James Cozadd, a 49-year-old plumber from Alabama, is bewildered after receiving notice he may be ineligible to vote due to alleged non-citizen status, despite being born in the US. He expressed frustration in a court filing, stating, 'I've been racking my brain to try to figure out how I ended up on the list of purged voters, but I have no clue.' His case reflects a nationwide trend of voter list purges targeting individuals wrongly suspected of non-citizen status.
The actions following Donald Trump's rhetoric about election integrity and non-citizen voting have created confusion and distrust among eligible voters. For instance, Tennessee professor Alvaro Manrique Barrenechea, who became a naturalized citizen in 2019, received a letter questioning his voting eligibility. He stated, 'It’s frustrating to be perceived as a non-citizen in a place where I’ve been accepted and have actively participated as a legal voter.'
Allegations of widespread non-citizen voting have emerged as a controversial topic. Nicholas Ross from Ohio received a warning regarding his voting eligibility, despite becoming a US citizen after nearly 30 years in the country. This situation underscores how voter purges impact legitimate voters and feed into a narrative that can delegitimize electoral outcomes, especially as political figures like Trump leverage these claims during election cycles.
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