Could control of the Senate in 2014 be decided by illegal votes cast by non-citizens?
....How many non-citizens participate in U.S. elections?
More than 14 percent of non-citizens in both the 2008 and 2010 samples indicated that they were registered to vote.
Furthermore, some of these non-citizens voted.
Our best guess, based upon extrapolations from the portion of the sample with a verified vote, is that 6.4 percent of non-citizens voted in 2008 and 2.2 percent of non-citizens voted in 2010.
Estimated Voter Turnout by Non-Citizens | ||
2008 | 2010 | |
Self reported and/or verified | 38 (11.3%) | 13 (3.5%) |
Self reported and verified | 5 (1.5%) | N.A. |
Adjusted estimate | 21 (6.4%) | 8 (2.2%) |
Non-citizen votes could have given Senate Democrats the pivotal 60th vote needed to overcome filibusters in order to pass health-care reform and other Obama administration priorities in the 111th Congress.
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