{"id":120704,"date":"2024-11-01T05:00:59","date_gmt":"2024-10-31T22:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=120704"},"modified":"2024-11-01T05:00:59","modified_gmt":"2024-10-31T22:00:59","slug":"iowa-election-officials-sued-by-4-naturalized-citizens-who-say-their-right-to-vote-was-harmed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=120704","title":{"rendered":"Iowa election officials sued by 4 naturalized citizens who say their right to vote was harmed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) \u2014 Four voters and a Hispanic civil rights group sued Iowa\u2019s top election official, alleging he infringed upon their rights when he directed election workers <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/noncitizen-voting-iowa-622235f2771a372801a5e3c4d1a86343\">to challenge some voters\u2019 ballots<\/a><\/span> in an attempt to keep ineligible noncitizens from illegally voting.<\/p>\n<p>The American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa filed a legal challenge in federal court late Wednesday on behalf of four individuals flagged by Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate as registered voters who might not be citizens. They are naturalized citizens, according to the complaint. The suit also names some of Iowa\u2019s county auditors, who are tasked with facilitating elections.<\/p>\n<p>Concern about elections being undermined by noncitizen voting has been a focus of <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/voting-immigrants-noncitizen-trump-republicans-2024-1c65429c152c2a10514b5156eacf9ca7\">political messaging<\/a><\/span> this year from Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump and other Republicans, even though <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/noncitizens-voting-republicans-election-2024-immigration-09b86e6768f755fd875f3c51b0e8ea70\">such voting is rare in American elections<\/a><\/span>. <\/p>\n<p>Pate\u2019s office said last week that it provided county auditors with a list of 2,022 people who told the state\u2019s Department of Transportation that they are not citizens but subsequently registered to vote or voted. Since those individuals may have become naturalized citizens in the lapsed time, Pate\u2019s office told county elections officials to challenge their ballots and have them cast a provisional ballot instead.<\/p>\n<p>They would have seven days \u2014 one more than usual because of a federal holiday \u2014 to provide proof of their citizenship status so that their ballot is counted.<\/p>\n<p>Orcun Selcuk is one new voter who registered last year, a day after he became a U.S. citizen, and has since voted in elections without issue. He voted early this month but recently received a letter stating that his ballot was being challenged.<\/p>\n<p>Now, the native of Turkey who settled in Decorah fears other new citizens will be intimidated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a political science professor, I understand and feel deeply about the importance of voting in a democracy,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The ACLU is also representing the League of United Latin American Citizens, or LULAC, of Iowa.<\/p>\n<p>It is illegal for non-U.S. citizens to vote in federal elections, but <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-immigrant-voting-noncitizens-elections-explained-cf4c73b336147b5f5d9c2a22b2564994\">there is no evidence<\/a><\/span> that it is occurring in significant numbers, though Iowa and some other states have identified dozens of such cases.<\/p>\n<p>Before the lawsuit was filed, Pate told reporters at a news conference Wednesday that the DOT list is the \u201conly list that we have available to us\u201d without access to federal immigration records.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re balancing this process. We want everyone to be able to vote. That\u2019s why none of them have been taken off the voter rolls,\u201d he said. But \u201cwe do owe an obligation to make sure that they are citizens now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With early voting well underway and just days to go before the Nov. 5 election, the lawsuit asks for the list to be rescinded and voters on it to not be challenged on this basis. It alleges Iowa\u2019s election officials are burdening the right to vote and discriminating against naturalized citizens, treating these voters differently from others in violation of their constitutional right to equal protection.<\/p>\n<p>Rita Bettis Austen, ACLU of Iowa\u2019s legal director, said Thursday that Pate is \u201cspearheading an effort to disenfranchise Iowa U.S. citizens\u201d when he should be protecting voting rights.<\/p>\n<div class=\"Infobox\" data-module=\"\" data-gtm-region=\"What to know about the 2024 Election Today's news: Follow live updates from the campaign trail from the AP. Elections, explained: We answer your election questions. Ground Game: Sign up for AP's weekly politics newsletter to get it in your inbox every Monday. AP's Role: The Associated Press is the most trusted source of information on election night, with a history of accuracy dating to 1848. Learn more.