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Noncitizen voting, already illegal in federal elections, becomes a centerpiece of 2024 GOP messaging
![John Mcdonnell Bryan Steil, R-Wis., chairman of the Committee on House Administration, displays a large photo of an unlocked election ballot drop box in Washington, during a hearing about noncitizen voting in U.S. elections. on Capitol Hill, Thursday, May 16, 2024 in Washington. In recent months, the specter of noncitizens voting in the U.S. has erupted into a leading rallying cry for Republicans. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/b6cc54eb6ba743c6aa5c923362fb0495/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Bryan Steil, R-Wis., chairman of the Committee on House Administration, displays a large photo of an unlocked election ballot drop box in Washington, during a hearing about noncitizen voting in U.S. elections. on Capitol Hill, Thursday, May 16, 2024 in Washington. In recent months, the specter of noncitizens voting in the U.S. has erupted into a leading rallying cry for Republicans. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)
![John Mcdonnell Rep. Joe Morelle, D-N.Y., questions a witness during a Committee on House Administration hearing about noncitizen voting in U.S. elections on Capitol Hill, Thursday, May 16, 2024 in Washington. In recent months, the specter of noncitizens voting in the U.S. has erupted into a leading rallying cry for Republicans. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/8d1a15e9b6cf4216b9711e9c71f2c923/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Rep. Joe Morelle, D-N.Y., questions a witness during a Committee on House Administration hearing about noncitizen voting in U.S. elections on Capitol Hill, Thursday, May 16, 2024 in Washington. In recent months, the specter of noncitizens voting in the U.S. has erupted into a leading rallying cry for Republicans. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)
![John Mcdonnell Bryan Steil, R-Wis., chairman of the Committee on House Administration points to a election brochure for Washington, during a hearing he conducted about noncitizen voting on Capitol Hill, Thursday, May 16, 2024 in Washington. In recent months, the specter of noncitizens voting in the U.S. has erupted into a leading rallying cry for Republicans. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/70f3639037db4cbbaeeb0f67772aa48c/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Bryan Steil, R-Wis., chairman of the Committee on House Administration points to a election brochure for Washington, during a hearing he conducted about noncitizen voting on Capitol Hill, Thursday, May 16, 2024 in Washington. In recent months, the specter of noncitizens voting in the U.S. has erupted into a leading rallying cry for Republicans. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)
![John Mcdonnell Caitlin Sutherland, executive director of Americans for Public Trust testifies about noncitizen voting before the Committee on House Administration on Capitol Hill, Thursday, May 16, 2024 in Washington. In recent months, the specter of noncitizens voting in the U.S. has erupted into a leading rallying cry for Republicans. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/98b7b3e2eb914ad6a9d25286e0fa5129/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Caitlin Sutherland, executive director of Americans for Public Trust testifies about noncitizen voting before the Committee on House Administration on Capitol Hill, Thursday, May 16, 2024 in Washington. In recent months, the specter of noncitizens voting in the U.S. has erupted into a leading rallying cry for Republicans. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)
![Wilfredo Lee FILE - Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks as Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump listens during a news conference, April 12, 2024, at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla. In recent months, the specter of noncitizens voting in the U.S. has erupted into a leading rallying cry for Republicans.(AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/391f65a842984f1c9628864d8b6cf4b0/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks as Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump listens during a news conference, April 12, 2024, at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla. In recent months, the specter of noncitizens voting in the U.S. has erupted into a leading rallying cry for Republicans.(AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
![John Mcdonnell From left, Christian Adams, president and general counsel for the Public Interest Legal Foundation, Hans von Spakovsky, manager of the Election Law Reform Initiative and senior legal fellow at the Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies and Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd are sworn in before they testify about noncitizen voting before the Committee on House Administration on Capitol Hill, Thursday, May 16, 2024 in Washington. In recent months, the specter of noncitizens voting in the U.S. has erupted into a leading rallying cry for Republicans. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/71a3b786e9b44fb7a15802293acb9244/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
From left, Christian Adams, president and general counsel for the Public Interest Legal Foundation, Hans von Spakovsky, manager of the Election Law Reform Initiative and senior legal fellow at the Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies and Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd are sworn in before they testify about noncitizen voting before the Committee on House Administration on Capitol Hill, Thursday, May 16, 2024 in Washington. In recent months, the specter of noncitizens voting in the U.S. has erupted into a leading rallying cry for Republicans. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)
![John Mcdonnell Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd testifies about noncitizen voting in a hearing to the Committee on House Administration on Capitol Hill, Thursday, May 16, 2024 in Washington. In recent months, the specter of noncitizens voting in the U.S. has erupted into a leading rallying cry for Republicans. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/cdf7a29554e845a0acdc4a11f1b6fcb0/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd testifies about noncitizen voting in a hearing to the Committee on House Administration on Capitol Hill, Thursday, May 16, 2024 in Washington. In recent months, the specter of noncitizens voting in the U.S. has erupted into a leading rallying cry for Republicans. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)
![John Mcdonnell Hans von Spakovsky manager of the Election Law Reform Initiative testifies about noncitizen voting before the Committee on House Administration on Capitol Hill, Thursday, May 16, 2024 in Washington. In recent months, the specter of noncitizens voting in the U.S. has erupted into a leading rallying cry for Republicans. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/d31a33e9137b4ebfbf738e20d68cc67b/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Hans von Spakovsky manager of the Election Law Reform Initiative testifies about noncitizen voting before the Committee on House Administration on Capitol Hill, Thursday, May 16, 2024 in Washington. In recent months, the specter of noncitizens voting in the U.S. has erupted into a leading rallying cry for Republicans. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)
![John Mcdonnell Christian Adams, president and general counsel for the Public Interest Legal Foundation, left, talks with Hans von Spakovsky, during a hearing about noncitizen voting before the Committee on House Administration on Capitol Hill, Thursday, May 16, 2024, in Washington. In recent months, the specter of noncitizens voting in the U.S. has erupted into a leading rallying cry for Republicans. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/c9bf6477894b4d248884c4767255c50c/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Christian Adams, president and general counsel for the Public Interest Legal Foundation, left, talks with Hans von Spakovsky, during a hearing about noncitizen voting before the Committee on House Administration on Capitol Hill, Thursday, May 16, 2024, in Washington. In recent months, the specter of noncitizens voting in the U.S. has erupted into a leading rallying cry for Republicans. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)
![John Mcdonnell Bryan Steil, R-Wis., chairman of the Committee on House Administration arrives for a hearing aboutnon citizen voting on Capitol Hill, Thursday, May 16, 2024 in Washington. In recent months, the specter of noncitizens voting in the U.S. has erupted into a leading rallying cry for Republicans. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/295fdd8e771149189dfbb0c408d24f68/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Bryan Steil, R-Wis., chairman of the Committee on House Administration arrives for a hearing aboutnon citizen voting on Capitol Hill, Thursday, May 16, 2024 in Washington. In recent months, the specter of noncitizens voting in the U.S. has erupted into a leading rallying cry for Republicans. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)