DHS Claims 14,576 Noncitizens Found On Pennsylvania Voter Rolls
Federal preliminary name-date-of-birth-address-SSN matches meet state and county NVRA list-maintenance routines that remove names for death, moves, and inactivity, not for citizenship status.
Federal preliminary name-date-of-birth-address-SSN matches meet state and county NVRA list-maintenance routines that remove names for death, moves, and inactivity, not for citizenship status.
DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin sent letters claiming a preliminary review found as many as 14,576 potential non-citizens on Pennsylvania voter rolls.
Why it matters: The accuracy of the rolls that decide who may cast a ballot in Pennsylvania and how federal and state verification share data under decentralized administration.
Date to watch: July 30, 2026, the approximate reply date DHS requested from the four secretaries of state.
Sources:
- DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin Letters Press Release (2026-07-17)
https://www.dhs.gov/news/2026/07/17/dhs-secretary-markwayne-mullin-sends-letters-secretaries-state-warning-about-non - Pennsylvania Department of State Voting and Election Statistics (2026-07-27)
https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dos/resources/voting-and-elections-resources/voting-and-election-statistics - U.S. Department of Justice National Voter Registration Act Overview (2024-11-01)
https://www.justice.gov/crt/national-voter-registration-act-1993-nvra - U.S. Election Assistance Commission Voter Registration List Maintenance Clearinghouse (2025-01-15)
https://www.eac.gov/election-officials/clearinghouse-resources-voter-registration-list-maintenance - Congress.gov H.R.22 SAVE Act 119th Congress (2025-01-03)
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/22 - DOJ NVRA List Maintenance Guidance (2024-09-18)
https://www.justice.gov/crt/nvra-list-maintenance-guidance
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