Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin recently shed light on a disturbing fact: since his administration began, the Virginia Department of Elections has purged over 6,300 noncitizens from the voter rolls. This revelation underscores the real and present danger of noncitizen voting, contradicting the left’s narrative that such concerns are groundless.
Governor Youngkin, in a commendable move towards safeguarding electoral integrity, issued an executive order mandating state agencies to enhance election security protocols. This includes directives to scrub voter rolls regularly, ensuring that they are free from individuals not eligible to vote—be they noncitizens, felons, deceased persons, or those who have moved out of state. Furthermore, Virginia stands out as one of only three states requiring the full 9-digit Social Security number for voter registration, a measure that bolsters the accuracy of voter eligibility verification.
The Governor’s order also demands that the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles expedite the sharing of data regarding noncitizens with election officials—a proactive step to prevent illegal registration and voting. Such measures are critical in a system where trust has been eroded by repeated instances of lax enforcement and the active undermining of election integrity by those with a vested interest in keeping the status quo.
We’ve seen how the legacy media have been twisting themselves into knots, desperately trying to dismiss the legitimate concerns of many Americans, and particularly Republicans, about the integrity of our electoral system. These media actors, alongside their Democratic allies, persist in proclaiming that the specter of foreign interference in U.S. elections is a non-issue, insisting that it’s already illegal for noncitizens to vote in federal contests. Yet, they conveniently omit a critical piece of the puzzle: there is no robust enforcement mechanism in place to prevent such illegal voting, and several Democrat-run cities have even allowed illegal aliens voting rights in municipal elections.
Indeed, the actions taken by Virginia’s administration highlight a proactive approach to election security that should serve as a model nationwide. However, it’s clear that without stronger state and federal laws to back these initiatives, our elections will remain vulnerable to manipulation and fraud. As the debate rages on, one thing is certain: the integrity of our elections is not just a political issue but the very bedrock of our democratic process. We must not allow it to be eroded by those who would put partisan advantage over the principles of fair and free elections.
