--- title: "30,000 noncitizens found on US voter rolls since 2000" publication: "MediaBias News" url: "https://mediabias.news/politics/30000-noncitizens-found-on-us-voter-rolls-since-2000" api: "https://mediabias.news/api/v1/stories/30000-noncitizens-found-on-us-voter-rolls-since-2000" markdown: "https://mediabias.news/politics/30000-noncitizens-found-on-us-voter-rolls-since-2000.md" audio: "https://mediabias.news/api/audio/30000-noncitizens-found-on-us-voter-rolls-since-2000" category: "Politics" area: "United States" published: "2026-09-25T19:25:18.200Z" source_reported: "2026-09-25T17:15:13.000Z" updated: "2026-09-25T19:25:18.200Z" trust_score: 50 critic_score: 65 hype_score: 45 assessment_type: "coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis" fact_check_status: "not-performed" coverage_measured: "2026-09-25T20:15:47.563990+00:00" --- # 30,000 noncitizens found on US voter rolls since 2000 *Reuters report attributes erroneous registrations to errors, not organised efforts.* **Scores for the source reporting** (0-100, assessing the original journalism this article was written from, not this write-up): - Trust 50 of 100, higher is better. Central claim attributed to Reuters report, with specific states and numbers provided. - Craft 65 of 100, higher is better. Reporting is clear and holds together, with quotes from Senator Lee and attribution to Reuters. - Hype 45 of 100, lower is better. Headline uses strong language like 'explodes' and 'erupts' but is supported by the article's content. Scored by MediaBias News; method at https://mediabias.news/methodology. **The short version** - More than 30,000 self-declared noncitizens were added to US voter rolls between 2000 and 2026, according to a Reuters report. - Reuters attributed the erroneous registrations to software glitches and clerical errors, stating it found no evidence of organised efforts to register noncitizens illegally. - Senator Mike Lee, R-Utah, used the report to criticise resistance to his SAVE America Act, which aims to enhance voter verification. - Reuters was unable to determine how many noncitizens actually cast ballots, noting that state data is often tentative. A Reuters report identified more than 30,000 self-declared noncitizens on voter rolls across the United States since 2000. The registrations were attributed to software glitches and clerical errors, as well as inadvertent bureaucratic failures, rather than organised efforts to register noncitizens illegally, according to Reuters. The errors occurred in California, Illinois, Iowa, Nevada, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, and Virginia. Senator Mike Lee, R-Utah, speaking on the Senate floor, stated that laws prohibiting noncitizen voting have become difficult to enforce. He referenced the Reuters report and the disclosure by New Jersey Democratic Gov. Mikie Sherrill that 6,600 self-identified noncitizens were registered to vote, with fewer than 400 casting ballots. Lee argued that the findings support his SAVE America Act, a bill that passed the House but has stalled in the Senate. The bill proposes requiring registrants to verify citizenship at registration and implementing voter ID at polls. Don Palmer, senior legal fellow for election integrity at the Heritage Foundation, told Fox News Digital that improving driver's license agencies' verification of citizenship during services could be a way forward. He suggested bipartisan support for enhancing these agencies and REAL ID systems to verify citizenship. ## Disagreement on the cause of errors Reuters reported that the erroneous registrations were due to "software glitches and clerical errors" and "inadvertent bureaucratic failures." Senator Mike Lee, speaking on the Senate floor, stated that "even though we have laws that prohibit things like noncitizen voting, those laws have been rendered difficult and essentially impossible to enforce," and that "voter fraud or noncitizen voting, just keeps happening over and over and over again." ## What the coverage left out None of the right-rated reports mention the specific states where the erroneous registrations occurred, a detail provided by Reuters and included in the New York Post and democraticaccent.com reports. Additionally, none of the right-rated reports mention the specific number of noncitizens who may have cast ballots, a point Reuters stated it was unable to determine. ## Who covered it Shares of the 9 covering outlets with a published leaning rating: - Left: 0% (0) - Centre: 0% (0) - Right: 100% (9) 0 of 9 covering outlets carried no usable leaning rating and were excluded from those percentages. Coverage measured 2026-09-25T20:15:47.563990+00:00. **Coverage