The question remains: Who verifies who's qualified to vote?

When Chicago GOP's Tom Swiss alerted IR to the possibility that Cook County was sending voter registrars to a huge immigration rally this weekend, it reminded us of the serious allegations we ran across in 2006.

In August of 2006, we first realized the heated nature of registering illegal aliens to vote while working on a registration drive among churches in the 6th CD.  When IR questioned a report in the Chicago Tribune about Congressman Luis Gutierrez (D-4th CD) encouraging illegals to register to vote, a blog controversy erupted as Illinois Coalition of Immigrant and Refugee Rights blasted us for daring to ask a question about illegal activity in voter registration.

Cal Skinner told the story of what happened with the ICIRR HERE, and comments led to more controversy as the ICIRR filed a complaint with DuPage County State's Attorney Joe Birkett's office.

When asking specifically about voter registration details, the DuPage County's election board told me state law does not require immigration papers to register to vote, therefore election officials have no choice but to accept the registrants' word that they are legal.  Cook County's  election board agrees with DuPage:  when registering using Motor Voter, no ID is required, but first time voters must provide two pieces of ID.  Those two pieces of ID may be utilities bills, credit card bills or statements of residency. 

This year, State Rep. David Reis (R-Olney) attempted to pass a state law requiring a driver's license or state-issued photo ID after the U.S. Supreme Court solidified such ID requirement as being constitutional.

The Democratic-led Illinois House Election committee rejected Reis' reasonable expectation along party lines, and at this time, anyone in Illinois who appears over 18 and willing to register will be able to vote in the November presidential race.  Good luck to any election judge who dares to challenge their qualifications. 

So to answer the question "who's qualified to vote" the law is specific -- one must be 18 or over and a citizen of the United States.  The judges just can't ask any questions.

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HOW does ICIRR get names of illegal aliens Familiesto sign up to vote? Through the very programs they have with Department of Human and Family Service...WOW THEY WERE EVEN GIVING THEM GAS CARDS!!

http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/billstatus.asp?DocNum=6658&GAID=9&GA=95&DocTypeID=HB&LegID=39289&SessionID=51

HB6658 - Illinois

Latest Update: Saturday, June, 28th 2008

ALL KIDS-ILLEGAL ALIENS-INDUCE

Amends the Children's Health Insurance Program Act, the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Act, and the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that to be eligible for benefits under the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Act, an individual who is otherwise eligible must be either a United States citizen or included in one of certain specified categories of non-citizens. Makes conforming changes to provisions concerning eligibility for benefits under the Children's Health Insurance Program. Prohibits the State from giving or offering MONEY or a GAS CARD or other valuable thing to a person for the purpose of inducing the person to apply for benefits under the Children's Health Insurance Program Act or the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Act or for medical assistance under the Illinois Public Aid Code. Effective July 1, 2009.

[Rosanna Pulido]

Oh, Come on! Let's review "OTHER" programs at the ICIRR.

Let's see the Governor gave Joshua (THE COMMUNIST) Hoyt 25 million dollars for the New American Initiative and Blago also gave them their own private offices in SPRINGFIELD!! GUESS who is paying for them? Look in the Mirror!

But then Blago gave our Illinois Veterans who have tramatic head injuries 4 million dollars for their program the same year. Obviously, Lou Dobbs brought up the point this week as we talked about this on his radio show that Blago thiks he can get more votes!! OBVIOUSLY!!

Here is the conversation:

Wednesday June 25, 2008:

http://loudobbsradio.com/showdownload.asp

Lou Dobbs / June 25, 2008 / Hour 2

[caldonjah]

The Dhimmicratic party is way more corrupt than the republican party ever was in this state,& it is so glarringly obvious.

I am also not surprised at closed documents
regarding the results of the Rezko case, it's so remarkable that they are not meaning the reporters trying to unseal the documents they did more against another politian resently concerning.

that politian calling his then ex-wife a c*nt.

The other politians divorce concerning a sex club.

So why the restriction on curiosity of this convicted Rezko criminal

[Evert]

There is a process that can be used assist County Clerks in their attempt to have honest elections. If you are interested contact me at 815-334-7740.

[Spense]

Crime pays in America... land of the stupid, and home of the dictator governors

caldon: Since the last GOP governor is still in the slammer, and since the lead witness against Tony Rezko was Republican Stu Levine, I don't think Republicans should be throwing stones about corruption.

[PhilCollins]

In parts of Calif. & Ohio, immigrants who aren't U.S. citizens, may vote in school board and city council elections, but, to register, they must prove that they are legal aliens.

[Christine]

What about all the Daley administration who sits in jails or await trial today? We all should throw stones at corruption, no matter what party is accused.