It’s Not Just Pakistan – Foreigners from Around the World Who Are Not US Citizens Can Register to Vote in US Elections
As previously reported by The Gateway Pundit, the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office in California held a news conference in 2023 regarding an investigation into alleged illegal voting activity in their community.
According to the Sheriff’s Office, investigators found 41 sealed, completed mail-in ballots inside the home of Lodi City Council member Shakir Khan. Authorities also reported discovering 71 voter registrations connected to Khan’s address, phone number, or email.
Investigators alleged that Khan targeted members of the local Pakistani immigrant community, including elderly individuals unfamiliar with U.S. voting procedures. Authorities claim he pressured individuals, forged signatures, completed ballots on their behalf, and submitted fraudulent voter registrations.
During a September 2025 press conference, a Sheriff’s Captain stated that voting records indicated that individuals outside of the United States, including people in Pakistan, had cast ballots in California elections.
“The way the voting system is structured, we see quite a few flaws,” the Captain said. “You’re able to register and cast a vote even if you don’t live in the country, as we saw in the case involving his brother in Pakistan. We also found evidence of two or three other people out of the country who voted, as well as individuals residing outside of the district.”
The Captain further criticized the online voter registration process, describing it as largely reliant on self-attestation. “Anybody can enter information, click a box saying they’re not lying, and receive confirmation of voter registration. Once on the voter rolls, they’re automatically mailed a ballot for future elections,” he said.
The report also raised concerns about California’s election procedures, including the state’s policies regarding voter identification and extended ballot counting periods after Election Day.
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San Joaquin County Sheriff says voting records show people from outside the country vote in California elections, including Pakistan
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The article drew parallels to claims made during the 2020 election in Detroit, Michigan, where Republican poll challengers alleged that absentee ballots from individuals purportedly listed as active military voters had suspicious birthdates and foreign postmarks.
One election worker, Elizabeth Forlini, claimed she observed absentee ballots with birth years in the late 1930s and early 1940s that were marked for Joe Biden. She stated that one ballot she noted was postmarked from Ontario, Canada, and listed a Detroit address associated with a medical facility. According to her account, follow-up inquiries suggested inconsistencies with the listed address.
The story then turned to overseas voting under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA), a federal law passed in 1986 that allows members of the military, their families, and U.S. citizens living abroad to vote absentee in federal elections.
Critics cited in the report argue that UOCAVA’s online registration and ballot return processes rely heavily on self-reported information and may lack sufficient identity verification. They claim that some systems allow voters to register without providing the last four digits of a Social Security number or a state-issued ID, unlike many domestic voter registration requirements.
The article referenced statements made in 2024 by former U.S. Ambassador to Canada Bruce Heyman on MSNBC, where he discussed efforts to mobilize American citizens living abroad to vote in battleground states. The report questioned figures cited about the number of eligible overseas voters and suggested that overseas voting could play a decisive role in close elections.
Additional concerns were raised about ballot transmission methods, including the use of email for sending and returning ballots in some states, which critics argue complicates ballot chain-of-custody verification.
The report concluded by arguing that existing election laws and procedures leave openings for potential abuse and called for reforms to strengthen voter verification and election security.
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