Speech #1020158513

This bill would specifically prohibit this Alaskan precaution. Another election fraud problem is the case of illegal voting by aliens. The Immigration and Naturalization Service examined a sample of ballots cast by foreignborn voters in a 1989 U.S. House of Representatives special election. Fully 11 percent of these sample ballots were cast illegally by noncitizens. INS also said the percentage of fraudulent lallots in the sample could be as high as 24 percent. One way to prevent noncitizen voting in Federal elections would be to ask for documents establishing citizenship at the time of registration. Unfortunately. under S. 250s mail registration requirement. it would be illegal under Federal law to ask for proof of citizenship during registration. In an effort to counter the threat of increased opportunities for fraud from S. 250s mail registration requirement. the bill would permit States to require new voters who have registered by mail to vote in person when they cast their first ballot.