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Macomb Co. Clerk Wants Voter Rolls Verified After Finding Evidence of Noncitizens Casting Ballots
An internal audit found 239 non-citizens in jury pools; 14 registered voters with at least 3 possibly voting, prompting calls for state oversight reforms.
- On Jan. 12, 2026, Macomb County Clerk Anthony Forlini said his office found 239 non-citizens in the Macomb County Circuit Court jury pool during a recent four-month period.
- The jury pool is drawn from Michigan driver's license records, and applicants are automatically registered to vote unless they opt out, while Michigan lacks federal citizenship verification and relies on the self-reporting process for jury disqualification.
- A cross-check with the Qualified Voter File found 14 non-citizens registered to vote, 10 still qualified, and three individuals who appear to have voted; cases were sent to county corporation counsel, Monika Rittner said.
- Forlini urged the state to cross-check driver's license applicants against federal non-citizen lists to safeguard election integrity, Rep. Joe Aragona, Michigan state representative, plans legislative oversight, and the Michigan Secretary of State's Office invited investigation.
- If unaddressed, officials warn the gap could compromise jury trials and elections, suggesting database-linking proposals and nonpermanent disqualification database proposals, while Oakland County Clerk/Register of Deeds Lisa Brown uses questionnaire checks to excise non-citizens.
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Michigan County Clerk Discovers 239 Noncitizens Selected for Jury Duty Over 4-Month Period, With 14 Registered to Vote › American Greatness
Macomb County Clerk Anthony G. Forlini announced Monday that noncitizens have been appearing in the Michigan county’s jury pool “at an alarming rate” and many […] Source
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Michigan jury pool shocker: 200+ noncitizens slipped in — and one may have voted
A county clerk in Michigan has sounded the alarm after a cross-check of state and local databases revealed that more than 200 noncitizens had been included in a jury pool — and one of them may even have voted.On Monday, Macomb County Clerk Anthony Forlini issued a press release that quickly went viral on social media. Forlini claimed that because Michigan automatically registers driver's license applicants to vote unless the applicant intentiona…
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