitizens had cast ballots in recent elections. These cases have been referred to the Ohio Attorney General for potential prosecution. While LaRose emphasized that not all instances may be criminal, as some noncitizens may have unknowingly registered or have been registered by a third party. Similarly, Alabama is also working to purge non-citizens from its voter rolls. However, this effort has been met with resistance from various non-profit “civil rights” groups, who have sent Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen a “cease and desist” letter, threatening litigation. Earlier this month, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin announced the discovery of more than 6,000 non-citizens who were registered to vote in the state and have now been purged. "This isn't a Democrat or Republican issue, it's an American and Virginian issue. Every legal vote deserves to be counted without being watered down by illegal votes or inaccurate machines." – Governor Youngkin. Right on cue, the Brennan Center has published a piece downplaying the issue, labeling non-citizen voting as a “myth.” By demonstrating that non-citizens are registered and voting, states can end this widespread deception, enforce existing laws, and enact new ones where necessary. "I swore an oath to uphold the constitution of our state, and that document clearly states that only United States citizens can participate in Ohio elections. That means I’m duty-bound to make sure people who haven’t yet earned citizenship in this country aren’t voting. If or when they do become citizens, I’ll be the first one to congratulate them and welcome them to the franchise, but until then, the law requires us to remove ineligible registrations to prevent illegal voting." – Governor LaRose. The Ohio audit process utilized all the tools we call for in our latest campaign, Americans for Clean Voter Rolls Now, which saw over one million actions in only a week. LaRose's efforts have also led to the removal of approximately 155,000 inactive voter registrations, further refining the state's voter database. These actions underscore the importance of regular voter list maintenance and highlight the need for other states to adopt similar measures to prevent potential voter fraud. LaRose has indicated that additional removals of noncitizen voters may occur before Election Day, signaling an ongoing commitment to upholding the law and ensuring that only eligible voters participate in Ohio's elections. Share Alabama, Ohio, and Virginia’s proactive measures to clean their voter rolls and specifically identify non-citizens registered to vote and identify any with a record of voting in elections that require criminal. Call on your state to ACT NOW! 73 Days till Election Day!

If the DMV issues driver’s licenses to non-citizens, how does the State verify those licenses are not valid for voting? DMV registration skips the question if they are non-citizens, but what happens if they register in the office after receiving the driver’s license?   There is no state law process to verify that a NCDL number is associated with a non-citizen when processing that information for voter registration—the verification in the law is to confirm a person’s identity. The law requires that applicants attest to being a citizen, under penalty of perjury.   In terms of when a driver’s license is presented as a photo ID, the photo ID law does not include a citizenship-checking component. The purpose of the photo ID law, as written in the statute itself, is “to confirm the person presenting to vote is the registered voter on the voter registration records.” In other words, it is to confirm the voter’s identity. Lots of different IDs that are authorized for voting may be issued to noncitizens with legal status, including military and veterans cards, student and public employee ID cards, and out-of-state driver’s licenses for new voters. It is not the photo ID that determines your eligibility to vote; that has been determined when the person registered. The ID is to confirm that you are the person who has registered. Other provisions of our law require that voters attest to their eligibility to vote (eg, by signing the VTD) once the check in official determines they are a registered voter and have satisfied the photo ID requirement.   If an SSN can be issued to non-citizens, how does the State verify those that are ineligible for voting purposes?   There is not a requirement or procedure in state law to verify whether a SSN is associated with a citizen or non-citizen when processing a registration form, and we are not aware of any way to plug in an SSN to any state or federal database to make that determination. The state and federal law requirement is for applicants to attest to being a citizen, under penalty of perjury. And voters are warned of the consequences for voting illegally. As with the NCDL, the verification in the law if they include a SSN is to confirm a person’s identity.     Summer P Heatherly, Director Henderson County Board of Elections 828-697-4970

Arizona Freedom Caucus and its Chair Senator Jake Hoffman (R) applauded the U.S. Supreme Court for the emergency stay issued yesterday.  This stay, involving HB 2492, allows Arizona the ability to outright reject state voter registration forms NOT accompanied by PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP - for now.   The litigation will continue.  This decision by the SCOTUS is a huge step in the right direction for protecting U.S. Citizens votes from noncitizens voting.   Join us in applauding Arizona, the U.S. Supreme Court and all those who worked so diligently to protect American citizens votes

