A review of the millions of registered voters in Georgia found just 20 noncitizens were registered to vote, Georgia’s Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced Wednesday.
Those 20 people were removed from the state’s voter rolls – which total 8.2 million – and have been referred to local law enforcement, he said. Of the 20, only nine actually ever cast a ballot.
The findings underscore how rare it is for people who are not US citizens to register to vote. It’s illegal in federal elections and those who do register risk incarceration or deportation.
“Georgia is a model when it comes to preventing noncitizen voting,” Raffensperger said at a news conference, adding, “We need to remain constantly vigilant.”
Because of the criminal investigation, the secretary of state’s office said it could not dislose when those nine people voted.