Helping Aliens Vote
Under the Constitution, an individual’s eligibility to vote is left mostly to the states. Article I and the 17th Amendment provide that the electors for Members of Congress shall have the qualifications for electors of the most numerous branch of the state legislatures.[50] Article II provides that presidential electors shall be chosen in the manner directed by state legislatures.[51] All of the states require voters to be U.S. citizens to vote in state elections,[52] and 18 U.S.C. § 611 makes it a crime for “any alien to vote in any election held solely or in part for the purpose of electing a candidate for the office of President, Vice President, Presidential elector,” or Congress.[53]
Other federal laws authorize the Justice Department to prosecute non-citizens for registering and voting in elections. The National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA) requires individuals registering to vote to affirm eligibility requirements, including citizenship.[54] The Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA) added a specific citizenship question to the federal voter registration form.[55] Since citizenship is clearly material to a voter’s eligibility, aliens can be prosecuted for providing false registration information and voting under the NVRA.[56] They can also be prosecuted under 18 U.S.C. § 1015(f), which criminalizes making a false statement or claim about citizenship “in order to register to vote or to vote in any Federal, State, or local election (including an initiative, recall, or referendum),” and under 18 U.S.C. § 911, which prohibits making a false claim of citizenship.
Lee ADDS: Dems see the Illegal Alien’s vote as ‘icing on their cake.’ This is why they support issuing Driver’s Licenses to Illegal Aliens and scores of other ‘hidden benefits.’ It is their (Dems) firn belief that Illegal Aliens will vote Democrat!
As an example, a caucus was held in Nevada to determine the Presidential Candidate for each Party. The Republina Party required a voter to show their DL while the Democrats registered anyone, at any age, with no proof of anything required. The number of Hispanics was amazing but even more amazing was their ages! Some appeared barely out of Grade School!
Talk about disparity! Talk about having a citizen’s vote DILUTED!