The Federalist: States File Federal Lawsuit Seeking To Shut Down ‘Bidenbucks’ https://thefederalist.com/2024/08/14/states-file-federal-lawsuit-seeking-to-shut-down-bidenbucks/ Biden’s executive order is using federal agencies to register and mobilize left-leaning voters ahead of the 2024 election. Several Republican-led states have joined forces to try to stop the Biden administration’s taxpayer-funded get-out-the-vote machine to elect Democrats.  But with a little more than three weeks before early voting begins and a contentious ballot collection season gets under way, much of the damage from “Bidenbucks” may already be done.  ‘Giant Voter Turnout Machine’ On Tuesday, attorneys general from nine states — Iowa, Kansas, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and South Dakota — filed a federal lawsuit asking a U.S. district court in Wichita, Kansas, to shut down an executive order that is using federal agencies to register and mobilize left-leaning voters, with the assistance of White House-approved leftist organizations. Among the charges, the complaint alleges the Biden administration has usurped the appropriating power of Congress, which did not grant the executive branch authority to fund the unprecedented GOTV initiative.  “We’re not going to stand by and let the federal government get turned into a giant voter turnout machine for Democrats. We’re going to make sure you follow the law,” Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen told me in an interview this week. “You’ve got an executive branch that is far exceeding the authority that has been given to them. This is something that’s never been done before at the federal level.”  That’s because, as the AGs argue in the federal lawsuit, the executive branch cannot “take money Congress allocated and reuse it for improper purposes.” And they certainly cannot do so without following the laws that establish procedures laid out by Congress. Biden and crew also can’t encroach on the state’s sovereign rights over the administration of elections, including registering voters.  “President Biden has sought to convert the federal bureaucracy into a voter registration organization and to turn every interaction between a federal bureaucrat and a member of the public into a voter registration pitch,” the lawsuit asserts. “That exceeds any authority executive entities have under federal law, violates the Constitution, threatens States’ attempt to regulate voter registration, and thus ultimately undermines the voter registration systems set up by the States.”  In doing so, the states charge, Biden’s Executive Order 14019 , signed at the beginning of his term, turns federal agencies into “a voter-registration outfit to register voters for State and local elections as well as federal elections.” Building on the Pennsylvania Complaint The lawsuit is similar to litigation by Pennsylvania state lawmakers. The U.S. Supreme Court ended its last term without taking up the challenge, saying it would not consider the appeal until it returns in late September. By that time, early voting will be well underway in many states, and Election Day will be just over a month away.  Led by Pennsylvania State Rep. Dawn Keefer, the lawsuit alleges the executive order violates the state’s constitutional right to establish the time, place, and manner of elections. It further argues that the federalization of voter registration “usurps the state legislature’s powers and violates the state legislators’ federal civil rights under the Electors Clause and the Elections Clause.” Critics of the executive order call it “Bidenbucks,” a nod to “Zuckbucks,” the hundreds of millions of dollars Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg poured into local elections — particularly the all-important swing states — in the 2020 election. The funds, ostensibly for promoting safe elections during the pandemic, were funneled through far-left organizations with ties to former President Barack Obama and were used in large part to turn out left-leaning voters in Democrat-led cities.  As The Federalist has reported, Bidenbucks is making Zuckbucks look like chump change. In fact, not even Congress knows how much taxpayers are on the hook for; the administration refuses to turn over requested documents about the initiative. We do know that the leftist group Demos drove Biden’s constitutionally suspect executive order.  “Today’s Executive Order is an important step forward on an initiative Demos promoted as a priority for the Biden-Harris administration during the presidential transition and has been a focal point of our work for years,” Demos wrote on Twitter (now X) the day Biden signed it.  ‘Overt Political Activities’  The multi-state lawsuit notes several ways Bidenbucks is interfering in the election. For instance, the U.S. Department of the Treasury said it would include “information about registration and voter participation in its direct deposit campaigns for Americans who receive Social Security, Veterans Affairs, and other federal benefit payments.” The Internal Revenue Service encourages its Stakeholder Partnerships, Education and Communication (SPEC) partners to “provide [voter registration] information to taxpayers at their local VITA/TCE sites either during the filing season or throughout the year.”  The Department of Housing and Urban Development, meanwhile, “will communicate with public housing authorities (PHAs) — more than 3000 authorities, managing approximately 1.2 million public housing units.” Friendly letters will provide “useful information to PHAs about permissible ways to inform residents of non-partisan voter registration information and services.”  Any veneer of a “non-partisan” voter registration initiative crumbles under the weight of the facts: Bidenbucks is targeting traditional Democrat voters, and leftist groups are working alongside the federal agencies to turn out the vote. There’s not a conservative group in the mix assisting in the effort, according to The Heritage Foundation’s Oversight Project.  Knudsen said Montana’s conservative dominance in the state legislature and the executive branch is keeping Bidenbucks in check. But left-led states — swing states — like Michigan and Pennsylvania — are welcoming the federal-led GOTV effort with open arms.  “When you walk into the Federal Housing Administration, you’re not there to sign up and make sure they got your voter registration, too,” the attorney general said. “This is more of the overt political activities of the Biden administration leading up to an election, just like student loan forgiveness, designed to drive out a vote and try to get [Vice President] Kamala Harris” elected president.  Matt Kittle is a senior elections correspondent for The Federalist. An award-winning investigative reporter and 30-year veteran of print, broadcast, and online journalism, Kittle previously served as the executive director of Empower

