The Cascade Mall shooting suspect, Arcan Cetin, has apparently voted in several elections despite not being a US citizen. This reveals a huge hole in the security of our country. Federal sources confirm to KING 5 that Cetin was not a U.S. citizen, meaning legally he cannot vote. However, state records show Cetin registered to vote in 2014 and then voted in three election cycles, including the May presidential primary.

This reveals a serious voting issue that has begun showing itself in numerous states where courts have allowed people to vote without verifying their citizenship. The issuance of driver licenses has contributed to this type of fraud.

Non-Citizen Voter Fraud Is Openly Happening By The Millions

The number of those committing non-citizen voting fraud, is alarming. One study shows that over 14 percent of non-citizens are registered to vote, with a whopping 6.4 of non-citizens believed to have actually voted in the 2008 election. If that is the case and there are 20 million illegal foreign nationals in the country, the number of non-citizens voting could exceed 1 million or more.

The Cooperative Congressional Election Study (CCES) came to such findings via large samples of observations during the 2008 and 2010 elections of “non-citizens.” “Non-citizens” was defined as illegal immigrants, legal immigrants on their way to citizenship, or lawful permanent residents without citizenship—all of whom, if they voted, would have committed a crime.

federal appeals court on recently blocked Kansas, Georgia and Alabama from requiring residents to prove they are U.S. citizens when registering to vote using a national form.

The 2-1 ruling is a victory for voting rights groups who said a U.S. election official illegally changed proof-of-citizenship requirements on the federal registration form at the behest of the three states.

People registering to vote in other states are only required to swear that that they are citizens, not show documentary proof. Cetin, who immigrated to the United States from Turkey as a child, is considered a permanent resident or green card holder. While a permanent resident can apply for U.S. citizenship after a certain period of time, sources tell KING his status had not changed from green card holder to U.S. citizen.

While voters must attest to citizenship upon registering online or registering to vote at the Department of Licensing Office, Washington state also does not require proof of citizenship. Therefore elections officials say the state’s elections system operates, more or less, under an the same honor system.

According to Secretary of State Kim Wyman, “We don’t have a provision in state law that allows us either county elections officials or the Secretary of State’s office to verify someone’s citizenship….So, we’re in this place where we want to make sure we’re maintaining people’s confidence in the elections and the integrity of the process, but also that we’re giving this individual, like we would any voter, his due process. We’re moving forward, and that investigation is really coming out of the investigation from the shootings.”

The penalty for voting as a non U.S. citizen could result in five years of prison time or a $10,000, according to Secretary of State’s Office.

Wyman claims, “The penalties are very serious. That’s why we want to make sure we’re very measured, and this is why we want to make sure we’re very calm and purposeful in how we move forward…..The stakes are very high on both sides. You want to keep the confidence level high, but you also want to protect the voting rights of everyone.”

Wyman says while it’s impossible to determine an exact number, she does not believe this case points to a larger issue. In other words, they have no idea how many non-citizens are voting! “Our hands are kind of tied, but make no mistake, we want to make sure that everybody has confidence that people casting ballots are eligible. This is certainly going to be a topic at next legislation.”

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