Chinese student to face criminal charges for voting in Michigan. Ballot will apparently count

[Jose Garcia]

Source: Detroit News

A University of Michigan student who is from China and not a U.S. citizen allegedly voted early Sunday in Ann Arbor and is being charged with two crimes, six days before a pivotal presidential election.

The filing of the charges was revealed Wednesday in a statement from Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson's office and the Washtenaw County Prosecutor's office. The press release didn't identify the student but described him only as "a non-U.S. citizen."

The 19-year-old individual from China was legally present in the United States but not a citizen, which meant he couldn't legally cast a ballot, according to information from the Michigan Secretary of State's office. He registered to vote on Sunday, he signed a document identifying himself as a U.S. citizen and his ballot was entered into a tabulator, according to the Secretary of State's office.

Later, the UM student voter contacted the local clerk's office, asking if he could somehow get his ballot back, according to Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson's office.

Read more: https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/10/30/chinese-university-of-michigan-college-student-voted-presidential-election-michigan-china-benson/75936701007/

[MichMan]

1. Already posted previously

https://www.democraticunderground.com/105811771

[Ray Bruns]

2. Bizarre to say the least. Vote Kang or Kodos!

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[rpannier]

4. I Voted Kang, and stand by my vote

Imagine what would have happened if it had been Kodos

[Think. Again.]

3. Do we have to PROVE citizenship (and age, and locality)...

...in order to register to vote, or not?

I can understand if we didn't have to prove those things beforehand since it would be breaking the law to vote underage or without citizenship, but then why do we pre-register?

I just assumed that proving eligibilty to vote is what pre-registration is for, isn't it?