9 States Sue Biden Admin to Block Voter Registration Executive Order https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/9-states-sue-biden-admin-to-block-voter-registration-executive-order-5705558 Mississippi and eight other states have sued the Biden administration to block an executive order that requires federal agencies to develop strategies to expand voter registration, which the states claim aims to promote left-wing politicians and policies at elections. The complaint , which was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas on Aug. 13, accuses Executive Order 14019 on Promoting Access to Voting of “partisan infection” so severe as to undermine its claimed intent, which is to make registering to vote and voting simple and easy, and to promote the right to vote among eligible Americans. Mississippi, which was joined in the lawsuit by Montana, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and South Dakota, alleges that the executive order oversteps the boundaries of federal authority and violates the U.S. Constitution, particularly in its alleged encroachment on states’ rights to manage their own voter registration processes. Story continues below advertisement The lawsuit claims that the executive order turns federal agencies into voter registration entities, bypasses transparency, and is driven by partisan motives. “We fully support encouraging voter registration and promoting an engaged electorate,” Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch said in a statement. “But putting the full weight of the Oval Office behind an effort first developed by partisan activist groups and then hiding the agency activities from public scrutiny goes too far. The law does not allow it. Mississippi will not stand for it.” The legal action seeks to block implementation of Executive Order 14019, arguing that plans for the order did not go through notice and public comment or any of the safeguards under the Administrative Procedure Act that ensure accountability and transparency. “The partisan infection is so severe as to render EO 14019, and the agency decisions stemming from it, the product of pretext,“ the complaint reads. ”That is, rather than ensure ‘that registering to vote and the act of voting be made simple and easy for all those eligible to do so,’ or promoting or defending ‘the right to vote for all Americans who are legally entitled to participate in elections,’ ... the purpose is to promote left-wing politicians and policies at elections.” The White House didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment on the legal challenge. Federal Agencies Mobilized President Joe Biden signed  the executive order on March 7, 2021. It directs federal agencies to explore ways to expand voter registration and participation by providing relevant information and resources during public interactions, facilitating access to voter services, and ensuring equal voting opportunities. “Agencies shall consider ways to expand citizens’ opportunities to register to vote and to obtain information about, and participate in, the electoral process,” the order reads. Various government agencies—including the Department of Justice, the Department of Education, and the Department of Agriculture—are carrying out campaigns to sign up new voters. Ceridwen Cherry, a former staff attorney on the American Civil Liberties Union Voting Rights Project, called  the executive order “visionary.” “In a democracy, governments at all levels should be doing everything they can to help eligible people register to vote,” he said in a statement. ”The voting access executive order is an important step toward achieving this goal because it gets the federal government involved in aiding with voter registration, just as state governments already do.” Some experts have said that the executive order benefits Democrats over Republicans. “They’re targeting welfare agencies that serve predominantly left-leaning voters,” Stewart Whitson, legal director of the Foundation for Government Accountability, told The Epoch Times in an earlier interview . “It’s targeted voter registration, so you don’t have to worry about turning out more Republican voters if you focus your efforts in places where the vast majority of voters are going to lean left.” A report  by a coalition of progressive groups details their assessment of how well 10 federal agencies are doing in implementing the executive order and where they can do better. Some of the report’s recommendations include urging the Department of Health and Human Services to sign up new voters in applications for health insurance under Obamacare. The report also encourages the Department of Veterans Affairs to include voter registration for veterans who sign up for VA health benefits and suggests that the Education Department include voter registration when students apply for federal student aid. Also, the Bureau of Prisons should work to register eligible convicts, per the recommendations of the report, which praised the Treasury Department for targeting voter registration efforts at “low income clients of its voluntary tax preparation clinics.” Critics have said federal agencies are also partnering with private groups to sign up voters on federal agency premises. “They’re essentially taking third-party groups and they’re bringing them onto federal land, into a federal office, and who knows what they’re doing,” Whitson said. “Who knows if they’re following state laws governing voter registration and the collection of applications?” He said that the Biden administration hasn’t disclosed which private groups will partner with federal agencies. Kevin Stocklin contributed to this report.

