AFPI Champions Governors’ Leadership to Secure U.S. Elections and Prevent Non-Citizen Voting

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry signed an executive order to secure his state’s elections and prevent noncitizens from voting. The executive order aligns with the America First Policy Institute’s (AFPI) model executive order on election integrity published today.

“Free and fair elections are the cornerstone of our Constitutional Republic. Every time an illegal alien votes, it cancels out a legal vote, and this only diminishes the rights of American citizens,” said Governor Landry. “I was proud to sign this executive order—because here in Louisiana, we will always protect the integrity of our elections and defend the rule of law.”

AFPI’s model executive order is based on orders issued by Idaho Governor Brad Little and Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin. All three governors have taken critical steps this summer to enforce their states’ election laws and prevent illegal non-citizen voting.

AFPI’s model executive order ensures awareness and enforcement of state laws that:

• Validate U.S. citizenship during the voter registration process;
• Remove non-citizens from our voter rolls; and
• Train registrars in ballot security measures, counting machine testing, and election result accuracy procedures.

“One of the most basic founding principles of our country is the right of the people to vote in free and fair elections,” said Brooke Rollins, AFPI President & CEO. “That right is in jeopardy as millions of illegal aliens flow across our wide-open Southern Border and, in some cases, are able to illegally register to vote. While the current administration may be content to allow this constitutional violation, AFPI is partnering with America First governors to preserve election integrity in the states.”

A recent report from the office of U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson highlights the ample evidence that noncitizens are voting in U.S. elections. The report found overwhelming evidence that noncitizen voting has occurred in several states over the last four years. In some cases, the report found that illegal voting could have been enough to change the outcome of a race, even as far back as 2008 and 2010.

Governor Little and Governor Youngkin have led the nation in combatting this alarming trend, issuing Idaho Executive Order No. 2024-07 and Virginia Executive Order 35 to protect their states’ election processes.

“Idaho was proud to be the first state to take executive action to ensure only citizens will vote in our elections. I am grateful to AFPI for taking steps to ensure all states have an executive order modeled after Idaho’s to scrub the voter rolls across our country and make sure America’s elections do not fall prey to the consequences of the Biden-Harris lawless open border,” Governor Little said.

AFPI encourages America First governors across the country to take all possible steps to preserve election integrity in their states, including issuing executive orders to enforce state election law, working with their secretaries of states to implement best practices, and partnering with their legislatures to codify election integrity measures into state law.

“Our mission is simple: make it easy to vote and hard to cheat,” said Hogan Gidley, Vice Chair of AFPI’s Center for Election Integrity. “By enacting this Executive Order and ensuring that the law is enforced, governors can prevent against cheating and secure the integrity of their citizens’ right to vote.”

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