{"id":65104,"date":"2026-08-20T12:48:50","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T16:48:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=65104"},"modified":"2026-08-20T12:48:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T16:48:50","slug":"the-search-for-voter-integrity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=65104","title":{"rendered":"The Search For Voter Integrity"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Monday, The Federalist<\/a> posted an article about California’s lack of ability to determine how many noncitizens have been removed from its voting rolls or the lack of a policy to investing illegal voting.<\/p>\n

The article reports:<\/p>\n

For years, Americans have been told that concerns about noncitizens voting are a myth, a right-wing talking point unworthy of serious attention. California\u2019s own secretary of state and attorney general have proven otherwise, however, not by admitting the state has no idea whether, or how often, it\u2019s even happening, but by indicating the state isn\u2019t bothering to track it.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A few weeks ago, the ACLJ (American Center For Law & Justice) submitted two California Public Records Act (CPRA) requests \u2014 one to the California secretary of state<\/a> and one to Attorney Genera<\/a>l Rob Bonta\u2019s office<\/a> \u2014 seeking records on how the state maintains the integrity of its voter rolls. The Attorney General\u2019s Office took an extension, ultimately responding on Aug. 10.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Secretary of State\u2019s Office responded first, but refused to provide any records responsive to our request. According to its answer<\/a>, the statewide voter registration system simply \u201cdoes not contain\u201d a specific cancellation reason for non-citizenship. In other words, the state cannot tell us how many noncitizens have ever been removed from its voter rolls \u2014 because it doesn\u2019t keep that information at all.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The article concludes:<\/p>\n

It\u2019s also worth noting that California doesn\u2019t require proof of citizenship or lawful presence for a certain category of driver\u2019s license, AB 60 \u2014 the same kind of licensing pathway that triggered New Jersey\u2019s noncitizen voter roll problem. And driver\u2019s licenses are used to establish identity.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The ACLJ isn\u2019t done here. We\u2019re pressing for the records that California\u2019s DOJ says it\u2019s still reviewing, and depending on what \u2014 or what isn\u2019t \u2014 in that response, our options range from further legal demands to potential litigation for noncompliance with state and federal recordkeeping laws.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The California Secretary of State\u2019s Office has now told the country that it doesn\u2019t know how many noncitizens have been removed from its voter rolls, and the Attorney General\u2019s Office admitted that it has no formal policy for investigating illegal voting when it\u2019s reported. That\u2019s not a technicality. That\u2019s a transparency failure in need of further investigation.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is no way to run a state!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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