A 51-year-old Australian woman is facing up to five years in prison for allegedly illegally voting in the 2022 and 2024 federal elections. Denise Nataly Migliore is a legal permanent resident of Franklinton who allegedly registered to vote despite not being a U.S. citizen. Secretary of State Nancy Landry says she is just one of what of numerous noncitizens found in Louisiana’s voter registration.
“Multiple individuals who were non-citizens, who were registered to vote, and identified 83 of them who had participated in at least one election since the 198os,” Landry said.
Landry’s office found the alleged illegal voters by using the federal SAVE database. A new law signed by Governor Jeff Landry will require all future Secretaries of State to also utilize the database. Landry says the tool compares registered voter lists to federal databases to check citizenship status.
“They flag the name, send it back to us, and we then conduct an investigation to see if that person is a citizen or not,” Landry explained.
Landry says there are open investigations into other cases of illegal voting thanks to the information found with the SAVE database. She says she expects more indictments similar to Migliore’s in the near future.
“We take election integrity seriously, and we will continue to use every available tool to ensure that only eligible citizens participate in our elections,” Landry noted.
The U.S. Attorney’s office says Migliore lied about being a U-S Citizen and that false claim led to her being able to register to vote. Migliore faces two counts each of fraudulent voting and false statement.
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