Nearly 200 people wrongly identified on Nevada’s voter rolls as non-citizens

State election officials said they reviewed 185 records homeland security sent them and confirmed they were US citizens

Nearly 200 people wrongly identified on Nevada’s voter rolls as non-citizens

TL;DR

  • Nevada election officials confirmed 185 individuals flagged by DHS as non-citizens are actually U.S. citizens.
  • This contradicts earlier claims by Donald Trump and subsequent letters from DHS about non-citizens on voter rolls.
  • Nevada officials criticized DHS for a lack of transparency regarding its methodology and data sharing.
  • DHS provided only voter ID numbers, which can be shared by multiple people or outdated records in Nevada's system.
  • Pennsylvania election officials also expressed low confidence in DHS's claims about non-citizens on their voter rolls.