Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson discovered 15 likely noncitizens across the state voted in November’s election — but claims there’s nothing to worry about.
“[T]his illegal activity is very rare,” Benson claimed in an April 3 press release. “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.”
Benson previously claimed “there’s no evidence that noncitizens are voting.” But after comparing millions of active voter registrations to “active driving records” for voting-age residents, the Michigan Department of State found 15 individuals who “appear to be non-U.S. citizens and
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