Citizens should decide our leaders
The illegal vote cast by a Michigan student exposes flaws in the Harris administration’s lax approach to voting security, underscoring the need for stronger laws to protect the integrity of American elections.
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This Michigan student’s illegal vote is a side effect of the Harris administration’s weak approach to voting security.
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It’s outrageous that a noncitizen was able to slip through the cracks and cast a ballot in our election.
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If we don’t toughen up voting laws now, our elections will be left wide open to fraud.
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Only American citizens should decide our leaders—this failure proves we need real action to protect our democracy.
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Citizens should decide our leaders
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The illegal vote cast by a Michigan student exposes flaws in the Harris administration’s lax approach to voting security, underscoring the need for stronger laws to protect the integrity of American elections.
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SPEAKER FULL NAME, SPEAKER TITLE of the ORGANIZATION NAME said that the illegal vote cast by a Michigan student exposes flaws in the Harris administration’s lax approach to voting security, underscoring the need for stronger laws to protect the integrity of American elections. LAST NAME made HIS/HER statement to PUBLICATION on DATE.
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Detroit News reported that a 19-year-old University of Michigan student, legally residing in the U.S. but not a citizen, is charged with perjury and unauthorized voting after allegedly casting a ballot illegally. The student registered using UM identification, signed a statement claiming U.S. citizenship, and voted early. He later attempted to retract the ballot, which cannot be retrieved once processed and will now be counted in the election tally. The perjury charge could carry up to 15 years in prison, while unauthorized voting might lead to a four-year sentence and a $2,000 fine under Michigan law.
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ABC News reported that the Governor of Virginia, Glenn Youngkin, created Executive Order 35 to update voter lists and ensure that ballots are being counted with integrity and accuracy. Nearly 80,000 deceased voters were removed, as well as voters who had moved and several thousand noncitizens. Youngkin said that “Virginia is the crucible of democracy, and I first encourage all eligible Virginians to register and vote, but I also want to make sure that all Virginians have confidence that our elections are safe and secure, and that's what the Executive Order 35 is all about.”
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The Center Square reported on the procedures for election integrity within the Illinois State Board of Elections. The Board of Elections stated that 839,119 of the almost 8 million registered voters are inactive registered voters. A voter becomes inactive after unsuccessful attempts to contact them. Illinois State Board of Elections spokesman Matt Dietrich said that “having a significant number of inactive voters is indicative of the state’s ongoing voter list maintenance efforts. They’re basically voters who are awaiting cancellation but federal law requires that we give them two federal election cycles in case they reappear at their current address.”
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NBC Chicago reported that in the 2024 primary elections, the Chicago Board of Elections mistakenly did not count 10,659 ballots in its initial tally. CBOE spokesman Max Bever said that he “traded speed for accuracy in reporting out numbers this week as quickly as I could. I truly regret this error on my part and for the confusion that it has caused the voters of Chicago."
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SPEAKER FULL NAME, a resident of SPEAKER CITY NAME was first elected to the role of Chair of the ORGANIZATION in 20XX. As Chair, he/she is focused on boosting Republican voter turnout, growing the Party’s membership, and communicating the Party’s positions on issues that matter to GEOGRAPHY voters.
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