Audit Finds 0.00024% of Registered Georgia Voters are Noncitizens (AJC)

The AJC Reports:

"An audit uncovered 20 non-U.S. citizens out of 8.2 million registered voters in Georgia, according to findings announced by Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on Wednesday.

Nine of those 20 noncitizens cast ballots in the past, while the other 11 were registered but never actually voted, the audit showed. Election officials canceled their voter registrations and reported them to district attorneys for possible prosecution. . .

“This is the most comprehensive citizenship check ever conducted in the history of Georgia, if not the most comprehensive check ever conducted in the United States,” said [Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger], a Republican. “Georgia is a model when it comes to preventing noncitizen voting.”

Georgia law requires voters to be U.S. citizens, and evidence of citizenship is required before registering to vote.

All voters must show ID before voting in person or absentee.

A previous audit two years ago found no noncitizens had voted in Georgia. This year’s audit was more comprehensive because it reviewed voters’ affidavits when they were asked to serve on a jury.

Citizenship checks became more rigorous since 2012, when Georgia began implementing citizenship verification through the Department of Driver Services as well as REAL ID standards, which require evidence of citizenship for permanent licenses."