A Noncitizen Cast An Illegal Vote In Michigan — And Officials Are Counting It

A Chinese college student who is not a U.S. citizen cast an illegal vote on Sunday — and Michigan election officials will still count the vote.

The 19-year-old — who is legally present in the country studying at the University of Michigan but not a citizen — registered to vote on Sunday, having “signed a document identifying himself as a U.S. citizen,” according to The Detroit News. The student then cast a ballot which “was entered into the tabulator.” Ann Arbor City Administrator Milton Dohoney Jr. said in an email to council members that “based upon the scenario that we’re hearing this morning, the student was fully aware of what he was doing, and that it was not legal,” according to The Detroit News.

The student has been charged with “Unauthorized........

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