Overview
- The administration publicized a Department of Homeland Security review that officials say identified roughly 278,000 possible noncitizen registrations and about 400,000 deceased people still on voter rolls nationwide.
- DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin released state-specific tallies and sent a letter to Nevada alleging up to 15,903 noncitizen registrants with 8,576 close identifier matches while offering federal help and setting a short engagement deadline for the state.
- The Justice Department has warned all 50 states that election officials could face prosecution for knowingly allowing noncitizens to vote and said cases will be examined individually for whether illegal votes occurred.
- Nevada’s top election officials and other state leaders disputed the federal counts and methods, saying the data and proof have not been shared, stressing that states run elections and raising concerns about errors from data matching.
- Federal action combines use of the SAVE program and public-record matches to flag potential ineligible registrants, is increasing legal and operational strain on state election offices, and could reshape pre-midterm politics and resource rules for election security.