As the presidential election is fast approaching, the Biden-Harris administration announced last week that it would be suing the state of Virginia for attempting to prevent illegal aliens from voting in the election. As the Old Dominion sought to remove non-citizens from its voter rolls, officials in the Biden-Harris administration have claimed it is an effort to disenfranchise voters.
According to recent reports, Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke asserted that the move was an “eleventh-hour effort” that would “disenfranchise qualified voters.” Furthermore, the Department of Just claimed it was taking action against Virginia because it was too close to the election to remove voters. However, Virginia Governor Glen Youngkin’s executive order for non-citizens to be removed was signed in early August, exactly 90 days before the election, in accordance with federal law.
“With less than 30 days until the election, the Biden-Harris Department of Justice is filing an unprecedented lawsuit against me and the Commonwealth of Virginia for appropriately enforcing a 2006 law signed by Democrat Tim Kaine that requires Virginia to remove noncitizens from the voter rolls – a process that starts with someone declaring themselves a non-citizen and then registering to vote,” Youngkin said.
Maintaining that he will pursue commonsense steps to secure elections, Youngkin continued, “With the support of our Attorney General, we will defend these commonsense steps, that we are legally required to take, with every resource available to us. Virginia’s election will be secure and fair, and I will not stand idly by as this politically motivated action tries to interfere in our elections, period.”
The American Tribune reported on other initiatives around the country, such as in Ohio, where the state has undertaken substantial initiatives to purge noncitizens from its voter rolls and hold those who have illegally voted accountable. Ohio State Secretary Frank LaRose explained the efforts to secure the Buckeye State’s election integrity.
“I’m duty-bound to make sure people who haven’t yet earned citizenship in this country do not vote in our elections. We’ve so far identified 597 individuals who’ve registered to vote in Ohio despite not being citizens of the United States, as our state constitution requires,” LaRose said. “The evidence includes 138 individuals who appear to have cast a ballot in an Ohio election during the time state and federal records show they lacked citizenship status. The law requires me to refer these individuals to the attorney general, and that’s what we’re doing today,” he added.
“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,” LaRose said, maintaining his duty to citizens of Ohio. “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.”
“I want to give these folks the benefit of the doubt and say that most of them didn’t intend to break the law,” LaRose added. However, the secretary noted that he must protect his state’s elections. “We want to make sure a mistaken registration doesn’t become an illegal vote. We also want to make sure that lawfully registered citizens can participate seamlessly in the process.”
Watch House Speaker Johnson stress the need for election integrity below:
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