NOTHING TO SEE, NOTHING TO SEE – AT 8:24 A.M. ET:  All these little legalities, like citizenship.  All these technicalities, like honest voting.  Aren't you frustrated by the busybodies who care about these things?  Why don't they just let everyone vote as soon as they leave the maternity ward? 

Oh, remember the guy who shot up the mall in western Washington a few weeks ago, killing five people?  From K5, NBC Local:

The Cascade Mall shooting suspect, Arcan Cetin, may face an additional investigation related to his voting record and citizenship status.

Federal sources confirm to KING 5 that Cetin was not a U.S. citizen, meaning legally he cannot vote. However, state records show Cetin registered to vote in 2014 and participated in three election cycles, including the May presidential primary.

Cetin, who immigrated to the United States from Turkey as a child, is considered a permanent resident or green card holder. While a permanent resident can apply for U.S. citizenship after a certain period of time, sources tell KING his status had not changed from green card holder to U.S. citizen.

While voters must attest to citizenship upon registering online or registering to vote at the Department of Licensing Office, Washington state doesn't require proof of citizenship. Therefore elections officials say the state's elections system operates, more or less, under an honor system.

"We don’t have a provision in state law that allows us either county elections officials or the Secretary of State's office to verify someone’s citizenship," explained Secretary of State Kim Wyman. "So, we’re in this place where we want to make sure we’re maintaining people’s confidence in the elections and the integrity of the process, but also that we’re giving this individual, like we would any voter, his due process. We’re moving forward, and that investigation is really coming out of the investigation from the shootings."

The penalty for voting as a non U.S. citizen could result in five years of prison time or a $10,000, according to Secretary of State's Office.

COMMENT:  Repeat after me:  There is no voter fraud in our elections.  And people who say there is are racist, colonialist, misogynist pigs.  Got that?

September 29, 2016