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Florida names 198 non-citizens illegally registered to vote

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    Phil Keating reports from Miami

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New developments now from -- with the Department of State has released a brand new list of non citizens.

Illegally registered to vote in that state -- -- on that story at a Miami.

Awfully close to Election Day what's the story here -- Well bill the Republican governor Scott and as secretary of state do believe there is enough time to verify this new list of a 198 names.

Of alleged non citizens registered to vote but.

Many county elections officials say it sometimes takes that the sixty days to verify these names and of course is this what we are now just 41 days until Election Day.

However it was just one month ago that the US Justice Department finally shared.

It's immigration database with the state of Florida.

Florida's elections department just -- says this David quotes.

We have a responsibility to uphold the integrity of our elections which means making sure in eligible voters.

Can't cast a ballot in Florida now -- originally this summer the -- round doubled non citizens registered to vote tallied up.

Totaling 2600.

People of that list just rife with errors and controversy abandoned by many county elections chiefs.

Including for reasons like to World War II veterans who were on that list came Ford proved they -- US citizens and of course.

Did in fact have the right.

Are there are still lawsuits pending over the years for their -- -- -- there.

Yeah three lawsuits still pending too from voting rights groups one from the US Justice Department.

All of which accuse the Republican governor and his Republicans in Tallahassee.

Of targeting Democrats and minorities more than Republicans and why it's in fact according to this flat this latest list.

Of a 198 names well 87 are registered Democrats only thirty are Republicans and almost all in the our vast majority itself flown thank you Phil Phil Keating 29 electoral votes in your state thank you -- --

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