watch:** developing. Checked 6 times; 0 checks found a material change. Most recently checked 2026-09-25T20:45:25.588Z. ## How the sides framed it ### Left No separate framing summary. ### Centre No separate framing summary. ### Right - Right-rated reports focused on Senator Mike Lee's reaction to the Reuters findings, highlighting his criticism of those resisting the SAVE America Act. Headlines from the New York Post, The Liberty Daily, WND, WND News Center, thedailybs.com, RedState, and Twitchy all featured Lee's strong statements, with phrases like "explodes," "erupts," and "pulls zero punches." These reports presented the noncitizen registrations as evidence of election security failures and Lee's proposed legislation as a solution. The New York Post and democraticaccent.com included a quote from Don Palmer of the Heritage Foundation discussing potential improvements to voter verification processes. **Provisional coverage gap:** left. The watch is not closed, so this is not yet a settled blindspot finding. ## Factuality profile of the covering outlets These are published factuality ratings of the outlets, not a verdict on whether this story or its claims are true. - low: 5 - mixed: 4 ## Verification scope This page compares coverage and scores the source reporting. It is not a ClaimReview verdict on whether the underlying event or claim is true. ## Original reporting this was written from - [New York Post](https://nypost.com/2026/09/25/us-news/mike-lee-explodes-on-voting-error-that-keeps-happening-as-huge-number-of-noncitizens-found-on-rolls) — Mike Lee explodes on voting error that ‘keeps happening’ as huge number of noncitizens found on rolls - [🔔 The Liberty Daily](https://thelibertydaily.com/we-can-kiss-election-security-goodbye-senator-erupts) — "We Can Kiss Election Security Goodbye": Senator Erupts Over Fact 30,000 Noncitizens Found on Voter Rolls - [WND](https://wnd.com/2026/09/we-can-kiss-election-security-goodbye-senator-erupts) — ‘We can kiss election security goodbye’: Senator erupts over fact 30,000 noncitizens found on voter rolls * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh - [wndnewscenter.org](https://wndnewscenter.org/we-can-kiss-election-security-goodbye-senator-erupts-over-fact-30000-noncitizens-found-on-voter-rolls) — ‘We can kiss election security goodbye’: Senator erupts over fact 30,000 noncitizens found on voter rolls * WND News Center - [thedailybs.com](https://thedailybs.com/2026/09/25/mike-lee-erupts-after-30000-noncitizens-mistakenly-land-on-voter-rolls) — Mike Lee erupts after 30,000 noncitizens mistakenly land on voter rolls - The Daily Bo Snerdley - [RedState](https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/09/25/mike-lee-explodes-30000-noncitizens-exposed-on-us-voter-rolls-n2207374) — Mike Lee Explodes: 30,000 Noncitizens Exposed on US Voter Rolls - [Twitchy](https://twitchy.com/samj/2026/09/25/mike-lee-no-prisoners-save-america-act-n2432699) — Mike Lee Pulls ZERO Punches Calling Out Both Democrats AND Republicans Over the SAVE Act - [democraticaccent.com](https://democraticaccent.com/watch-mike-lee-explodes-on-voting-error-that-keeps-happening-as-huge-number-of-noncitizens-found-on-rolls) — Mike Lee explodes on voting error that 'keeps happening' as huge number of noncitizens found on rolls – Democratic Accent - [wfmd.com](https://wfmd.com/2026/09/25/watch-mike-lee-explodes-on-voting-error-that-keeps-happening-as-huge-number-of-noncitizens-found-on-rolls) — Mike Lee explodes on voting error that ‘keeps happening’ as huge number of noncitizens found on rolls ## Questions **How many noncitizens were found on US voter rolls?** A Reuters report identified more than 30,000 self-declared noncitizens on US voter rolls since 2000. These registrations were attributed to software glitches and clerical errors. **What caused the erroneous voter registrations?** Reuters attributed the erroneous registrations to "software glitches and clerical errors" and "inadvertent bureaucratic failures." The report suggested these were not organised efforts to register noncitizens illegally. **What did Senator Mike Lee say about the report?** Senator Mike Lee used the report to criticise resistance to his SAVE America Act, stating that laws prohibiting noncitizen voting are difficult to enforce and that such issues "keep happening over and over and over again." --- MediaBias News — https://mediabias.news. Reproduced from https://mediabias.news/politics/30000-noncitizens-found-on-us-voter-rolls-since-2000. Please cite as: MediaBias News, "30,000 noncitizens found on US voter rolls since 2000", https://mediabias.news/politics/30000-noncitizens-found-on-us-voter-rolls-since-2000