CALIFORNIA CONCLUDES REMOVAL OF NONCITIZENS FROM VOTER LISTS

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CALIFORNIA CONCLUDES REMOVAL OF NONCITIZENS FROM VOTER LISTS
During the 1996 elections, one of the most hard-fought and tightly contested races was for the 46^th congressional district in California.  Loretta Sanchez, a Democrat, beat out the incumbent Republican Robert Dornan by only 948 votes.  Dornan did not take defeat lightly.  He first demanded a recount, and when that did not change the results he accused Hispanic civil rights groups of registering noncitizens to vote. 
Regardless of how they were registered, state and county officials in California have discovered almost 900 noncitizens on lists of registered voters.  These names are being removed from the rolls.  This should be the end of this dispute.  A House of Representatives Oversight Committee found that there was no proof that a sufficient number of noncitizens voted to affect the outcome of the 1996 election. 
Voting in elections is a privilege reserved for citizens.  Improperly voting can be a ground for denying a person citizenship, as well as a basis for deportation.

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