Representative Abe Hamadeh (R-AZ-08) introduced a bill last week seeking to crack down on loopholes allowing election fraud through overseas ballots.
The Proving Residency for Overseas Voter Eligibility (PROVE) Act amends the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) to require non-military U.S. citizens living abroad to prove current residency in the state where they intend to vote.
Hamadeh said in a press release, “39 states, including key swing states like Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, and Wisconsin, permit people who have never resided in the U.S. to vote in state elections, undermining the integrity of the electoral process.”
“In Arizona, we have seen what the mismanagement of voter rolls, failed election infrastructure, and corrupt courts can do to destroy voter confidence and faith in our system overall,” he said. Since taking office, I have introduced legislation to address some of the most egregious practices and close the most glaring loopholes in our election system.”
UOCAVA requires states to allow overseas citizens to vote in federal elections based on their last state of residence, even if they have no current ties to that state. This allows them to choose any state they want, which could potentially allow them to select key battleground states like Arizona.
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