South Dakota officials find 273 noncitizens on state voter rolls

Of the noncitizens who registered to vote, only one had cast a ballot

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The South Dakota Secretary of State’s Office removed 273 noncitizens from South Dakota’s voter rolls Monday ahead of next month’s general election.

The South Dakota Department of Public Safety initiated the review, working with the Bureau of Information and Telecommunications to “implement a fix and ensure election integrity.”

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“This discovery was part of a review to ensure the integrity of South Dakota’s elections and safeguard against improper voter registration,” DPS said in a release. The department declined to elaborate more on the method used to detect the noncitizens.

Secretary of State Monae Johnson said in the release that her office’s highest priority is election integrity.

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