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US Attorney in Arizona Investigating Three Leftwing Groups for Registering Non-Citizens After Muckraker Report on Pro-Katie Hobbs Groups – Matter Referred to the FBI

The US Attorney for the District of Arizona has opened an investigation into three leftwing nonprofits in Arizona for “registering non-citizens to vote in Arizona.”

The three groups under investigation are Stand Indivisible Arizona and Worker Power, two nonprofit groups backing Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs and other Democratic candidates, and When We Count, the Democratic National Committee’s own national voter registration program.

“The United States Attorney’s Office has already referred the matter to the FBI for a thorough federal investigation,” US Attorney Timothy Courchaine’s office announced in a press release.

This comes after Muckraker released a report, featuring volunteers from the three organizations attempting to register undercover journalists posing as non-citizens and felons.

When Katie Hobbs was asked about the groups’ attempts to cheat, she ran away from questions.

In letters to Democratic Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes and Republican Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap, US Attorney Timothy Courchaine writes, “Based on written and video reports, personnel acting on behalf of the following organizations either intentionally disregarded or were recklessly ignorant of Arizona’s law prohibiting the registration of non-citizens in elections.”

“Based on a cursory review, it appears these organizations and their volunteers or employees may have violated A.R.S. § 16-182 by knowingly causing or procuring another person to be registered while knowing that person is not entitled to register to vote,” he continues, requesting a review of voter registrations submitted by the three groups.

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Virginia Family Receives Voting Paperwork for Their Dead Dog ‘Biscuit’ Due to Spanberger Voting Rights ‘Restoration’ Program

Imagine receiving an official notification from your state informing you that your dead dog has had their voting rights restored.

That’s just what happened to one family in Virginia. Thanks to a ‘voter rights restoration program’ under Governor Abigail Spanberger and the Virginia Democrats.

If this is a restoration program, does that mean that ‘Biscuit’ had voted in the past?

FOX News reports:

‘Biscuit’ the dog is latest dead felon to get their voting rights back from Spanberger, confused owner says

A Southside Virginia lawmaker is demanding an investigation after a constituent received an official rights-restoration certificate for his dog, Biscuit, a beagle-hound mix from Goochland County that died about five years ago.

The discovery follows the “Betty No Last Name” controversy in Chesapeake — where a purported convict lacking a surname had “her” rights restored — and raises fresh questions about the governor’s vetting process just days before voters decide whether to make felons’ voting-rights restoration automatic via an Election Day ballot measure supported by Richmond Democrats.

Del. Tom Garrett, R-Buckingham — who received the letter from the constituent who owned the pet — is now calling for an investigation into how Gov. Abigail Spanberger could have restored voting and jury-service rights to a deceased animal.

“This is not a question of whether people who have served their sentences deserve a second chance. This is a question of whether the Commonwealth is exercising one of the Governor’s constitutional powers with even the most basic level of review,” Garrett said.

“Biscuit was a dog. Biscuit has been dead for five years. Yet an official document bearing the governor’s signature says the executive reviewed the particulars of Biscuit’s criminal case and determined her rights should be restored. Virginians deserve an explanation for how that is possible.”

You couldn’t make this up.

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Activist Judge Boasberg Orders Trump DOJ and DHS to Hand Over Full List of States Targeted for Noncitizen Voter Removal and Ballot Segregation — Deadline is Noon Today

In a last-minute move to protect against illegal voting ahead of the midterms, Obama-appointed U.S. District Chief Judge James E. Boasberg has ordered the Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security to identify every state that has received federal demands to remove alleged non-citizens from the voter rolls, withhold mail ballots, or segregate those ballots rather than count them.

The order, issued after a Thursday hearing in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, requires the Trump administration to deliver the complete list to the plaintiffs by noon on Friday, October 30, MS NOW reported.

According to Roll Call, Boasberg ordered federal officials to disclose which states, beyond California and Washington, have received demands involving suspected noncitizen voters.

