Michigan Charges Six In Noncitizen Voting Case; Speaker Johnson Reacts
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced Thursday that prosecutors have charged six people in an investigation into alleged noncitizen voting in the 2024 election.
House Speaker Mike Johnson used the developments to call illegal noncitizen voting a "clear and present danger" and to press for stricter measures.[1]
Five of those charged are non-U.S. citizens alleged to have voted in 2024, and a sixth is a U.S. citizen accused of registering her noncitizen husband. The cases were identified in a state review of 38 suspected noncitizen voting or related matters spanning 2009 to 2025. Of those, six led to criminal charges, 10 were closed without charges and 22 remain under review.
More than 5.7 million ballots were cast in Michigan's November 2024 general election, in a context where state officials say illegal noncitizen voting is extremely rare. Prosecutors and election officials have long said such instances are isolated, but House Republican leaders seized on Michigan's charges to push national reforms.[1]
Johnson specifically blamed Democrats and used the cases as evidence to demand tougher rules on voter eligibility and enforcement.[1]
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- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced charges against five non-U.S. citizens alleged to have voted in the 2024 presidential election and one U.S. citizen accused of registering her noncitizen husband.
- The charges stem from a state review of 38 suspected noncitizen voting or related cases from 2009 to 2025; six have led to criminal charges, 10 were closed without charges and 22 remain under review.
- More than 5.7 million ballots were cast in Michigan’s November 2024 general election, and state officials continue to describe illegal voting by noncitizens as extremely rare.
- On August 13, 2026, House Speaker Mike Johnson used the Michigan cases to argue that illegal voting by noncitizens is a “clear and present danger” to election integrity and to press for stricter measures.
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