Non-U.S. citizens may have voted in N.C. elections

Submitted by mbieseck on 2011-03-02 10:26

A review by the State Board of Elections has determined that 637 resident aliens may be registered to vote in North Carolina.

The issue was discovered when the board cross checked the names of 6.1 million registered voters against the driver's license database from the N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles.

The analysis found 637 names and addresses of voters whose license information indicated they are "legal presence" drivers — meaning they were not U.S. citizens but that they were here legally when the DMV issued them ID. It is unclear whether some or all of these voters may have become U.S. citizens and registered to vote at some point after receiving their driver's licenses.

In an attempt to find out, the lawyer for the State Board of Elections, Don Wright, has sent a letter to all 637 people asking them to present proof of citizenship. If not proof is provided or the board does not receive a response, those flagged by the review will be removed from the voting rolls.

Below is a sample of the letter sent to the voters in question.
http://projects.newsobserver.com/sites/ ... letter.pdf

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