Noncitizen ex-Kansas mayor pleads guilty to illegally voting multiple times
A Mexican native green card holder who recently served as mayor of a small Kansas town pleaded guilty to voter fraud after illegally voting multiple times, according to federal authorities....
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A Mexican native green card holder who recently served as mayor of a small Kansas town pleaded guilty to voter fraud after illegally voting multiple times, according to federal authorities. He also falsely claimed U.S. citizenship on voter registration documents. The case comes as debate continues over voter fraud and election integrity , with the Trump administration pushing measures aimed at cracking down on illegal immigration and tightening election safeguards. Jose "Joe" Ceballos, who formerly served as mayor of Coldwater, Kansas, for two terms, pleaded guilty this week to three counts of disorderly election conduct following a prosecution by Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach’s office, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Ceballos also has a prior conviction for battery in 1995. He was issued a green card in 1990 and applied for U.S. citizenship in February. COLOMBIAN WOMAN CHARGED WITH ILLEGALLY VOTING IN 2024 ELECTION STEALING $400,000 IN TAXPAYER FUNDED BENEFITS On that citizenship application , federal authorities allege he falsely claimed that he had never previously claimed to be a U.S. citizen. Assistant DHS Secretary Lauren Bis credited the Trump-era SAVE program for helping bring Ceballos to justice. The database is used to help states determine who is in the country legally versus illegally, but Democrats, including the Shapiro administration in Pennsylvania , have blamed alleged discrepancies in the system after illegal immigrant truckers were found to hold their state’s CDLs. "The SAVE program is a critical tool for state and local governments to safeguard the integrity of elections across the country," Bis said. "President Trump has been unequivocal: Nothing is more fundamental than the integrity and security of our elections." Bis said the Ceballos case is an exemplar for why Congress must pass the SAVE America Act, which she called "commonsense legislation that requires voters to present photo ID and implements other critical meas…