Republicans say that we are at a critical time in the election process in Illinois and now the security of process is being brought into doubt now that more than 500 non-citizens have been registered to vote. 

Republican State Rep. Tim Butler says he and others aren’t alleging an act of fraud on behalf of the Secretary of State’s office in registering those voters but they do want to know why 570 some non-citizens were registered to vote.

Republicans say some credit needs to go to the Secretary of State because they are looking at how the registration happened. But they would like to possibly have the AVR program suspended until it can be proven that it will work correctly.