Over 2,000 noncitizens found on Iowa voting records, some referred to AG for potential prosecution

A recent of 2.3 million Iowa voter records showed that thousands of self-identified noncitizens registered have to vote, resulting in potential prosecution. 

According to the audit, 87 individuals self-reported that they were not citizens but voted, 67 people said they did not vote and were not citizens and 2,022 individuals said they weren't citizens and voted or registered to vote. 

“We are turning the names of these individuals over to the Iowa Attorney General and the Iowa Department of Public Safety for potential prosecution,” Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate said in a statement earlier this week, according to local media.

"It is a felony for noncitizens to either vote or register to vote, and we will work with the authorities to ensure that those who break the law are prosecuted to the fullest extent," the statement continued. 

Pate's office has sent the list of names to auditors in Iowa counties. If an individual on the list shows up to vote, they will be given a provisional ballot.

They will be allowed to fill out the ballot, but have to go to the county auditor’s office and show proof of citizenship if they want the vote to count, according to 6News.