Alaska sends 3,000 letters asking voters to verify their citizenship ahead of this year’s elections
Officials say the review usually flags about 200 names, but this year it led to 3,048 letters and concerns from lawmakers and voting-rights groups.
- Alaska elections officials sent 3,048 letters to voters asking them to verify their citizenship status before the August 18 primary, with Elections Director Carol Beecher noting the volume is unusually high.
- The issue arose when the Division of Elections compared its voter list with Division of Motor Vehicles data, where Beecher said it appears 'a lot of old data was picked up somehow' during maintenance.
- Records for approximately 15,200 applicants were flagged in the 'non-routine request,' as DMV spokesperson Steve Kirch explained that naturalized citizens may remain flagged if they failed to update their information.
- Recipients are moved to a list of 'inactive' voters but remain eligible to cast a special ballot attesting to their qualifications, as Beecher emphasized the process 'is not disenfranchising' individuals.
- Alaska is one of at least 16 states sharing voter data with the Trump administration, while Department of Homeland Security citizenship checks have faced criticism for potentially flagging eligible voters incorrectly.
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Alaska has sent 3,048 letters to voters asking them to verify their citizenship status ahead of the August 18 primaries. The post Alaska Abruptly Moves More Than 3,000 Voters to Inactive Status, Asks Them to Verify Citizenship Status Ahead of August Primary appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
Alaska officials ask voters to verify citizenship after data error
Alaska sent more than 3,000 letters to voters in the state asking them to verify their citizenship, ahead of the Aug. 18 primary, after a data mix-up between state agencies possibly added noncitizens to the voter rolls. Alaska Division of Elections Director Carol Beecher said during a hearing with state lawmakers that while the division…
Alaska Asks 3,000 Voters: Wait, Who Are You Again? – Jeffrey Lord
Something strange happened in Juneau this summer. More than 3,000 Alaskans got a letter from the state asking a simple, almost old-fashioned question: are you a citizen? Normally that letter goes out to about 200 people a year — a quiet bit of housekeeping as Alaska checks its voter rolls against DMV records. This year the number jumped fifteen-fold. Carol Beecher, who runs the state’s Division of Elections, told lawmakers this week that “old da…
Alaska Sends Thousands Of Voters Citizenship Verification Letters Ahead Of Midterm Elections - Real News Now
Alaska election officials have mailed more than 3,000 letters to registered voters asking them to verify their U.S. citizenship ahead of this year’s elections, marking a dramatic increase from the roughly 200 cases that typically arise during routine voter roll maintenance. The move is part of the state’s effort to ensure only eligible citizens remain on the voter rolls. According to the Alaska Division of Elections, approximately 3,048 letters …
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