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Oops! Colorado invites 30,000 non-citizens to register to vote

The registration postcards may have been sent as a part of a formatting error from The Department of Motor Vehicles, raising questions about the policies of several Democratic states now allowing non-citizens the right to drive or obtain a state identification card.

October 11, 2022 5:43pm

Updated: October 13, 2022 1:41pm

The registration postcards may have been sent as a part of a formatting error from The Department of Motor Vehicles, raising questions about the policies of several Democratic states

About 30,000 non-citizens living in the State of Colorado received voter-registration instructions after a mix-up at the Secretary of State's Office.

The state government agency said it is trying to find out why thousands of registration postcards were mailed to individuals who had non-citizen state driver's licenses, Colorado Public Radio, reported last week.

The registration postcards may have been sent as a part of a formatting error from The Department of Motor Vehicles, raising questions about the policies of several Democratic states now allowing non-citizens the right to drive or obtain a state identification card.

The incident is an example of how some states such as California that are giving non-citizens drivers licenses and identification cards could face similar problems as they continue to migrate data and information of people who purportedly came into the country unlawfully.

Colorado law decrees that the state's online-voter registration system will discount any application from an individual who isn’t a U.S. citizen.

“Make sure your voice is heard this November,” the postcards say, featuring a set of instructions on how to “Register to VOTE today.”

The Secretary of State's Office is now conducting a preliminary internal review of the matter and said it “will take any corrective action that is warranted.”