Post by stargatebabe on Oct 31, 2024 6:31:40 GMT -6
Chinese student to face criminal charges for voting in Michigan. Ballot will apparently count
Ann Arbor — A University of Michigan student who is from China and not a U.S. citizen allegedly voted 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, describing him only as "a non-U.S. citizen."
The 19-year-old 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 using his UM student identification and other documentation establishing residency in Ann Arbor, 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.
The ballot was cast at an early voting site at the University of Michigan Museum of Art on State Street, according to the Ann Arbor city administrator.
Later, the UM student voter contacted the local clerk's office, asking if he could somehow get his ballot back, according to Benson's office.
The student's ballot is expected to count in the upcoming election — although it was illegally cast — because there is no way for election officials to retrieve it once it's been put through a tabulator, according to two sources familiar with Michigan election laws. The setup is meant to prevent ballots from being tracked back to an individual voter.
"We’re grateful for the swift action of the clerk in this case, who took the appropriate steps and referred the case to law enforcement," said a joint statement from the offices of Benson and Washtenaw County Prosecutor Eli Savit. "We are also grateful to law enforcement for swiftly and thoroughly investigating this case.
"Anyone who attempts to vote illegally faces significant consequences, including but not limited to arrest and prosecution."
Benson and Savit are both Democrats.
Read more @ www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/10/30/chinese-university-of-michigan-college-student-voted-presidential-election-michigan-china-benson/75936701007/
SURPRISE, SURPRISE! You aren't a citizen, therefor you can't vote in our elections but since you signed up and voted the same day, there is nothing we can do about it so we have to accept your vote and we'll give you a slap on the wrist with a wet noodle after we cheat out a win in the election.
One has to wonder how many times this will happen this election cycle!
Ann Arbor — A University of Michigan student who is from China and not a U.S. citizen allegedly voted 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, describing him only as "a non-U.S. citizen."
The 19-year-old 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 using his UM student identification and other documentation establishing residency in Ann Arbor, 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.
The ballot was cast at an early voting site at the University of Michigan Museum of Art on State Street, according to the Ann Arbor city administrator.
Later, the UM student voter contacted the local clerk's office, asking if he could somehow get his ballot back, according to Benson's office.
The student's ballot is expected to count in the upcoming election — although it was illegally cast — because there is no way for election officials to retrieve it once it's been put through a tabulator, according to two sources familiar with Michigan election laws. The setup is meant to prevent ballots from being tracked back to an individual voter.
"We’re grateful for the swift action of the clerk in this case, who took the appropriate steps and referred the case to law enforcement," said a joint statement from the offices of Benson and Washtenaw County Prosecutor Eli Savit. "We are also grateful to law enforcement for swiftly and thoroughly investigating this case.
"Anyone who attempts to vote illegally faces significant consequences, including but not limited to arrest and prosecution."
Benson and Savit are both Democrats.
Read more @ www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/10/30/chinese-university-of-michigan-college-student-voted-presidential-election-michigan-china-benson/75936701007/
SURPRISE, SURPRISE! You aren't a citizen, therefor you can't vote in our elections but since you signed up and voted the same day, there is nothing we can do about it so we have to accept your vote and we'll give you a slap on the wrist with a wet noodle after we cheat out a win in the election.
One has to wonder how many times this will happen this election cycle!
