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Noncitizen voter claims spark a legal showdown ahead of the midterms

Election integrity experts and state officials clash over suspected noncitizen registrations.

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The story

An election expert claims thousands of noncitizens may be registered to vote in California and Washington, citing issues with automatic registration systems and federal data tools.

Source: www.foxnews.com

Our reading

A voting rights expert claims noncitizens are being registered to vote in California and Washington, but the states say the data is flawed and the findings are politically motivated. The expert insists the problem is widespread, but the states argue the evidence is unreliable and the timing of the claims is suspicious.

It’s the same old story: one side says the system is broken, the other says the data is fake, and the voters are left wondering if they’re being counted or not. the expert, who once worked for the DOJ, is now the one sounding the alarm, even as the states push back with legal arguments and political rhetoric.

The whole thing feels like a game of legal chess, with the midterm elections as the checkmate. But the real question is whether anyone actually cares about the rules, or just the outcome.

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