Similarly, in Exhibit C, Brooks cites a Government Accountability Office report as saying that “up to 3 percent of people on voter registration lists are not U.S. citizens.” But when you dig into the report, you see that it gives three examples of the percentage of noncitizens found in jury pools (which are drawn from voter registration lists): one-third of 1 percent, less than 1 percent and 1 to 3 percent. Brooks simply cites the highest number. Moreover, the courts have supplemented the jury pool with other lists, such as driver’s licenses, which do not require citizenship, so the fact that noncitizens appear on the master jury list may not indicate that they are registered to vote in those jurisdictions.

Source: Washington Post June 09, 2021 07:03 UTC