It started a few years ago here in NY when the State passed a law that allows illegal aliens to get a drivers license amid fears of automatic voter registration. (turns out - valid fears)
While disgusting and frankly immoral, this is only for state and local elections; not for federal elections.
Before you lop my head off, I share your frustration. Honestly, there really is no way to enforce this.
I know I'm mixing two things here but there are no Voter ID law in NYS. Also no one checks or verifies anything before voting. One way to register to vote requires having a state issued ID, and NYS (and other states) have a streamlined process for illegals to obtain a state issued drivers license. Don't let states pass/enact "Moter Voter ID laws" - it will be abused.
I don't know for sure if that is or not - I live here and haven't even read it but it doesn't matter because it's ignored and enforced only when convenient to the State.
When The People allow The Government to make a law that acts as a loophole to the States Constitution then The Government will treat that as a defacto amendement. The law(s) in question are 1) Allowing illegals to obtain a drivers license and 2) Automatic voter registration when obtaining a drivers license.
It's literally known that things like this lead to voter fraud, and states keep proposing these laws and people keep voting them into passage.
It started a few years ago here in NY when the State passed a law that allows illegal aliens to get a drivers license amid fears of automatic voter registration. (turns out - valid fears)
While disgusting and frankly immoral, this is only for state and local elections; not for federal elections.
Before you lop my head off, I share your frustration. Honestly, there really is no way to enforce this.
I know I'm mixing two things here but there are no Voter ID law in NYS. Also no one checks or verifies anything before voting. One way to register to vote requires having a state issued ID, and NYS (and other states) have a streamlined process for illegals to obtain a state issued drivers license. Don't let states pass/enact "Moter Voter ID laws" - it will be abused.
NYS Constitution expressly forbids non citizen voting.
I don't know for sure if that is or not - I live here and haven't even read it but it doesn't matter because it's ignored and enforced only when convenient to the State.
When The People allow The Government to make a law that acts as a loophole to the States Constitution then The Government will treat that as a defacto amendement. The law(s) in question are 1) Allowing illegals to obtain a drivers license and 2) Automatic voter registration when obtaining a drivers license.
It's literally known that things like this lead to voter fraud, and states keep proposing these laws and people keep voting them into passage.