WASHINGTON — A Canadian national who registered to vote in 1998, then cast ballots in general elections for more than 20 years, is one of 16 noncitizens charged with illegal voting in three states, the Justice Department said Friday.
The charges, in North Carolina, New York and Idaho, cover illegal voting, false claims of U.S. citizenship and related election crimes, according to the department. Fifteen of the 16 are lawful permanent residents.
North Carolina has the most cases, 10, all tied to the 2024 elections. For most of those defendants, the charges are two counts: falsely claiming citizenship to vote, and voting by an alien. One man in the group, described as an illegal alien from El Salvador, registered in 2024 and voted that year, the department said.
“American elections are for American citizens.”
The North Carolina cases stretch back years. A German national registered in 2004 and, the department said, voted in general elections from 2004 through 2024.
In New York’s Northern District, five people were arrested and charged with voting by an alien, according to the department. They are nationals of Britain, Bosnia and Canada.
Idaho has one case. A Canadian national there was charged with illegal voting by an alien after, the department said, she voted in the 2022 general election though she was not a U.S. citizen.
Those filings, the department noted, are accusations only. Every defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
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