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Karen Handel: “Irrespective of what was taking place in terms of voter eligibility in the 1700s and the 1800s, let's be perfectly clear…”

On the recordJune 7, 2018
Irrespective of what was taking place in terms of voter eligibility in the 1700s and the 1800s, let's be perfectly clear that, today, under current law, it is patently illegal for a noncitizen to vote in a Federal election, period, full stop.
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Karen Handel
Georgia

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Emphasizing the legality of noncitizens voting in federal elections.

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