Regional & State News
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DOJ Sues Virginia for Failing to Turn Over Voter Rolls
The U.S. Department of Justice is suing the Commonwealth of Virginia over its failure to provide election records, according to a news release Friday. This lawsuit becomes the latest in what’s been a flurry of legal actions by President Donald Trump’s administration against states to ensure election integrity and accurate voter rolls. The DOJ’s suit…
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Oregon Expands Online Voter Registration, Allowing Sign-Ups Without Driver’s License or State ID
Oregon has updated its online voter registration system to allow residents to register without an Oregon driver’s license or state identification card, a change state officials say will expand access while preserving election integrity, but that critics say weakens safeguards and risks undermining public trust. Under the update, announced by the Secretary of State’s office…
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Justice Department Sues 6 More States for Withholding Voter Rolls
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The Justice Department on Tuesday filed lawsuits against six additional states for refusing to turn over their statewide voter registration lists in response to formal requests. The complaints, filed in federal courts, allege the states violated provisions under the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) of 1993, the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) of 2002, and…
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Man Charged With Stealing US Identity to Get Passport, Driver’s License, and to Vote
A Colombian national stole the identity of an American citizen to secure a passport, a driver’s license, and to vote in the federal election, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said in a Nov. 17 statement. The indicted individual is Carlos Felipe Jaramillo Grajales, 55, from Jacksonville, Florida. “According to the indictment, Grajales is a Colombian…
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Kansas Mayor, a Mexican Citizen, Illegally Voted in State Elections: DHS
in : Newsby :
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said on Nov. 13 that the recently reelected mayor of Coldwater, Kansas, illegally voted in several U.S. elections. Jose “Joe” Ceballos-Armendariz, 54, a Mexican national, entered the country on a green card in 1990, claimed to be a citizen on voter registration forms, and voted in elections for which…
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Small-Town Kansas Mayor, a Mexican Citizen, Faces Voter Fraud Charges After Reelection
Jose “Joe” Ceballos, newly reelected mayor of a tiny Coldwater, Kansas, is facing six criminal counts related to voter fraud for allegedly voting in the state since 2022 despite being a Mexican citizen. State Attorney General Kris Kobach filed the charges Wednesday, the day after Ceballos was reelected in the small town in southwestern Kansas.…
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Texas Voters Approve Amendments to Ban Noncitizens From Voting, Affirming Parental Rights
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Texas voters approved several key constitutional amendments that ban noncitizens from voting, codify parental rights, and protect future generations from an inheritance tax. The three propositions—16, 15, and 8—were part of 17 ballot measures to change the Texas Constitution that voters considered on Nov. 4. Proposition 16, “clarifying that a voter must be a United…
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7 Charged in Pennsylvania Voter Registration Fraud Scheme
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After a yearlong probe into allegations of fabricated voter registration forms submitted in anticipation of the 2024 presidential election, Pennsylvania has introduced criminal indictments against seven individuals, including six canvassers and their supervisor. Prosecutors said Guillermo Sainz, a 33-year-old from Arizona, was the lead for registration initiatives within Pennsylvania for Field+Media Corps, a consulting firm…
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New Jersey Republicans Request DOJ Send Election Monitors to Passaic County
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) is reviewing a request by New Jersey Republicans asking the federal agency to send election monitors to Passaic County after the local Board of Elections blocked a proposal to install security cameras where ballots are stored and processed. “The Justice Department is committed to upholding the integrity of our electoral…
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Texas Finds More Than 2,700 Suspected Noncitizen Voters After State Review
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Texas’s election review identified 2,724 individuals on the voter registration list who are likely illegal immigrants. Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson said on Oct. 20 that a comparison of Texas’s 18 million registered voters against the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ SAVE database reveals “2,724 potential noncitizens who are registered to vote in Texas.”…