Boasberg, long criticized by President Trump and allies as a “Radical Left Lunatic of a Judge,” declined to immediately block further letters but signaled he will rule by Monday, November 2, one day before Election Day, on the Democrat request for a broader injunction.

The lawsuit was filed October 20 by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, the Nevada Democratic Party, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, and the Democratic Governors Association.

Defendants include President Donald Trump, Attorney General Todd Blanche, DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin, and the respective departments.

Plaintiffs argue the letters violate the Constitution’s Elections Clause and the anti-commandeering doctrine by coercing states. The administration maintains the letters simply notify states of potential violations of federal law barring non-citizens from voting in federal elections and do not force action absent a court order. Boasberg noted the government could end the case by stating it will send no further such letters before the election.

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DOJ suspects 400 people illegally registered to vote in Wash. state

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced that it suspects more than 400 people of being illegally registered to vote in Washington state.

On Monday, the department said it called for two U.S. Attorney’s Offices to segregate ballots cast by individuals in this group so that their citizenship status can be verified.

The DOJ provided the state a list of these individuals, most of whom are lawful permanent residents or “green card” holders. This means they have legal immigration status in the United States, but they are not U.S. citizens and are therefore not permitted to vote in federal elections.

“We have heard from green card holders who were registered against their knowledge via the Washington Motor Voter program. Then they receive a ballot in the mail and assume they are legally registered – that simply is not the case,” the DOJ’s press statement read.

The Justice Department warned noncitizens who discover they’re registered to vote to report the issue to the Secretary of State’s Office. Defendants who knowingly lie about their immigration status on voter registration applications can face criminal charges and may face repercussions when later attempting to become naturalized U.S. citizens.

“For years Washington State has had a mantra: our elections are ‘free, fair, and devoid of fraud.’ But our investigation shows not all of that is true – people who are non-citizens are registered to vote and are voting in our state,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Neil Floyd. “We have identified over 400 non-citizens who are registered to vote and have voted in multiple elections.  This is only the tip of the iceberg. We will continue to investigate and identify those who are committing crimes by voting illegally.”

Floyd told Fox News that investigators used U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to compile the list of voters. He added that while some individuals voted only once or three times in past elections, others voted as many as 27 times.

“Free and fair elections should be the concern of every United States citizen. Our purpose in sharing this data with the Secretary of State is to protect the sanctity of each citizen’s vote,” First Assistant U.S. Attorney Pete Serrano for the Eastern District of Washington stated. “Our goal in sharing this information with the State of Washington is to ensure that a Washington citizens’ votes are protected in this and future elections.”

Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs pushed back against the findings, however, claiming “several glaring deficiencies.”

“This list includes United States citizens and is not reliable. Without individualized proof of ineligibility, it would be both irresponsible and illegal for election officials to decline to process a registered voter’s ballot,” he said.

The Washington state probe comes after the DOJ sent California a list of suspected noncitizens registered to vote earlier this year, asking state officials to separate any ballots they receive from the people on the list for further review.

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Democrats Want Me In Jail For A Post Explaining Election Security

The Democrats’ leading practitioner of weaponizing the government to attack political opponents, Marc Elias, recently called for my prosecution because I wrote on X that President Trump should exercise existing federal authority to make sure that electronic voting machines are not hacked or compromised in the midterm elections.

I argued on X that those who are demanding that President Trump declare a national emergency regarding the voting machines are asking him to do something he’s already done. On May 15, 2019, he invoked the National Emergencies Act of 1976 as the basis for issuing Executive Order 13873. That order authorizes the commerce secretary, after consultation with other federal officials, to restrict certain information and communications technology and services (ICTS) transactions involving foreign adversaries, including China, when they pose specified national security risks. It aimed to eliminate or mitigate vulnerabilities in various categories of technology and U.S. critical infrastructure, which includes elections.

Since then, the U.S. Department of Commerce developed and promulgated regulations implementing the order, which became effective in February 2024.

Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick has authority under ICTS regulations to require mitigation of threats to critical infrastructure. Elections are “critical infrastructure” thanks to President Obama and his secretary of Homeland Security in 2017. Because all electronic voting systems used in America’s elections are made in whole or in part in China, the ICTS regulations most certainly apply to voting machines.

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, in an Aug. 24 letter to the White House, specifically noted the urgent need to mitigate threats to America’s elections infrastructure. That action, along with statements from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and President Trump’s primetime speech on election security in July 2026, provide all the necessary conditions for Commerce Secretary Lutnick to take action.

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Scandal-plagued prosecutor charges James O’Keefe and Cam Higby with felonies for exposing shocking flaws in voter system

A scandal-plagued Democrat prosecutor in Minnesota has announced she is bringing charges against James O’Keefe, founder of O’Keefe Media Productions, and Cam Higby, for an election system flaw-exposing stunt there.

They posed as Muslims and confirmed that Minnesota allows a single person who is a registered voter to “vouch” for up to eight more people, who are not registered, so they are allowed to have their votes counted.

The announcement came from Mary Moriarty, now the Hennepin County attorney.

She said the charges are for “unlawful voting and identity theft” and claimed, “Polling places are the heart of our democracy. Any attempt to disrupt or deceive our election workers will not be tolerated.

It was because O’Keefe dressed in Muslim garb and went to a polling station during the primary, asking about other people, not registered, having their votes count.

He was told he was their ID.

O’Keefe asked about the vouching system: “I can vouch for them. They are not registered…” and he was told, “That’s okay. That’s fine. Yeah!”

“If you’re all in the same precinct and you are already registered, you can vouch for them as ID. Eight people,” he was told.

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House Republicans Subpoena New Jersey Over 6,600 Noncitizen Voter Registrations

House Republicans have subpoenaed New Jersey’s top election official, demanding to know how roughly 6,600 noncitizens ended up registered to vote. According to a House Judiciary Committee press release published last Wednesday, four Republican committee leaders subpoenaed Acting Secretary of State Shirley Emehelu after her department failed to turn over adequate records.

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), who chairs the House Judiciary Committee, led the effort alongside House Administration Committee Chairman Bryan Steil of Wisconsin. Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-N.J.), who chairs the Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight, and Rep. Laurel Lee (R-Fla.), who heads the Administration Subcommittee on Elections, also signed on.

The investigation centers on New Jersey’s registration of about 6,600 noncitizens to vote between June 2023 and June 2024. The Committees argue these improper registrations raise serious questions about whether New Jersey follows federal law requiring accurate voter rolls. They also contend that the state’s failure to find and remove noncitizens threatens the civil liberties of American voters and weakens their ability to choose their representatives.

The lawmakers first requested documents on August 3, 2026, seeking information about the Department of State’s compliance with federal voting laws. The Department has since produced only 12 documents. None of them explain how officials discovered the alleged software error that registered the noncitizens or why those registrants stayed on the rolls until 2026. The Committees had specifically asked about both issues, and those 2 questions sit at the heart of the inquiry.

The Committees say the records offered no real insight into how the problem came to light or why New Jersey waited until 2026 to begin fixing it. Lawmakers made clear they tried to cooperate with state officials before resorting to compulsory process. They note they spent 79 days trying to accommodate the Department, yet its response still falls short. That failure, they argue, has hampered their oversight work and stalled their consideration of legislative reforms.

The subpoena marks a sharp escalation in a dispute that began as a routine oversight request. Emehelu now faces a legal demand to hand over the records lawmakers have sought since August. Readers can review the full subpoena cover letter sent to the Acting Secretary of State.

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Hundreds of Maine Absentee Ballot Envelopes Mysteriously Shipped to Soros-Linked Nonprofit at Maryland Residence — Democrat AG’s Office Declines Subpoena, Investigation CLOSED Without Answers

A box of blank Maine absentee ballot return envelopes, part of a shipment of sensitive election materials that never arrived at the state’s Bureau of Corporations, Elections, and Commissions, was delivered to a residential house in Cambridge, Maryland.

