The Proof is in the Disqualified Juror Lists

Following the release of declassified documents on July 16, 2026 disclosing election security risks, citizen journalists, activists, and social media promoters got to work finding and exposing evidence for investigation. As previously reported, the idea of using publicly available documents to identify non-citizens who may be registered to vote became a statewide effort.

Non-Citizen Voters?

While some U.S. jurisdictions allow non-citizens to vote in local elections, Pennsylvania does not allow them to vote at all. It is not a surprise that citizens question why Pennsylvania has thousands of non-citizens registered to vote, according to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin. The Secretary also revealed that California, New Jersey, and Nevada have thousands of non-citizens registered to vote as well.

New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill recently revealed that a “technical error” allowed over 6,000 non-citizens to register to vote while applying for driver’s licenses. The fact that this information became public just a week after DHS Secretary Mullin claimed non-citizens were registered to vote lends credence to the registration problem. It also helped encourage more citizens to get involved demanding information from our local government officials.

Jury Duty and Lists

Throughout the state, residents are going to their local courthouses and asking to review public records. Specifically, they are requesting the county disqualified juror lists.

Each county uses different databases from which to pull potential jurors. Montgomery County uses its voter registration and PennDOT records. However, the Chester County jury pool draws from their voter registration list, PennDOT, the PA Department of Revenue, and the PA Department of Human Services.

When potential jurors receive a “jury duty” summons, there are many reasons why people may not be available to serve. Here are a few responses to the juror questionnaire that would disqualify people from jury duty:

• Out of the county/jurisdiction (for work, vacation, etc.);
• Not a county resident;
• Medical condition;
• Unable to speak, read, or understand English;
• Convicted of a felony;
• Not a U.S. citizen.

Title 42, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, Section 4523 of the Pennsylvania Code, 42 Pa.C.S. § 4523, requires every county to maintain a list of disqualified voters and the reason for their disqualification.

Chester County

On July 17, 2026, a Chester County resident requested the list of disqualified jurors from the county Court Administration Office. When he was told that they didn’t have such a list and that he should file a Right to Know Request, he was prepared. The resident provided the law as noted above and explained that the clerk was committing a crime if she did not produce the full, unedited document. He was not wrong. Violating PA Code could result in misdemeanor or felony charges, depending on the nature of the offense. Since this documentation had never been requested in the past, he agreed to give the office a few days to collect the materials.

On July 23, 2026, six days later, Chester County Court Administration provided the disqualified juror lists via email to the resident. As reported in social media, about 3,500 people over the last five years claimed to be unable to serve as jurors because they claimed, “I am not a citizen of the U.S.” Below is a small example:

By July 24, 2026, the disqualified juror list was compared to the publicly available PA voter registration records. Approximately 250 people, who claimed to be non-citizens for jury purposes, were registered to vote in Chester County. Some had never voted, but many had cast ballots either by mail and in person at the polls.

Within the last couple of days Chester County Commissioner Eric Roe was provided the list of non-citizens who are registered in the county. Commissioner Roe was very concerned that this could happen in Chester County stating, “I promise to go through each alleged ineligible voter myself personally. I take my duty to do so seriously, both as a member of the Election Board and as a member of the newly minted Voter Registration Commission.”

Montgomery, Delaware, and Philadelphia Counties

When the news that Chester County provided the full disqualified juror list hit social media, several citizens from neighboring counties decided to try to replicate the effort. Not surprisingly, no one had ever asked for these lists in the past. County employees are struggling to understand the law and provide the requested documents.

A Montgomery County employee went down the same path as Chester County when he told a resident that she should file a Right to Know Request for the information. However, after reading the law, the staff is working to have the list ready before the end of the week.

The same pattern is happening in Delaware County and Philadelphia.

Once the lists are provided, then the investigations can begin.

Bottom line…

Citizen journalists and local residents are driving counties to review voter registration records in a way not seriously done in the past. So often people are told to “move along, there’s nothing to see here.” Have there ever been any real investigations?

Chester County Commissioner Eric Roe is doing an investigation, but federal agencies like DHS or the Department of Justice may also get involved. Once the investigations are complete and citizenship status is established, then action must be taken.  All non-citizens must be removed not only from Chester County’s voter registration files but from the files of every other Pennsylvania county. Pennsylvanians deserve accurate voter registration records and fair elections. Every vote cast by a non-citizen potentially cancels out a valid citizen’s vote, which is neither accurate nor fair. Elected and appointed Pennsylvania officials must be held accountable for the policy and procedural changes they enacted that left our elections insecure.