Thanks so much for your interest and taking my call or message.  Below are links to the issue we are concerned about Only Citizens Voting.  The links below contain information that explain the issue and what we as a community can do to assure that folks are not voting accidentally where they will jeopardize their chance for citizenship.  The Power Point below explains the legal info. We share your concern regarding our vulnerable voters in our Hispanic community and are grateful that you may be able to help us reach out to those communities.  Please give me a call at 209 986 3845 to discuss further.  I have calls twice a week with NC citizens who are tackling this problem. (Mondays at 5Pm and Tuesdays at 7:30PM) The link is here if you want to join the conversation where we share ideas and information and help each other.  https://www.nceit.org/post/nceit-only-citizens-vote-zoom-calls-mondays-at-5pm-tuesdays-at-7-30pm    The Issue  https://tpp-resources.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/OnlyCitizensVote-MIAB-Summary-Handout.pdf 15 - 20 min Power Point  https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Ftpp-resources.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fdocuments%2FOnlyCitizensVote-PowerPoint-Short.pptx&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK This is a statewide as well as a national effort.  You can order Meeting In a Box with materials to share with your contacts.  The Box Includes 10 yard signs to put out at polling places. Materials in the box;  (It's free.)   https://www.teapartypatriots.org/onlycitizens-resources/ Ø  Request:  Meeting in a Box: The resources you need to easily educate your members about the threat of noncitizens voting and how to fight back. Request The Box:  jenny.beth@teapartypatriots.org “I’m a leader in ____ County, NC. I’m a member of NCEIT. Please send MIB.”           You will also receive 10 yard signs to put up at polling sites/do sign waves!! NCEIT - The North Carolina Election Integrity Team,  is also having live Poll Observer training in WNC on Saturday, August 24th 11:30AM - 4PM at Anchor Baptist Church in Brevard  https://www.nceit.org/post/saturday-august-24-11am-4pm-wnc-region  (It is one of 5 venues across the state.)  Poll Observers are our last line of defense to assure free and fair elections.   Much appreciate any assistance in spreading the word.  Hope to hear from you soon.  Thank you. Jane 209 986 3845 (Henderson County)

Please write your letter to these senators and representatives plus your own. They are setting us up for a national disaster if they don't demand the NC State Board of Elections follow federal HAVA laws to remove noncitizens from the voter rolls. Original message -------- From: Jane Bilello < jane.bilello@gmail.com > Date: 8/11/24 5:53 PM (GMT-05:00) To: Destin.Hall@ncleg.gov , John.Bell@ncleg.gov , Karl.Gillespie@ncleg.gov , Representative Jennifer Balkcom < jennifer.balkcom@ncleg.gov >, Rep Mike Clampitt < Mike.Clampitt@ncleg.gov >, George.Cleveland@ncleg.gov , Kelly.Hastings@ncleg.gov , Julia.Howard@ncleg.gov , Neal.Jackson@ncleg.gov , Rep Grey Mills < Grey.Mills@ncleg.gov >, Ben.Moss@ncleg.gov , Erin.Pare@ncleg.gov , Howard.Penny@ncleg.gov , Larry.Potts@ncleg.gov , Dennis.Riddell@ncleg.gov , Mitchell.Setzer@ncleg.gov , Larry.Strickland@ncleg.gov , John.Torbett@ncleg.gov , Donna.White@ncleg.gov , Matthew.Winslow@ncleg.gov , Senator Tim Moffitt < Tim.Moffitt@ncleg.gov >, "Rep. Jake H. Johnson" < Jake.Johnson@ncleg.gov >, Rep Harry Warren < Harry.Warren@ncleg.gov >, Senator Warren Daniel < Warren.Daniel@ncleg.gov >, ralph.hise@ncleg.gov , paul.newton@ncleg.gov , Norman.Sanderson@ncleg.gov , Tim.Moore@ncleg.gov , Phil.Berger@ncleg.gov Cc: Jim Womack < james.k.womack@gmail.com >, Jay DeLancy < jay.delancy@gmail.com >, Joanne Empie < joanne.empie@gmail.com > Subject: Dear NCGA: Why are you ignoring our concerns about noncitizens voting? Jane Bilello 218 Vincent Place Hendersonville, NC 28739 209 986 3845 August 12, 2024   Dear Senators and Representatives: I write this with a heavy heart and with great trepidation that we are going to lose NC because you are ignoring our concerns about noncitizens voting in spite of the evidence North Carolina Election Integrity Team (NCEIT) and our members have shared with you. You have done nothing in this session to remedy the situation. The North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) is shirking their duty to clean the voter rolls as required by HAVA.  Our NCGA is in charge of our elections – you - not the out-of-control NCSBE.  Besides their negligence to verify citizenship, they are now issuing dictums to the county Boards of Elections to harvest poll observer data to broadcast on the NCSBE website, a clear violation of S747. 