But Non-Citizens Voting Isn’t Supposed To Be A Thing

Right?

Secretary LaRose Reminds Elections Officials to be Vigilant After Investigation Uncovers Illegal Voter Registration Forms
The office’s Election Integrity Unit recently concluded an investigation into the origins of an illegal voter registration form translated into the Haitian Creole language. The Clark County Board of Elections reported this form to our office after rejecting its submission by a local applicant.

“The Board confirmed they’ve only received one of these unauthorized forms, but they rightly recognized it as illegal and worked with my team to track down its source with the help of a county government assistance office,” said Hun Yi, Director of Investigations for the office’s Public Integrity Division, in a memo to elections officials. “The form was erroneously included among others outsourced to a foreign language translation service. It garnered national attention considering the high number of Haitian refugees that have recently migrated to the Springfield area, and it serves as an important reminder that boards and designated voter registration agencies should be vigilant about the use of forms submitted to their office.”

One does not “erroneously” print, distribute, fill out, and turn in an illegal registration form. It was deliberate, every step of the way. And yes, Springfield — noted for recent trends in unusual cuisine, and newly 25% Haitian — is the county seat of Clark County, where this form turned up.

Funny thing: fluency in English is a requirement for naturalization. So why is anyone printing any foreign language voter registration form?

I knew a pretty Vietnamese lady who had long since met every other requirement,  but still had trouble with English. She used to spend her breaks practicing English with me. Finally she came in to work, and proudly announced she passed the proficiency test, and had become a citizen at last.