\" data-align-center=\"\">\n<div class=\"Infobox-items RichTextBody\">\n<p><b>What to know about the 2024 Election<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cHe is fueling a false narrative about voter fraud by noncitizens and laying the groundwork to undermine confidence in the election,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird said in a statement that LULAC is attempting a last-minute effort to \u201clet noncitizens illegally vote.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am fighting to defend our long-standing election integrity laws and ensure Iowans can maintain trust in our elections,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>The Associated Press left email messages with Pate\u2019s office on Thursday seeking comment on the ACLU\u2019s lawsuit.<\/p>\n<p>Election officials routinely check voter lists for anyone who might not be eligible and remove them under processes set by federal and state laws. Some state\u2019s efforts to remove people from voter lists close to the election have been challenged.<\/p>\n<p>Since no voter has been removed from Iowa\u2019s lists, Pate tried to differentiate Iowa from other states, such as <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/virginia-voter-purge-8a9e00e9e2e341d12d546e92873596a8\">Virginia<\/a><\/span>, where more than 1,600 voters were purged from the voter registration list in the past two months in a program enacted through an Aug. 7 executive order from Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin.<\/p>\n<p>The Justice Department and a coalition of private groups sued Virginia earlier in October, arguing that state election officials violated federal law\u2019s <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/crt\/about-national-voter-registration-act\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">90-day \u201cquiet period\u201d ahead of elections<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/crt\/national-voter-registration-act-1993-nvra\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The National Voter Registration Act<\/a><\/span> requires that quiet period so that legitimate voters are not removed from the rolls by bureaucratic errors or last-minute mistakes that cannot be quickly corrected. <\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Supreme Court\u2019s <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/supreme-court-virginia-voter-registration-purge-ba3d785d9d2d169d9c02207a42893757\">conservative majority said Wednesday that Virginia could continue<\/a><\/span>, overruling a federal judge that said the state\u2019s purge was illegal. A federal appeals court had previously allowed the judge\u2019s order to remain in effect.<\/p>\n<p>In a similar lawsuit in Alabama, a federal judge this month <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/alabama-voter-purge-allen-secretary-state-judge-6cec74a5bc2afef14beae6827d4cf971\">ordered the state<\/a><\/span> to restore eligibility for more than 3,200 voters who had been deemed ineligible noncitizens. Testimony from state officials in that case showed that roughly 2,000 of the 3,251 voters who were made inactive were actually legally registered citizens.<\/p>\n<p>In eastern Johnson County, Iowa, home to more than 110,000 registered voters and the University of Iowa in Iowa City, county auditor Erin Shane said Thursday that her office is working to confirm the citizenship status of the 295 names they received.<\/p>\n<p>Shane, who was named in the lawsuit because one of the voters lives in Johnson County, said officials have notified each person and so far confirmed that 63 people are U.S. citizens; one person \u201cwas referred to law enforcement for additional clarification,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe still have 232 people left to confirm and it is unfortunately happening when our office is in its busiest season,\u201d she said. \u201cThe people who have received our letters are coming into our office with a range of emotions from disappointment to understandably angry.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n  window.fbAsyncInit = function() {\n      FB.init({\n              appId : '870613919693099',\n          xfbml : true,\n          version : 'v2.9'\n      });\n  };\n  (function(d, s, id){\n     var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n     if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}\n     js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n     js.src = \"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\";\n     fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n   }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/iowa-naturalized-citizens-noncitizens-voting-6f99a138f594a6e9eb49cb63a1f8ca5b\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) \u2014 Four voters and a Hispanic civil rights group sued Iowa\u2019s top election official, alleging he infringed upon their rights when he directed election workers to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=120704\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8629],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-120704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-u-s","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120704","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=120704"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120704\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=120704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=120704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=120704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}