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new Fast Fact: Gov. Newsom allows illegal migrants to register to vote, according to the US Attorney for the Central District of CaliforniaBill Essayli saying,“This idea that you’re not allowed to register to vote unless you present some sort of identification is not accurate. It’s not true.California's voter registration, overseen by Governor Gavin Newsom's administration, doesn't require verification. Residents can sign up to vote through the state's official website or at Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) offices via the federal "Motor Voter" law.Christina Aguayo News Applicants check a box affirming U.S. citizenship—no driver's license, Social Security number, or other ID is required upfront.The California Secretary of State's online form asks voters to declare under penalty of perjury that they are U.S. citizens and California residents.However, Essayli asserts the process doesn't have any cross-checks so anyone with internet access can complete the registration in minutes.Under Newsom-backed expansions of automatic voter registration, people applying for a driver's license -- which are available to illegal migrants—can opt in without citizenship vetting.The state of California has at least 1.8 million undocumented migrants.Essayli points to independent reviews and state audits as evidence that these loopholes have led to errors in the voter rolls.A 2019 state audit uncovered nearly 84,000 double registrations tied to DMV processesRecent reviews of voter integrity issues from 2020 to 2024 flag concerns over unverified mail-in ballots and incomplete cancellations of ineligible registrations, estimating at least 300,000 ineligible voters on rolls.Essali's full remarks from earlier this year:"The idea that someone would actually vote illegally with the penalties that are in place. It happens all the time""All of a sudden you're just saying it's not widespread but I'm saying we don't know how widespread it is because we don't detect it.""I'm on the website for the state of California to register to vote and this section has where you put your driver's license last four, social, there's a box underneath each one says I don't have one, I don't have one then you're allowed to proceed go to vote so this idea that you're not allowed to register unless you present some sort of identification isn't accurate.""It's not true, it's not being implemented in the state of California.""Additionally people are being registered to vote at the DMV and we already know, based on audits, that the DMV has improperly registered people including illegal migrants.""And we have immunity in place that says if a DMV registers someone who isn't eligible they're immune for prosecution."