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UpdatePennsylvaniaThursday, October 29, 2026

Pennsylvania analysis found flaws in jury list method for finding noncitizen voters

An analysis found that comparing jury rejection lists to voter rolls to identify noncitizen voters produced inaccurate results.

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Votebeat
“Pennsylvania analysis shows flaws in using jury rejection lists to find noncitizen voters”, Thursday, October 29, 2026
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What happened

An analysis by Votebeat and Spotlight PA found that comparing jury rejection lists to voter rolls, a method used by conservative activists to identify noncitizen voters in Pennsylvania, produces results riddled with inaccuracies. Scrutiny of 13 potential noncitizen voters flagged in a large Pennsylvania county turned up several individuals who had since naturalized, one U.S.-born citizen swept into the effort, and zero voters who had registered before gaining citizenship. The Republican Committee of Chester County separately sent a letter to county elections officials flagging more than 180 potential noncitizen voters identified through the same method.1

13
potential noncitizen voters scrutinized in one large Pennsylvania county1
more than 180
potential noncitizen voters flagged by the Republican Committee of Chester County1
zero
voters who had registered before gaining citizenship among those examined1
What it means in Pennsylvania

What this means for voters in Pennsylvania

The analysis found no voters who had registered before gaining citizenship among the 13 potential noncitizen voters examined in the large county.1

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Sources

  1. Votebeat, https://votebeat.org/pennsylvania/2026/10/29/nonjuror-noncitizen-voter-roll-comparison-chester-county · Thursday, October 29, 2026

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