Garrity Calls On Shapiro To Secure Our Elections

March 11, 2026

Press Release

HARRISBURG, PA – Following the news out of Philadelphia that an illegal immigrant, who has been in the United States for three decades, illegally voted in every federal election since 2008, the Garrity for PA Campaign called on Governor Josh Shapiro (D-PA) to take commonsense steps to secure Pennsylvania’s elections.
As reported by FOX News, an illegal immigrant from Africa, who voted in every federal election since 2008, was arrested for voter fraud in Philadelphia. The illegal immigrant, Mahady Sacko, a Mauritanian citizen, entered the United States in 1998 and was initially ordered to be removed by an immigration judge in 2000; however, he did not leave the country following the dismal of his appeal in 2002. Sacko was subsequently arrested in 2007 but was not deported because he did not have a Mauritanian passport. Instead, Sacko was put under supervision and required to regularly report to ICE offices.
While in the country illegally, Sacko registered to vote in 2005 and, according to Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Department of State records, voted in the 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, and 2024 federal elections – including voting in the 2016 and 2020 primary elections. Of note, Sacko voted by mail in the 2020 primary election.
One fraudulent vote is one too many, yet Josh Shapiro has refused to support commonsense laws to secure our elections. While dragging his feet and waffling regarding a Pennsylvania Voter ID law, he has opposed federal efforts to implement a national Voter ID law.
Josh Shapiro needs to:
  1. Call on the legislature to pass and sign into law a commonsense Voter ID law for the Commonwealth to ensure the promise of one person, one vote is protected in Pennsylvania. According to Pew Research Center, 83% of Americans favor requiring all voters to show a government-issued photo ID to vote – including 71% of Democrats. A Gallup poll found similar results, with 84% of Americans supporting requiring photo ID to vote – including 67% of Democrats. This same Gallup poll found that 83% of Americans support requiring proof of citizen when registering to vote for the first time – something that would have stopped Mr. Sacko from ever casting a ballot.
  2. Institute new protocols to coordinate with federal immigration enforcement to ensure Pennsylvania’s voter rolls do not have illegal immigrants or anyone who otherwise should not qualify to vote. Currently, Pennsylvania requires a driver’s license number or the last four digits of your Social Security number, which the Commonwealth uses to verify voter status. It is clear that this process is flawed. Josh Shapiro needs to put his personal animus toward the President aside, work with the Trump Administration, and do what is right for Pennsylvania.
These are easy, commonsense, popular steps Josh Shapiro can take to give voters confidence in their vote and protect our elections. It’s past time Josh Shapiro did his job for the people he was elected to represent.



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