LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Arkansas Secretary of State Cole Jester outlined his office’s investigations into 240 individuals who possibly committed voter fraud in a Thursday news conference.
Jester said his office had found 240 people on the Arkansas voter rolls who were not United States citizens. He said his office has sent letters to these people, asking for confirmation of U.S. citizenship.
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If any of the 240 cannot prove citizenship, his office will reach out to the clerks in their respective counties to have them removed from the rolls, he said, adding that further investigation revealed that 30 to 40 of the 240 in question have voted.
Jester stated that the records were searched using the federal SAVE (Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements) system. Further investigation revealed that 30 to 40 of the 240 in question have voted, he said…