Iowa review finds 35 noncitizens voted last fall. That is a tiny fraction of the ballots cast
- A review of Iowa's voter rolls found 35 noncitizens voted in the 2024 general election among over 1.6 million voters, as stated by Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate.
- Pate's office identified 277 noncitizens registered to vote, a small fraction of nearly 2.3 million registered voters.
- Despite federal laws against noncitizen voting, Pate noted even one instance of illegal voting is too many and plans to refer cases for investigation.
- The original estimate of 2,176 potential noncitizens was reduced to 277 after comparing data with the federal SAVE program, according to Pate.
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Iowa Review: 35 of 1.6M Voters in November Weren't Citizens
A review of Iowa's voter rolls found that 35 people who are not US citizens were among the more than 1.6 million Iowa voters who cast ballots in the 2024 general election. Secretary of State Paul Pate said Thursday that his office also identified 277 noncitizens who were registered...

Iowa review finds 35 noncitizens voted last fall. That is a tiny fraction of the ballots cast
A review of Iowa’s voter rolls shows 35 people who are not U.S. citizens were among more than 1.6 million Iowa voters who cast ballots in the 2024 general election, despite being ineligible to vote.


Proposed ban on noncitizen voting, already illegal, passes Arkansas House committee
Mireya Reith (left), executive director of immigrant advocacy group Arkansas United, speaks against the Only Citizens Voting Act, sponsored by Rep. Wayne Long (right), R-Bradford, before the House Committee on State Agencies and Governmental Affairs on Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (Tess Vrbin/Arkansas Advocate)A bill meant to further deter those who are not United States citizens from voting in Arkansas elections narrowly passed a legislative comm…
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