Michigan officials have charged a non-U.S. citizen Chinese student for casting an illegal vote at an early voting site in Ann Arbor on Oct. 27.
“Only U.S. citizens can register and vote in our elections. It is illegal to lie on any registration forms or voting applications about one’s citizenship status. Doing so is a felony,” the offices of Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson (D) and Washtenaw County Prosecutor Eli Savit (D) stated on Oct. 30.
A clerk had alerted officials about the illegal vote, leading to an investigation. The noncitizen was charged with one count of “unauthorized elector attempting to vote” and a count of perjury for “making a false affidavit for the purpose of securing voter registration.” Officials said the non-citizen voting was a “rare event.”…