Judicial Watch: 113 Noncitizens Voted in DC Presidential Primary

(Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced today it received an Excel spreadsheet of names and other data from the District of Columbia Board of Elections revealing that 113 noncitizens voted in the June “2024 Presidential Primary.”

The alien voter information was produced in response to a Judicial Watch July 3, 2024, DC Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for:

a. All public records that identify the number of non-citizens who voted in the June 2024 primary;

b. The wards in which they are located;

c. The party affiliation they registered as;

d. Any records that identify whether the non-citizens are lawfully or unlawfully present aliens; and

e. Records that identify the same information for non-citizens registered to vote who will be eligible to vote in the general election (i.e., including independents).

This spreadsheet updates data received earlier by Judicial Watch through a pre-primary DC FOIA request (May 14, 2024) to the DC Board of Elections for records regarding the number of noncitizens registered to vote in Washington, DC, under the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act. The data showed that at the time 583 foreign nationals were registered to vote in the June primary election. The records from the earlier FOIA request also confirmed that noncitizens can be election workers in the District of Columbia.

Based on the updated, post-primary data from the spreadsheet and from the DC Board of Elections website, the turnout rate in the primary among non-U.S.-citizen registrants was 19.3%, as compared to the turnout rate among U.S.-Citizen registrants of 25.9%.

The records previously obtained by Judicial Watch include a Board of Elections meeting transcript that explains that noncitizens are not required to have an ID to vote. If they do not have proof of residence when they go to register to vote or vote for the first time they can still vote by “Special Ballot.” Also, prisoners are welcome to vote, according to a “Voting Guide for Incarcerated Residents.”

“The fact that 113 foreign nationals voted in the presidential primary in Washington, DC, is a national scandal, is an insult to every American voter, and may be a violation of federal law,” Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton said.

While federal law prohibits non-citizens from voting in federal elections, there are at least two states and local jurisdictions in the United States that allow non-citizens who are legal permanent residents to vote in local elections. These include:

1. Maryland: Barnesville, Cheverly, Chevy Chase, Garrett Park, Glen Echo, Hyattsville, Martin’s Additions, Mount Rainier, Riverdale Park, Somerset, Takoma Park.

2. Vermont: Burlington, Montpelier, Winooski.

In May 2024, Judicial Watch received records from the District of Columbia, explaining to illegal aliens and other noncitizens how they can register to vote in local elections.

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