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Only American citizens should vote in American elections. That’s common sense.
Yet Americans across the country are watching with dismay as Democratic-run cities and states open their polls to noncitizens. Worse, the Biden-Harris administration is directing federal agencies and their partners to provide voter registration information to noncitizens.
This is a slap in the face to millions of Americans, especially those who earned the right to vote by becoming citizens of our great nation.
Voters cast their ballots at Shadow Hills Elementary in Boise, Idaho, on Election Day, Nov. 8, 2022. (Darin Oswald/Idaho Statesman/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
Idaho takes a stand.
AMERICA MUST BAN NON-CITIZEN VOTING AND WE KNOW HOW
Idaho already has the most secure elections in the country. As governor, I plan to keep it that way.
In July, Idaho became the first state in the U.S. to take action against noncitizen voting. My executive order, the Only Citizens Will Vote Act, directs the Idaho Secretary of State to work with county clerks to clean up our voter rolls and keep our elections free of noncitizens.
The bill includes common-sense measures to give Idahoans confidence that their vote counts. It strengthens safeguards already implemented in Idaho’s 44 counties and improves cooperation between our State Police, Department of Transportation and Department of Homeland Security in verifying voters’ citizenship.
It is more important than ever that we take steps to protect our elections from the consequences of Biden’s failed open borders policy.
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Immigration and border security are core responsibilities of our federal government. Yet the Biden-Harris administration has repeatedly failed to live up to its mandate. The lack of strong border security has allowed millions of people to enter the United States illegally, brought deadly substances into our communities, and left our country flooded with criminal activity.
Republican states have repeatedly stepped up efforts to protect the health, safety and infrastructure of our communities from the impacts of our lawless southern border. Idaho is proud to have supported these efforts and has deployed state troopers and resources to the state of Texas three times since 2021.
I will continue to support these missions. However, as governor, my priority will always be defending the lives and liberty of Idaho citizens within the state’s borders.
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Voting is not only our duty, it is a right and a privilege. That is why I have made ensuring election integrity and the sanctity of the vote a pillar of my tenure as Governor.
During my first term, we created a cybersecurity task force to identify threats to our election system. We doubled our investments in election integrity and post-election audits to increase transparency and assure Idahoans that their vote counts.
Elections in Idaho are secure and we expect other states to be the same.
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The Only Citizens Will Vote Act should be the standard in every state in the United States. I urge all my fellow governors – Democrats and Republicans – to join this initiative and restore confidence in the security of American elections.
This is not a party political issue. It is common sense.
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