Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger speaks during a news conference at the Georgia Capitol on October 23, 2024. He announced an audit of voters turned up 20 noncitizens who illegally registered. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
This story originally appeared on Georgia Recorder .
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced Wednesday that an audit of U.S. citizenship conducted by his office revealed 20 noncitizens who had registered illegally to vote.
Raffensperger released the findings of a voter citizenship audit that revealed that nine of the 20 noncitizens identified in the citizenship audit had voted illegally in previous Georgia elections.
Raffensperger said that the 20 noncitizens identified by the audit have been referred to local prosecutors for further investigation. Additionally, the audit prompted an ongoing investigation to determine the citizenship status of 156 additional registered voters.
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