Topeka, Kan. The Department of Homeland Security this year ran roughly 67 million state voter registrations through federal databases to verify eligibility ahead of the November elections, flagging tens of thousands of records as potential noncitizens or deceased and transmitting results to states for follow-up. The flags have prompted legal challenges and criticism this week from Democratic officials and civil-rights groups, who say the verification system is error-prone and risks removing eligible voters; some states allow only a month to prove eligibility while others suspend registrations pending verification.
Prepared by Lauren Mitchell and reviewed by editorial team.
您的投票权可能会受到影响。如果您被国土安全部系统标记,您可能需要再次证明您的资格。根据您所在的州,您可能只有一个月的时间来完成。请定期检查您的注册状态,以免意外发生。
尽管 DHS 旨在确保只有符合资格的选民参与,但该系统并不完美。批评者认为,它可能会错误地取消符合资格的选民的资格。如果您认识有人被标记,他们可能需要帮助来处理这个流程。如果认识可能受到影响的人,值得转发。
主张扩大联邦选民核实的官员和政治人物,可以更方便地查阅选民登记册,并获得可能被用来证明更严格的选举诚信措施的移除权力。
合格选民被错误标记——包括归化公民、近期搬家者和边缘化群体——面临被暂停投票资格或从选民名册中除名的风险,尤其是在回应窗口期非常短的州。
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