The Secretary of State of Georgia Brad Raffensperger has referred 1,634 cases of non-citizens attempting to register to vote for investigation and possible prosecution.

Attempting to register to vote while knowingly being ineligible is a violation of Georgia law.

A citizenship audit piloted by Raffensperger over the past few weeks, which he claims was a first for the state, discovered attempts to register to vote by non-citizens in 88 of the state’s 159 counties.

Raffensperger, who has obliged as secretary of state since 2018, said in a March 28 press release the results indicated that Georgia’s existing voting security laws worked because none of the non-citizens accomplished to register or cast a ballot.

According to an April 11 statement by the secretary of state’s office, 69 percent of the attempts to register were concentrated in just five counties—DeKalb (345), Fulton (275), Gwinnett (221), Cobb (143), and Clayton (141).

According to Raffensperger, the existing election laws relating to citizenship are being challenged in court by Georgia Democrats.

In his March 28 press release, Raffensperger stated, “As liberal states and cities around the country are changing their laws to allow non-citizen voting, I will continue to take steps to ensure Georgia’s elections are executed with integrity.

“Leading the state’s first citizenship audit of the voter rolls is an important part of that effort.”