October 18, 2016

PILF Files FEC Complaint on Voter Registration Coordination

Potential plot uncovered to get aliens on the voter rolls

(Indianapolis, IN) – October 18. The Public Interest Legal Foundation filed a complaint today with the Federal Election Commission requesting an investigation into whether groups have been coordinating with the Democratic National Committee and the Hillary for America campaign to run voter registration drives targeted at Hispanic voters. Given non-citizen proportions among the population, these drives could exploit a hole in our voter registration system to get many non- citizens on the rolls.

According to the complaint: “Several groups including Americans United for Change and Voces de la Frontera Action and other unknown groups have engaged in voter registration drives and other GOTV activity during the 2016 election cycle. These activities potentially registered persons who were not citizens . . . . These voter registration drives and other GOTV activity were coordinated with DNC and HFA by express communication through agents of Democracy Partners and The Foval Group. These communications resulted in coordination of voter registration activity in violation of 11 C.F.R. 114.4(c)(2) and (d)(2)-(4) by all parties involved.”

“American voter rolls are corrupted with unacceptable numbers of aliens who are illegally registered to vote,” said J. Christian Adams, President of PILF. “Groups should not be coordinating with campaigns and political parties to exploit vulnerabilities in our election system. We hope this matter is fully investigated by the FEC and that if aliens are voting, they are prosecuted by the Justice Department. That would mark a change in DOJ policies of the last 7 years.”

The Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) is a 501(c)(3) public interest law firm dedicated to election integrity. PILF exists to assist states and others in supporting the cause of election integrity and to fight against lawlessness in American elections. Drawing on numerous experts in the field, PILF seeks to protect the right to vote and preserve the Constitutional framework of American elections.

Contact: media@publicinterestlegal.org.

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