{"id":121416,"date":"2024-11-03T01:52:49","date_gmt":"2024-11-02T18:52:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=121416"},"modified":"2024-11-03T01:52:49","modified_gmt":"2024-11-02T18:52:49","slug":"us-citizens-caught-in-virginias-voter-purge-aimed-at-noncitizens-speak-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=121416","title":{"rendered":"US citizens caught in Virginia\u2019s voter purge aimed at noncitizens speak out"},"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 data-editable=\"content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-reorderable=\"content\">\n<p>\n    <cite class=\"source__cite\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__location\" data-editable=\"location\"\/><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__text\" data-editable=\"source\">CNN<\/span><br \/>\n        \u00a0\u2014\u00a0<br \/>\n    <\/cite>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2z7tqma001n2cny99uy7ktj@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            This week the Supreme Court revived Virginia Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin\u2019s effort to purge 1,600 people he says are suspected noncitizens from the state\u2019s voter registration rolls using records from the Department of Motor Vehicles.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2z9txld00043b6mu6yc5wps@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            But the practice, critics say, is haphazard given those DMV records may not be current and can result in US citizens being removed from voter rolls.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2z9txld00053b6mo3g54kzq@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            CNN obtained access to the list of Virginia voters who were removed and called over 100. We found a variety of US citizens and noncitizens, some of whom were aware they\u2019d been purged while others, who had not yet voted, learned the news from CNN.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2z9txld00063b6m8f3625zr@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Noncitizens CNN spoke with said they didn\u2019t plan to vote and some were unsure how they were even registered.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2z9txld00073b6m7rh0plph@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Documented cases of noncitizens voting are extremely rare. A recent Georgia audit of the 8.2 million people on its rolls found just 20 registered noncitizens \u2013 only nine of whom had voted.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2z9txld00083b6m64c1hm1l@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cGovernor Youngkin has been clear: every eligible Virginia citizen who wants to vote can do so by Same Day Registering through Election Day\u2014that\u2019s what our law says,\u201d said Youngkin spokesman Christian Martinez.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2z9txld00093b6mom81sg4h@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            A \u201cfinal failsafe,\u201d Martinez added, is the ability for residents to use same day registration to vote early or on Election Day.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2z9txld000a3b6ml38xr50a@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Here\u2019s what some voters told CNN about their experiences:\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2z9txld000b3b6m53udlt99@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            18-year-old Rachel Xu, a student at George Mason University, says she became a citizen a year ago. She was not aware she had been removed from the state voter registration rolls until she was contacted by CNN. She told CNN she moved to the US from China with her family after her father got a job with the US government.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2z9txld000c3b6myllv2bt9@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cI\u2019m not that excited about this election but it\u2019s my right to vote and it shouldn\u2019t be taken away from me,\u201d she said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2z9txld000d3b6mm410rrvd@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Xu said she plans to re-register and cast her ballot for Trump.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2z9txld000e3b6mn27lwa1j@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Nadra Wilson was also listed as a noncitizen and was purged from Virginia\u2019s voter rolls. Wilson told CNN she was born in the US: \u201cI was born in Brooklyn, New York.\u201d The 57-year-old empty nester says she\u2019s been voting in Virginia without any problems since 2015. She had no idea why she was purged from the voter rolls.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2z9txld000f3b6men6vlncz@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Wilson was able to re-register and she says she voted this week, \u201cbut I\u2019m very concerned that this happened.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2z9txld000g3b6motuy8im7@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Fatima Bashir is an 18-year-old student at Northern Virginia College studying cybersecurity. She also didn\u2019t realize she had been purged from Virginia\u2019s voter registration rolls until she received a call from CNN. \u201cI\u2019m surprised right now. Why did they take me off?\u201d Bashir said she was born in Pakistan but became a US citizen a year ago. She is planning to vote this election for the first time. She said she is still undecided but \u201cI have the right to vote.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2z9txld000h3b6m4u1ybz24@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Saule Bohoney was also wiped off of Virginia\u2019s voter registration rolls. She is a naturalized citizen born in central Asia. She became aware she had been taken off Virginia\u2019s voter rolls after receiving mail from the state informing her.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2z9txld000i3b6mq660fhio@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Bohoney told CNN that she voted in the 2020 election and is still undecided but has not been able to re-register just yet, though she plans to.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2z9txld000j3b6mm5rd8sbc@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cI have two kids and a full-time job, and I just haven\u2019t had time to address this,\u201d she said. \u201cI felt disappointed that this happened. I am a professional working for a federal intelligence agency. So, it felt silly to me that I was removed.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2z9txld000l3b6maynvsrhr@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            In Alexandria, Virginia, 21-year-old Abdullah Al Mosawa learned from a TikTok about Virginia\u2019s voter registration purge program. He did his own research and realized he was one of the more than 1,000 individuals who had been removed from the state\u2019s voter rolls.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2z9txld000m3b6m1gejsomf@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cI wouldn\u2019t say it feels great,\u201d Al Mosawa said, after learning that he was purged because state officials falsely suspected him of being a noncitizen.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2z9txld000n3b6mytnfux8e@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Al Mosawa grew up in Yemen and became a US citizen in 2018. This would be his first time voting in a US election.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2z9txld000o3b6m9l8qkxmh@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Because his initial voter registration has been purged, Al Mosawa said he plans to re-register in order to vote for his candidate, Green Party nominee Jill Stein. \u201cNot Trump, for sure.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2z9txld000p3b6mi75qi1vz@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cNo matter who you vote for, their party still controls them,\u201d he said. \u201cSo I tried to go for somebody who\u2019s a little bit different.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2z9txld000q3b6mvkj4fmyf@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            As a busy business owner, he said it\u2019s confusing and difficult to have to register again. But as a young person, he said he is excited to vote and that \u201cit\u2019s time to think about these problems and (elections).\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2z9txld000r3b6m9cw8mvi7@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Ryan Snow, counsel with the Lawyers\u2019 Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and part of the counsel group representing the plaintiffs in the case, said voting rights groups are now focused on reaching out to voters who have been purged to confirm their eligibility and provide them with information about how to use the same day registration process.\n    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<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<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:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/11\/02\/politics\/us-citizens-caught-in-virginias-voter-purge\/index.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN \u00a0\u2014\u00a0 This week the Supreme Court revived Virginia Republican Gov. 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