J.D. Vance Claims ‘Illegal Immigrant Somalis’ Conspired To ‘Flood the Polls’ in Ohio

Vice President J.D. Vance claimed at an Ohio campaign event that unauthorised Somali immigrants were coordinating to “flood the polls”, but the article says no evidence supports that allegation. The claim matters because it could be used to cast doubt on election results, despite rules that bar non-citizens from voting.

The closest cited source was a social media post showing an immigrant rights activist speaking outside a Columbus early voting site; an elections official said he was beyond the marked 100-foot campaign boundary. Ohio requires photo identification and proof of citizenship to vote. The article also describes federal claims of large numbers of non-citizen registrants: Nevada’s estimate fell from as many as 15,903 to 185, all of whom were citizens, while California’s figures also shrank and federal court challenges followed.