non-citizen voting

Alaska sent 3,048 letters to voters asking them to verify their citizenship ahead of the August 18 primary, a number higher than usual. State officials attributed the discrepancy to old data being picked up during voter roll maintenance with the Division of Motor Vehicles. The process does not require documentation and aims to ensure only citizens vote, while lawmakers expressed concerns about potential citizen voters being flagged.

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin warned election officials in non-compliant states could face prosecution for not securing elections or sharing voter data through the SAVE program. The Trump administration announced mandatory security measures for voting machines and threatened to withhold grants from states that refuse, citing vulnerabilities to foreign adversaries. Four states—Nevada, California, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania—were targeted for having non-citizens on voter rolls, with Mullin citing over 250,000 such cases nationwide.

The Los Angeles City Council approved a November ballot proposal allowing non-citizens to vote in council and school board elections, alongside measures to increase parks funding and expand police department oversight. The non-citizen voting proposal, supported by Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martinez, faces opposition over costs and eligibility concerns, while the parks funding plan aims to double investment over a decade.