163-45.1 (c).  Did you also know that Paul Cox, at the recent State BOE Conference, announced that the NCSBE “Rules are the same as laws.” Please tell me, what more do you need to cage the NCSBE?   The November North Carolina Constitutional Amendment will not address this problem.  The amendment takes effect after the 2024 election, and it doesn’t provide a procedure to detect or a remedy to correct non-citizens registering and voting.  Real IDs cannot be used to distinguish citizens from noncitizens. They look exactly the same.  The Uniformed And Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) was designed to help military and families vote while deployed. In 2020 the UOCAVA vote was 63% civilian.  Military dependents are considered military and not civilian.  In my county, Henderson, there was an unprecedented tripling of the overseas ballots and they came without proof of citizenship. Overseas do not have to prove citizenship, identity or that they ever lived in the U.S.  They can submit a voter registration form using the federal form and ask to receive a ballot. The 1996 Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act is a federal law that states that it is unlawful for noncitizens to vote in Federal elections.  Punishment for violating the law is a fine, not more than one year in prison, or both.  Federal law also states that noncitizens who violate the law are ineligible to receive visas and ineligible to be admitted to the U.S. and deportable.  So, why is the NCSBE not verifying citizenship and why are you not demanding that they follow the law?    North Carolina is now faced with a precarious situation.  Do not set us up for the greatest voter fraud in American history.    I hope you find it imperative to address the issues below promptly before it’s too late.    There is nothing in HAVA requiring the Boards of Elections to  verify citizenship . Sec 303(a)(1)(A)(5)(iii) – it’s left up to the State. Sec 303(a)(1)(B)(ii) – HAVA only requires verification of  first/last name ,  date of birth , and whether the applicant is  deceased.jay  citizenship . G.S. 163-82.14(c1) only requires verification of citizenship  when someone is  excused from jury duty , claiming they can’t be a juror because they’re a noncitizen. G.S. 163-82.4 simply states they’re in violation of the law if they lie on the application form, claiming they’re a citizen when they’re not. (A  Class I felony  is nothing, btw. Max Sentence 24 months). G.S. 163-82.20 simply states they’re  not supposed to register to vote  if they’re a noncitizen. It’s left up to voters to be honest. G.S. 163-82.20A only refers to those who were incarcerated felons whose citizenship rights are restored after finishing their sentence. G.S. 163-82.11 only refers to those who were incarcerated felons whose citizenship rights are restored after finishing their sentence. You will find nothing in the  NCSBE’s List Maintenance Procedures  relating to verification of US citizenship because they don’t verify if someone is a US citizen. The NCSBE won’t take it upon themselves to verify citizenship unless they’re mandated by State law . We have no such mandate in NC. Finally, Noncitizens CAN be issued an SSN. Just having an SSN doesn’t mean they’re a US citizen.  Social Security Numbers for Noncitizens - SSA Noncitizens CAN be issued a DL. Just having a DL# doesn’t mean they’re a US citizen.  March 2023 Declaratory Ruling  – lawfully present immigrants can be granted a full-term driver’s license in NC. “Lawfully present immigrant” means “ qualified noncitizen ”.   Additionally, the State BOE Director was asked last year about verifying citizenship and the response was: “ We are not the citizenship police ”.   Applicants are citizens  if they say so . It’s based on the honor system. Citizen analysts cannot  verify  citizenship status of any registrants because citizenship information is confidential. The NC Auditor won’t verify the citizenship of those on the voter rolls, and neither will the NCSBE unless mandated by the Legislature to do so. Will you please tell me WHY you are not reigning in these nameless, faceless, unelected bureaucrats determined to sink this election, our state, and our nation?  We are quickly running out of time to fix this horrendous mess.  We are supposed to be a nation Of, By and For the PEOPLE. We are now overrun with foreign nationals stealing our votes and our sovereignty and only you can stop it by reigning in the NCSBE.  Thank you and I look forward to hearing from you.   Sincerely, Jane Bilello

