Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales and Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita are asking for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (UCIS) to verify the citizenship of more than 550,000 Indiana voters before November’s election.

By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen October 18, 2024 Three days after early voting began in the state and less than a month before the Nov. 5 general election, Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales and Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita asked federal officials to verify the citizenship status of more than 550,

INDIANA- Attorney General Todd Rokita and Secretary of State Diego Morales are asking the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to verify the citizenship

In response to concerns from voters and local election administrators, Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales filed a request with the United States Citizenship

They sent a letter to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services with the names of people who they claim registered in Indiana without providing state-issued ID.

Officials are examining the citizenship status of about 585,000 registered Hoosier voters — more than one in 10 residents on the voter rolls.

Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales and Attorney General Todd Rokita are questioning the citizenship of more than half a million registered voters about three weeks before Election Day.

Non-citizens are prohibited from voting in Indiana elections. Doing so is a level 6 felony punishable by up to 2½ years in jail and a fine of up to $10,000.