Legislator raising concerns over noncitizens registering to vote in Illinois
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Via: vic-eldred • 6 months ago • 12 commentsBy: Kevin Bessler (The Center Square)
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State Sen. SteveMcClure, R-Springfield, said he was notified by an immigrant rights advocate that when noncitizens apply for state aid, the Illinois Department of Human Services is sending packets to them that include voter registration forms already addressed to local county clerks' offices.
"This is essentially entrapment," said McClure. "You've got all the forms and then you send it back, because if you don't fill this out you are not going to get your benefits. That's a real problem."
McClure said making the situation worse, recent legislation signed into law by Gov. J.B. Pritzker created a new system of drivers' licenses, where noncitizens, even those who are here illegally, are given the same standard licenses as citizens. Previously, the licenses were marked if they were issued to noncitizens.
Illinois state Sen. Steve McClure and Sangamon County Clerk Don Gray discuss concerns around noncitizens being sent voter registration forms.
"If we receive these applications, and the person has a driver's license number, and checks the box that says they are a citizen, whether intentionally or not, we have no way to verify that they are indeed a citizen of the United States," said Sangamon County Clerk Don Gray. "This opens the process up to serious potential for fraud."
Illinois mistakenly registered more than 500 non-citizens to vote when it rolled out a new automatic voter registration in 2018. The Illinois Secretary of State's office at the time called it a computer error.
McClure said he is filing legislation that will require the Illinois Secretary of State's office to create a database for all noncitizens that have Illinois drivers' licenses, so that county clerks can verify that voting applicants are indeed citizens who are legally authorized to vote.
"Free, fair and honest elections are essential for our government to properly function," said McClure. "We have to make sure that people, who are not legally allowed to vote, are not casting ballots."
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Dulce Quintero is the current Secretary of the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS).
um, so?
He/she/they happens to be Gov Pritzker's choice to provide services to residents/citizens.
The following is the politically correct resume:
"Dulce M. Quintero (they/them) was appointed Secretary of the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) by Governor JB Pritzker in 2023. Quintero started with the agency in 2019 and their leadership at IDHS includes heading the department’s COVID-19 response with a focus on equity, managing operations that met the needs of New Arrivals with dignity and basic supports, and overseeing the development of IDHS’s new mission, vision, and strategic plan.
Quintero’s accomplishments as a LGBTQIA and nonbinary activist and social change maker have earned them recognition, including induction into the Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame and a congressional commendation. Before joining IDHS, Quintero was Director of Operations at Erie Humboldt Park Health Center, where they expanded operations to serve over 9,400 patients annually.
They also founded the Casa Corazón Drop-in Program for LGBTQIA youth at La Casa Norte. Quintero is a board member of The Association of Latinos/as/xs Motivating Action. Their prior community engagement includes leadership in the Chicago Dyke March and serving as a founding board member of Orgullo en Acción, where they co-organized the first-ever Chicago Latino Pride Picnic. They hold a bachelor’s degree from UC Davis and a certificate in nonprofit leadership from The Center for Leadership."
Dulce M. Quintero - Aspen Institute
I'm sure they can be depended upon to prevent social services fraud & voter fraud. / S
Are transgenders gays? Neither is an achievement, nor is either a qualification for directing human services.
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And the left want people to believe this isn't happening.
At least they're not Republicans blowing smoke up their own asses.
And this is exactly why the dems don't want to pass the save act and why we need it passed.
An Illinois legislator wants to know why the state of Illinois is sending voter registration forms to noncitizens.
This is a state party that got caught fabricating at least 100,000 votes in an election within our lifetimes and only because a participant ratted them out.
They didn't just stop.....