Published July 15, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET · Updated July 17, 2026 at 12:05 AM ET
DHS says more than 250,000 noncitizens are registered to vote in four states
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The Department of Homeland Security found that more than 250,000 noncitizens are registered to vote in four states. The figure represents over a quarter-million noncitizens potentially registered across four key states, according to DHS. The finding was reported as covering illegal aliens registered to vote.
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⚖ The Constitutional Angle
Inter Tribal Council of Arizona held the NVRA Federal Form preempts state demands for proof of citizenship beyond its sworn attestation, so noncitizen registrations can occur through that self-attestation route. Republican National Committee v. Mi Familia Vota, granted and pending, tests whether Arizona can require citizenship proof and cancel noncitizen registrations, so that gap is unsettled.
Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Arizona 570 U.S. 1 (2013)
Vote: 7-2 · Opinion: Justice Scalia
NVRA § 6's command that states 'accept and use' the Federal Form preempts Arizona's Proposition 200 requirement that Federal Form applicants submit documentary proof of citizenship beyond the form's sworn citizenship attestation. Elections Clause legislation governing registration for federal elections carries no presumption against preemption.
Republican National Committee v. Mi Familia Vota (GRANTED — pending, OT2026) cert granted, No. 25-1017 (U.S. June 29, 2026)
Vote: n/a (merits pending) · Opinion: n/a
PENDING. Questions presented as granted: (1) whether the National Voter Registration Act or a federal consent decree prohibits Arizona from requiring voter-registration applicants to produce 'satisfactory evidence' of U.S. citizenship when registering with a STATE registration form; and (2) whether the NVRA prohibits Arizona from implementing a program within 90 days of a federal election to cancel the registrations of voters who are not U.S. citizens.
Precedent facts from the PW Law Library — primary-source verified & independently audited
