Lawsuit Seeks End to ‘Lawless’ Noncitizen Voting in Pennsylvania

Policy allowing people to register to vote without a verifiable driver’s license and Social Security numbers violates federal law, legal group says.

Illegal aliens from Cuba line up in Marathon, Fla., to board a bus to be driven to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection station on Jan. 5, 2023. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

The conservative advocacy group America First Legal (AFL) filed a complaint with the Pennsylvania Department of State, seeking to end a directive that allows noncitizens to vote in state and federal elections.

The Help America Vote Act (HAVA) of 2002 requires that an individual applying to vote must mention a current and valid driver’s license and the last four digits of their Social Security number on the voter application form.