A new undercover video from O’Keefe Media Group (OMG) reveals that non-citizens are allegedly being told they can vote in Philadelphia as long as they are residents, despite laws prohibiting non-citizens from voting in U.S. elections.
The video shows an election official and a local nongovernmental organization (NGO) discussing non-citizen voting in ways that conflict with Pennsylvania’s requirements for voter eligibility.
Milton Jamerson, an Election and Voter Registration Clerk from the Philadelphia City Commissioners Office, reportedly told an undercover OMG journalist that non-citizens who reside in Philadelphia are allowed to vote in local elections.
This statement directly contradicts the city’s official guidelines, which state on the Philadelphia City Commissioners Office website that voters must be “citizens of the United States for at least one month before the next election.”
Before speaking to Jamerson, the undercover journalist visited a Philadelphia-based NGO called “Ceiba,” located near the City Commissioners Office.
Ceiba staff reportedly claimed that non-citizens with an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) could legally vote.
The organization explained that ITINs, which are issued by the IRS, are used by individuals who are required to file U.S. tax returns but don’t qualify for a Social Security