Letter written by Don Carter to Senator Warren Daniel. Please revise and write your own otherwise the requests are counted as one. Let's get the message to them to hold the NCSBC accountable to Federal law for getting non-citizens off the voter rolls. Representative Warren, Attached is a recent Rasmussen voter poll that presents the expected number of illegals registered to vote in the United States. One of your House colleagues thought the upcoming North Carolina Constitutional Amendment will address this problem.  Unfortunately, it will not.  The amendment takes effect after the 2024 election, and it doesn’t provide a procedure to detect or a remedy to correct non-citizens registering and voting.  North Carolina is now faced with what might be a precarious situation and since most all states have done likewise, we may be facing the greatest voter fraud in American history!  The attached voter poll concluded that perhaps between 5 and 9% of our current US registrants are non-citizens, with many of these having voted in the 2020 election.  In North Carolina that could reasonably equate to about 500,000 voters (7%). The most disturbing part of the Rasmussen poll is that it likely did not capture the more elusive illegal immigrants that crossed our southern border and registered to vote during the past 3/1/2 years since contact information for this group of illegals was likely unavailable to Rasmussen.    Therefore, the actual number of illegal registrants is likely much higher than Rasmussen determined.  Additionally, this group is likely controlled by NGO’s (non-government organizations) and their ballots will likely be cast entirely for Democrat candidates.   We, the public, cannot identify who or how many illegals have registered recently or where they’re located.  NGOs probably know this!   The number of illegal registrations during the last 3-1/2 years (along with other registering of non-citizens during this period), not considered by Rasmussen, is completely unknown but could possibly be as high as 200,000 to 500,000 in North Carolina.   This group will be most impactful to our 2024 NC election, particularly if NGO’s cast ballots on their behalf.  It could mean North Carolina will have a blue wave, Trump will lose, and the Republican party will lose their legislative supermajorities. I have difficulty understanding why our legislature has not taken the time to assess and address this possibility over the past 3-1/2 years.  It seems so obvious to me that the primary purpose of open borders was to register illegals and capture new ballots.   Anything you could do to help address this would certainly be appreciated.  Please let me know if you have questions or if I can be of any assistance.  Don Carter A lifelong citizen of North Carolina 12612 Shooting Club Road Raleigh, NC 27613 919-931-5687 dfcarter67@gmail.com ====================== The Gaston BOE Director confirmed they use the DL# or SSN-4 to verify identity, not citizenship . There is nothing in HAVA requiring the Boards of Elections to use those numbers to verify citizenship . Sec 303(a)(1)(A)(5)(iii) – it’s left up to the State. Sec 303(a)(1)(B)(ii) – HAVA only requires verification of first/last name , date of birth , and whether the applicant is deceased. There is nothing in Chapter 163 requiring the Boards of Elections to use those numbers to verify citizenship . G.S. 163-82.14(c1) only requires verification of citizenship when someone is excused from jury duty , claiming they can’t be a juror because they’re a noncitizen. G.S. 163-82.4 simply states they’re in violation of the law if they lie on the application form, claiming they’re a citizen when they’re not. (A Class I felony is nothing, btw. Max Sentence 24 months). G.S. 163-82.20 simply states they’re not supposed to register to vote if they’re a noncitizen. It’s left up to voters to be honest. G.S. 163-82.20A only refers to those who were incarcerated felons whose citizenship rights are restored after finishing their sentence. G.S. 163-82.11 only refers to those who were incarcerated felons whose citizenship rights are restored after finishing their sentence. You will find nothing in the NCSBE’s List Maintenance Procedures relating to verification of US citizenship because they don’t verify if someone is a US citizen. The NCSBE won’t take it upon themselves to verify citizenship unless they’re mandated by State law . We have no such mandate in NC. Finally, Noncitizens CAN be issued an SSN. Just having an SSN doesn’t mean they’re a US citizen. Social Security Numbers for Noncitizens - SSA Noncitizens CAN be issued a DL. Just having a DL# doesn’t mean they’re a US citizen. March 2023 Declaratory Ruling – lawfully present immigrants can be granted a full-term driver’s license in NC. “Lawfully present immigrant” means “ qualified noncitizen ”.   