Media, whether Left or Right, will always skew the reports for their agenda – PB/TK
Right-wing media hype flawed report on illegal voting pushed by serial conservative misinformers – By Julie Alderman / June 7 2017
Conservative media are reporting on a study claiming that thousands of illegal votes have been cast in Virginia since 1988. However, the study’s authors have reportedly used “unreliable methodology” before, its findings go against those of several other studies and experts on voter fraud, and a person inaccurately targeted in it has called it a “gross misrepresentation of the facts.” Additionally, the study was put out by groups known for spreading conspiracy theories and fables about voter fraud and intimidation and which have previously used dubious methodologies in their studies.
Report: Thousands of noncitizens cast illegal votes in Virginia. In a report titled “Alien Invasion II,” the Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) and Virginia Voters Alliance (VVA) alleged that “large numbers of ineligible aliens are registering to vote and casting ballots” in Virginia. The report claims that over 5,500 noncitizens there were “removed from voter rolls for citizenship problems during the last few election cycles,” adding that “of these illegal registrants, 1,852 cast nearly 7,500 ballots in elections dating back to 1988.” From the May 2017 report (footnotes removed):
“In October 2016, looking at data from only eight Virginia counties, we uncovered proof that large numbers of ineligible aliens are registering to vote and casting ballots. Our investigation revealed that in these eight Virginia localities more than 1,000 non-citizens had recently been removed from the voter rolls. In this small sample, nearly 200 verified ballots were cast prior to official removal. Each one of them is likely a felony.
This report details the statewide problem of registered voters with citizenship problems in Virginia.
Despite obstruction from local and state officials, the Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) expanded the non-citizen investigation to the entire Commonwealth. As a result, the number of registrants removed from voter rolls for citizenship problems during the last few election cycles grew to over 5,500. Of these illegal registrants, 1,852 cast nearly 7,500 ballots in elections dating back to 1988.
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Remember, the 5,500-plus registrants removed for citizenship problems are only those who were caught. They were caught by happenstance, usually by telling the motor vehicle agency they were not a citizen after previously telling the agency they were a citizen. It is not unreasonable to conclude that the full, and unknown, extent of non-citizens registered to vote far exceeds the 5,500-plus who were removed. [Public Interest Legal Foundation and Virginia Voters Alliance, May 2017]”
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