{"publisher":{"name":"MediaBias News","url":"https://mediabias.news","methodology":"https://mediabias.news/methodology","editorialPrinciples":"https://mediabias.news/editorial-principles","corrections":"https://mediabias.news/corrections"},"scoreGuide":{"trust":"How well corroborated and evidenced the source reporting is. 0-100, higher is better.","critic":"Craft quality of the source journalism: context, balance, fact vs comment. 0-100, higher is better.","hype":"How far the source presentation runs ahead of substance. 0-100, LOWER IS BETTER.","scope":"Scores assess the original reporting this article was written from, not the truth of the underlying event and not the quality of this write-up."},"assessmentGuide":{"type":"coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis","factCheck":{"status":"not-performed","note":"Media Bias News compares coverage and scores the source reporting. 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Fifty-four percent expressed at least some level of concern, with 33% reporting being very concerned.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-10-13T16:46:17.470Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-10-13T15:14:29.729Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-13T19:45:35.357Z","readTime":"1 min read","scores":{"trust":42,"critic":45,"hype":20,"notes":{"trust":"All sources cite The Center Square Voters' Voice Poll, but no full reports are available.","critic":"All digests are identical, offering no unique reporting or analysis.","hype":"Headlines are direct and factual, accurately reflecting the poll's findings."}},"tags":["#VoterConcerns","#MidtermElections","#NoncitizenVoting","#PublicOpinion","#ElectionIntegrity"],"entities":["The Center Square Voters' Voice Poll","2026 midterm elections"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["More than half of Americans are concerned about noncitizens voting in the upcoming November elections, according to The Center Square Voters' Voice Poll.","Fifty-four percent of registered voters reported being at least \"somewhat concerned\" about noncitizens voting in the 2026 midterm elections.","Thirty-three percent of respondents stated they were \"very concerned\" about the issue.","The poll was conducted with the 2026 midterm elections three weeks away."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"A poll indicates that over half of American registered voters are concerned about noncitizens voting in the November elections. The Center Square Voters' Voice Poll found that 54% of registered voters are at least \"somewhat concerned\" about noncitizens casting ballots in the 2026 midterm elections. An additional 33% of those polled reported being \"very concerned\" about the issue. The findings were released with the 2026 midterm elections three weeks away."},{"type":"heading","text":"Coverage comparison"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"All eight reports published digests of the same information from The Center Square Voters' Voice Poll. The digests from the right-rated outlets The Daily BS, [your]NEWS, The Courier-Times, and Wisconsin Right Now, and the centre-rated outlets Columbia Gorge News, Purdue Exponent, and mykxlg.com, all stated that more than half of Americans are concerned about noncitizens voting in November. 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