(Story reported by Curtis Walsh, written by Noah Haswell, both of Beaver County Radio, Published on September 17, 2024 at 9:35 A.M.)

(Pennsylvania) Only those who meet various requirements, which includes citizenship, can vote in federal elections in the state of Pennsylvania. After a 1996 federal law, people that are not United States citizens could face both imprisonment and deportation according to a spokeperson for the Pennsylvania Department of State, Ellen Lyon. Republicans continue to express issues in recent months about illegal immigrants voting in the United States. According to studies from political science professor Ron Hayduk from San Francisco University, that noncitizens are not voting illegally in high numbers.