Additionally, the State BOE Director was asked last year about verifying citizenship and the response was: “ We are not the citizenship police ”.   Applicants are citizens if they say so . It’s based on the honor system. Citizen analysts cannot verify citizenship status of any registrants because citizenship information is confidential. The NC Auditor won’t verify the citizenship of those on the voter rolls, and neither will the NCSBE unless mandated by the Legislature to do so.   I therefore request you offer a bill requiring the NCSBOE to:   Determine if there are any registrants on the North Carolina voter rolls that are not a United States citizen; and, If there are, to take appropriate action to remove these registrants from the voter rolls or to prevent them from voting in the 2024 election.   Your consideration of this request is greatly appreciated.   Thanks.     Don Carter A lifelong citizen of North Carolina 12612 Shooting Club Road Raleigh, NC 27613 919-931-5687 dfcarter67@gmail.com

Washington Examiner By Paul Bedard, 3 days ago Voters are engulfed in fears that ballot cheating will affect the 2024 presidential election, especially in the six battleground states where the contest will be decided in November. Some 62% of likely voters told Rassmussen Reports/Heartland Institute that they are concerned about cheating based on what they saw in the 2020 elections and their own experiences of receiving improper ballot information in the mail. What's more, the survey details shared with Secrets showed that non-citizens have voted and plan to vote again despite being barred from the polls. It is unusual for a polling outfit to ask if likely voters are legal citizens. In its analysis, Rasmussen said that nationally, “more than five percent (5%) say they are not U.S. citizens and a little less than four percent (4%) are not sure if they’re citizens or not.” Added together, that 9% translates into nearly 14 million votes. 2 Rasmussen’s survey done with the Heartland Institute was unusually large. It had a sample of 2,466 U.S. likely voters, and 5,605 in the six battleground states. Rasmussen pollster Mark Mitchell said that he has just begun to ask if voters are citizens or not. Non-citizens are not legally allowed to vote in federal elections. With the answers he received, Mitchell said the Rasmussen-Heartland poll is the first to show evidence of the potential for massive illegal voting . "We've seen multiple polls that indicate illegal voting issues, but this is the first poll where we've captured illegal aliens telling us that they're voting," he said. “I'm not accusing 14 million people of illegally voting. I'm saying where there's smoke, there's fire. Somebody should check it out,” he told Secrets. Mitchell added, “I'm continuously surprised at the lack of curiosity in the polling industry because this is a real signal that I challenge other people to attempt to replicate. It implies that over potentially 14 million people illegally voting in the election.” Several surveys have shown that the public believes cheating happens in elections. After the 2020 presidential election, Trump’s team charged several states with voting fraud but those charges were generally dismissed. In the survey, majorities said that they have received multiple ballots in the mail and many addressed to people who don’t live at their address. Eighteen percent say that in the 2020 election they personally received more than one official ballot in the mail or received a ballot for someone who does 3 not live at their address, while 74% did not. The number of people who said they got multiple mail-in ballots in 2020 was higher at 20% in the six battleground states. SEE THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS AND BUZZ FROM WASHINGTON SECRETS “The fact that more than 60% of likely voters are concerned about election integrity should be a massive wake-up call to all those who refuse to admit that potential cheating in elections is a major problem,” said Chris Talgo, editorial director of the Heartland Institute. “As the 2020 election demonstrated, mass mailing of ballots based on outdated voter rolls, ballot harvesting, unattended drop boxes, and no excuse mail-in voting has made it easier than ever for those who are committed to breaking the law and illegally voting. The fact that nearly one-in-five likely voters received multiple ballots before the 2020 election cements the case for the urgent need for election integrity reform measures across the states,” Talgo added.