Oklahoma Senate Moves To Ensure Only U.S. Citizens Are Voting In State Elections

On Wednesday, the Oklahoma Senate won a major victory for election integrity after the upper chamber passed legislation that made it harder for illegal aliens who wish to vote in state elections.

Unter SB 377County court clerks would be permitted A monthly list of people to compile “excused from jury duty for not being a citizen of the United States and provide the list to the secretary of the county election board.” Once the secretary of the local election board is acquired, he or she is now authorized to act. “cancel the registration of each registered voter included on the list” And “report the person or persons to the district attorney and the United States attorney for the county.”

Notably, seven Eight Democrats in the Senate They joined their Republican counterparts in supporting the measure (45-1).

According to Brent Howard, Republican senator and bill sponsor, the legislation’s concept was initially conceived by Oklahoma Secretary of State Election Board, who also created the bill. “had discussions with … county officials [who] were concerned that someone would claim (either true or falsely) that they could not serve on a jury because they were not a citizen of the United States.”

“We have other requirements for our court clerks to report to the election secretaries if a person makes a claim that would otherwise disqualify them from being a registered voter (like a convicted felon or moved from the jurisdiction), so we all felt this was a logical step to ensure voter roll integrity,” Howard shared his thoughts with The Federalist. “We feel the significance [of this bill] is that if someone will self-profess they are unable to serve their civic duty of serving on a jury because they are not a citizen, then we need to ensure they are not also on the voter rolls.”

“I believe this is a common-sense approach to ensuring voter roll integrity and that Oklahoma does not have voters registered who are not lawfully allowed to vote,” He concluded.

Now, the measure will be sent to the Oklahoma House of Representatives. There, Republicans control an majority. 81-20 supermajority.

Oklahoma legislators seek to ensure U.S. citizens vote in state elections. They shame Democrats in other states that have made it a priority giving noncitizens voting rights in the United States, while still being loyal to another sovereign nation. In Rhode IslandThe General Assembly has been represented by Democrats. They have proposed legislation that would allow municipalities to grant illegal aliens and other foreign nationals the right to vote in local elections.

All over the country, local ordinances under Democratic control have approved resolutions allowing such activity. San Francisco, New York City?, and Washington, D.C.

Shawn Fleetwood, a staff writer for The Federalist, is a graduate of The University of Mary Washington. He is also a Convention of States Action state content writer. His work has been featured on numerous outlets including RealClearPolitics and RealClearHealth. Follow him @ShawnFleetwood

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