That house is the listed headquarters address for the Center for Civic Design, a left-wing election-design nonprofit with documented funding ties to George Soros-backed grantmakers and the Arabella Advisors network, as well as direct connections to Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows.

State investigative records obtained by The Maine Wire and detailed in reporting by Steve Robinson show detectives recovered 498 of the 500 missing envelopes from the group. The investigation was closed without determining how or why the package was redirected. UPS told authorities a subpoena would be required for additional tracking and surveillance records.

The Attorney General’s office concluded there was not enough information to issue one. The case was marked closed pending further information, with officials concluding the reason for the redirection “remains speculative.” Bellows never publicly announced the end of the probe.

On September 10, 2025, Adam Graphic Corp. of North Attleboro, Massachusetts, shipped 62 boxes, each containing 500 blank absentee voter ballot return envelopes, to Maine election officials in Augusta.

By the next day, the elections office had received 61 of the boxes; one was missing. Around September 13, the box arrived at the Center for Civic Design’s Cambridge address, marked return-to-sender from a UPS facility in Chelmsford, Massachusetts.

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States flag thousands of ineligible voters, but only a few cases are prosecuted

The Justice Department charged three noncitizens with voting in Ohio, a year after the state made 167 federal referrals of noncitizens who appeared to cast ballots in the state.

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose noted that’s only “so far.” His office has referred more than 1,000 election fraud cases from even-numbered years to the U.S. Department of Justice, and other cases to various local prosecutors at the state or local level.

While the Justice Department has ramped up prosecutions of noncitizens across the country, the gap between identifying potential election offenses and prosecuting them reflects, in part, the limited resources and competing priorities of local prosecutors,.

“It’s difficult to get county prosecutors to prosecute voter fraud cases. They become prosecutors to go after murderers and rapists,” LaRose told the Daily Signal.

 LaRose, first elected in 2018, has removed about 1,300 ineligible voters, which include noncitizens, from the state’s rolls. The number also includes dead people and those registered in other states during his time in office.

Ohio is among a handful of states with highly competitive races that could determine which party controls the U.S. Senate. Republican Sen. Jon Husted is fending off a challenge from former Democrat Sen. Sherod Brown.

The Trump administration made the Department of Homeland Security’s Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements database available to state election officials last year to verify the citizenship of registered voters. Numerous states have used the system.

Before the database was made available, Texas removed more than 1 million from the voter rolls between 2021 and 2024, which included noncitizens, deceased people, people who moved, and people with felony convictions.

Last year, Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate’s office reported 277 confirmed noncitizens registered to vote after checking records through the federal SAVE database. Of these, 35 had ballots counted in the 2024 general election and five attempted ballots were rejected. A spokesman for Pate did not respond to questions about whether the names were removed, or whether the illegal voters were prosecuted.

Even in Texas, which has strong laws to protect against voter fraud, there is a lengthy process for removal of registered voters.

“In Texas, voter registrations are based in counties,” said Alicia Pierce, spokeswoman for Texas Secretary of State Robert Howden. “If we have reason to believe that a registered voter may be a noncitizen, we refer that to counties for their review and investigation.”

Inaccurate voter registration could be a clerical error, as opposed to actual illegal voting, which would be a crime.

In September, Howden’s office referred 117 cases to state Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office for investigation of potential noncitizen voting.

North Carolina removed 747,274 ineligible voters in 2023 and 2024 and another 498,889 in the first quarter of 2025. Earlier this month, the Justice Department announced charges against 10 noncitizens in North Carolina for allegedly casting ballots.

Maine removed 217,262 canceled registrations in 2025. Two individuals in the state were prosecuted for duplicate voting in the 2020 election.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel reported 16 referrals in 2025 and another 22 referrals in 2026 concerning suspected noncitizen voting. She brought five prosecutions in August.  Meanwhile, Alaska took 3,048 names off the active registration list in 2026.

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