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August 14, 2026 ~ Macomb County Clerk and Republican candidate for Secretary of State Anthony Forlini reacts after Attorney General Dana Nessel announced charges against five noncitizens accused of voting in the 2024 presidential election.
LANSING ~ Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced on Thursday that she charged five non-citizens who allegedly voted in the 2024 election.
These cases were a part of 16 alleged instances of attempted voter fraud by non-citizens given to Nessel by Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson in 2025 from the 2024 election, along with 22 other cases dating back to 2009. Nessel said 10 of the cases were dropped, with 22 still being investigated.
“We’re upholding election integrity by investigating all claims of non-citizen voters, as rare as they are, and holding bad actors accountable when they refuse to abide by the laws that keep our elections safe and secure,” Nessel said in a press release. “These charges reflect the severity of the allegations, the sanctity of our democracy, and the tremendous consequences of voting illegally— whether that’s done to try and ‘test’ security measures or to make an unlawful vote count.”
Another Michigan citizen also faces felony charges for helping their spouse, who is not a citizen, to help register to vote.
Voter fraud, whether done by citizens or non-citizens, is extremely rare in Michigan and across the country, with the Brookings Institution reporting in 2024 that only 19 fraudulent votes were cast in the previous 26 elections. Over 5.7 million total ballots were cast in the 2024 general election.
