“There is no evidence that noncitizens are voting,” Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson told Congress in September.
On Thursday, Benson announced that a total of at least 15 incidents of illegal voting occurred in Michigan during the 2024 General Election, based on a cross reference between Michigan motor vehicle records and the state’s Qualified Voter File. That review covered the vast majority of voters who cast ballots using their driver’s license or state ID, but omitted plenty of others who used a different form of identification, such as tribal or student IDs.
“This is a serious issue, one we must address with a scalpel, not a sledgehammer,” Benson said in a statement. “Only U.S. citizens can legally register and vote in our elections. Our careful review confirms what we already knew – that this illegal activity is very rare.
“While we take all violations of election law very seriously, this tiny fraction of potential cases in Michigan and at the national level do not justify recent efforts to pass laws we know would block tens of thousands of Michigan citizens from voting in future elections,” she said.
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