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    Duran: Non-citizens voted in N.M. elections

    Duran: Non-citizens voted in NM elections

    By Milan Simonich Santa Fe Bureau
    Posted: 03/16/2011 01:44:59 AM MDT

    SANTA FE - Secretary of State Dianna Duran on Tuesday said she had uncovered evidence of fraud in New Mexico elections.

    Duran said her staff had found instances in which people who were not U.S. citizens voted in New Mexico elections. She said this discovery was made by comparing voter rolls to driver's licenses issued to foreign nationals.

    "We found 37 individuals who are in the foreign national database and have voted in our elections," Duran said. "We believe these people are not eligible voters."

    Duran made her comments before the House Voters and Elections Committee, where she was testifying for a bill that would require government-issued photo identification to vote.

    One of the committee members, House Speaker Ben Lujan, asked how many cases of voter fraud had been pinpointed in Eddy County, home of the bill's sponsor. The answer was none or none that could be documented.

    Minutes later, Duran told the committee she had decided to share certain findings of work done by her office. Then she said people who were listed in the databank of noncitizens had voted in elections.

    New Mexico is one of three states that issues driver's licenses to people without proof of immigration status. These drivers, numbering about 83,000, are listed as foreign nationals by the state Motor Vehicle Division.

    The roster of foreign nationals is being checked against voter lists, Duran said.

    Some foreign nationals may have been in the country legally on student or work visas, but they did not have U.S. citizenship, a requirement to vote.
    Duran said the records her staff is checking were from 2003 to 2010. The law allowing foreign nationals to obtain New Mexico driver's licenses took effect in 2003.

    She went on to describe what she told the committee as a "preliminary" finding, and said more work would be done to determine if others ineligible to vote had cast ballots.

    Santa Fe Bureau Chief Milan Simonich can be reached at msimonich@tnmnp.com or (505) 820-6898. His blog is at nmcapitolreport.com.

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    This is rampant across the country and must be stopped.
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    respect and with every purpose of your will thoroughly Americans. You
    cannot become thoroughly Americans if you think of yourselves in groups. President Woodrow Wilson

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    This does NOT surprise me in the least. At least in NM they actually checked it and exposed it.

    With the corrupt rule in Maryland this will never happen. CASA de MD had big signs posted on their day labor sites IN SPANISH saying "REGISTER HERE TO VOTE!" and they would send out voter cards in Spanish. Plus MD also has motor voter and gave tons of illlegals licenses and voter registration forms at the same time.

    This does go on in many states and this is EXACTLY how we will "be defeated from within." Just like Kruschev said.

    When will this madness END?

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    Foreign Nationals Fraudulently Voted in New Mexico Elections, State Official Says

    Published March 16, 2011
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    Dozens of foreign nationals fraudulently voted in New Mexico elections, the state's top elections official said after reviewing the state's voter registration rolls and a list of the thousands of foreign nationals who have been issued driver's licenses under a controversial state law.

    Secretary of State Dianna Duran issued a statement Tuesday evening that provided details of her office's findings after two days of cross-checking the databases.

    The office matched 117 voter registrations to names and dates of birth in the database of foreign national license holders. All 117 have Social Security numbers on their voter registrations that do not match their names, and at least 37 of those individuals have voted in New Mexico elections.

    Duran, a former state senator and county clerk, said New Mexico has had close elections in which some officials have won or lost by a handful of votes.

    "I know New Mexicans will agree that even one illegal vote is one too many," she said.

    Meanwhile, both immigrant and voter rights groups questioned the validity of the review.

    "Basically it's an absurd way of trying to ferret out people who are illegally registering. There has been no evidence to show that immigrants who are either legally permanent residents or undocumented are trying to do it," said Marcela Diaz of the immigrant rights group Somos Un Pueblo Unido.

    The issue of whether New Mexico should issue driver's licenses to foreign nationals, particularly illegal immigrants, has been the focus of much debate during the current legislative session.

    Immigrant applicants for a driver's license don't need a Social Security number as part of their identification. Instead, they can submit a taxpayer identification number issued by the federal government along with other identification such as a passport and a Matricula Consular card issued by a Mexican consulate.

    Two other states -- Washington and Utah -- also allow illegal immigrants to get licenses because their laws do not require proof of citizenship. However, Utah's driving permits cannot be used as a government identification card.

    A spokesman for Gov. Susana Martinez said the initial report from the secretary of state's office should be a concern for New Mexicans.

    "Each and every illegally cast vote disenfranchises a New Mexican, and this is yet another reason why the governor strongly supports repealing the law that gives driver's licenses to illegal immigrants," said spokesman Scott Darnell.

    Under a 2003 law, more than 80,000 driver's licenses have gone to foreign nationals. The state says it doesn't know how many of those went to illegal immigrants because it doesn't ask the immigration status of license applicants.

    Diaz, of Somos Un Pueblo Unido, said the cross check won't help to identify illegal voting because she contends the list being used by the secretary of state's office also includes U.S. citizens who did not use their Social Security numbers when obtaining a license and those residents who have since become naturalized.

    Most people in the immigrant community would not attempt to vote illegally because it would prevent them from one day becoming a legal permanent resident or citizen, Diaz said.

    "That's not a risk people are willing to take," she said.

    The secretary of state's office is also awaiting more data from the Motor Vehicle Division in response to a 2006 lawsuit filed by the state Republican Party that sought to disclose the names of foreign nationals who had obtained driver's licenses.

    The party wanted the names -- along with other information withheld by former Democratic Gov. Bill Richardson's administration -- so it could check them against the voter rolls. Republicans were concerned that immigrants could use their driver's licenses to register to vote.

    As part of an agreement to settle the claim, the Motor Vehicle Division is gathering information on foreign national license holders as of July 2006.

    Darnell said the agreement ensures federal and state privacy laws are upheld by having the secretary of state's office check the names against the voter rolls, rather than releasing the information to the Republican party.

    Whether the rest of the information, some of which pertains to an audit of foreign national license holders, is released depends on the New Mexico Supreme Court. The court heard arguments Monday but has yet to issue a ruling.

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    "Basically it's an absurd way of trying to ferret out people who are illegally registering. There has been no evidence to show that immigrants who are either legally permanent residents or undocumented are trying to do it," said Marcela Diaz of the immigrant rights group Somos Un Pueblo Unido.
    always in denial. arent ya ms. diaz.
    Im so sure they have seen more information that what you know about, so until you know for sure that illegals arent voting, keep quiet.
    legal permanent residents who are american citizens have a right to vote

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    Legal Permanent Residents

    Legal permanent residents (LPRs) are foreign nationals who have been granted the right to reside permanently in the United States. LPRs are often referred to simply as "immigrants," but they are also known as "permanent resident aliens" and "green card holders."
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    NO form of ID should be given to any illegal. That is the first thing. ID's need to be checked at voter sites. Anyone who is suspected as being illegal needs to be detained and checked out. If illegal then charge them with fraud, set them up for deportation. Also remove their family as well as no doubt they are also just as illegal. Areas wher the latino community shelters illegals, voter counts need to be checked, rechecked until ALL noncitizen votes are purged. You will find alot more latino candidates will not make it to public office if we do that.

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