Last month, Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler gave Boulder County District Attorney Stan Garnett a list of 17 names, all suspected of voting in the November election despite being non-citizens. Those names were among 155 people identified statewide as possible illegal voters. But an investigation by Garnett’s office found that all 17 people were citizens and were able to easily verify their status, the district attorney said Wednesday. Garnett said the outcome shows Gessler’s emphasis on finding ineligible voters and eliminating them from the voter rolls is a waste of resources and politically motivated. “Local governments and county clerks do a really good job regulating the integrity of elections, and I’ll stand by that record any day of the week,” Garnett said. “We don’t need state officials sending us on wild goose chases for political reasons.”
Garnett said he believes that Gessler referred the names for prosecution because he made a big deal last summer about possible illegal voting in advance of the November election and had to produce results.
In response, a spokesman for the Secretary of State’s Office said Gessler is trying to address the matter in a methodical way while Garnett is trying to score partisan points.
In each case referred for investigation, the voter used non-citizen proof of identification, such as a green card or work visa, when applying for a driver’s license and was registered to vote anyway, and did not respond to a request for citizenship verification sent last year.
Full Article: Boulder County DA Stan Garnett clears all 17 suspected illegal voters – Boulder Daily Camera.
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