Don Palmer

“If they're going to do voter registration, they need to make sure that there's a verification in place for identity and for citizenship, just as if you come into an agency and you're getting a driver's license or identification card, you've got to show that I.D., you've got to make sure that your identity is confirmed, similarly, if you're going to register someone to vote at the driver's license agency, there needs to be a verification process or a documentation process to ensure that you are a citizen,”

Don Palmer · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-26

Palmer said voter registration at driver's license agencies must include verification of identity and citizenship.

“the answer really is that there needs to be more care taken to developing a system of verifying citizenship and you just don't see that in most states.”

Don Palmer · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-26

Palmer said more care is needed in developing citizenship verification systems, which most states lack.

“I think it's undercounting it. I think those are the identified non-citizens that have been accidentally or erroneously placed on the voter rolls through the mistake of the driver's license agency. I think it’s much more because we don't know in a lot of states, either they have not conducted the audits or they're not using tools to find noncitizens that may have accidentally been placed on the rolls,”

Don Palmer · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-26

Palmer said he believes the 30,000 figure undercounts noncitizens on voter rolls because many states have not conducted audits.

“is actually quite low.”

Don Palmer · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-26

Palmer said the 30,000 figure of erroneously registered noncitizens is likely an undercount.