{"id":2424505,"date":"2025-04-17T04:56:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T08:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/officials-wont-show-public-records-about-noncitizen-voters\/"},"modified":"2025-04-17T04:57:52","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T08:57:52","slug":"officials-wont-show-public-records-about-noncitizen-voters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/officials-wont-show-public-records-about-noncitizen-voters\/","title":{"rendered":"Officials Won&#8217;t Show Public Records About Noncitizen Voters"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fofficials-wont-show-public-records-about-noncitizen-voters%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2424505&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses a situation in Michigan were officials have discovered 15 individuals who allegedly voted without citizenship. When The Federalist requested facts about where these noncitizen voters cast their ballots, the secretary of state and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/officials-fultons-monitoring-team-cant-fix-election-failure\/\" title=\"...: Fulton&#039;s Monitoring Team Can&#039;t Fix Election Failure\">attorney general refused<\/a> to provide details, citing ongoing law enforcement investigations and the need to protect candid policy-making communications.<\/p>\n<p>Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson indicated earlier that these cases are likely isolated incidents rather than widespread issues. Nonetheless, despite her announcement, The Federalist&#8217;s attempts to obtain records related to the situation through public records requests were denied, with officials claiming their release would interfere with investigations and might discourage open communication among staff.<\/p>\n<p>The article also notes that the examination into the alleged noncitizen votes is ongoing, but transparency remains an issue.benson referred some cases to Attorney General Dana Nessel for potential prosecution, yet the response to inquiries regarding the specifics of these cases has been limited. The piece highlights concerns about election integrity and transparency in the electoral process in Michigan.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Michigan_Capitol_pediment.jpg\">Carptrash\/Wikimedia Commons\/<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/deed.en\">CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/04\/17\/officials-wont-show-public-records-about-noncitizen-voters-at-u-michigan\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Officials%20Won%E2%80%99t%20Show%20Public%20Records%20About%20Noncitizen%20Voters%20At%20U-Michigan&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/04\/17\/officials-wont-show-public-records-about-noncitizen-voters-at-u-michigan\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=Officials%20Won%E2%80%99t%20Show%20Public%20Records%20About%20Noncitizen%20Voters%20At%20U-Michigan&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/04\/17\/officials-wont-show-public-records-about-noncitizen-voters-at-u-michigan\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/04\/17\/officials-wont-show-public-records-about-noncitizen-voters-at-u-michigan\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Officials%20Won%E2%80%99t%20Show%20Public%20Records%20About%20Noncitizen%20Voters%20At%20U-Michigan&amp;body=The%20Federalist%20asked%20where%2015%20likely%20noncitizen%20voters%20cast%20their%20ballots,%20but%20the%20secretary%20of%20state%20and%20attorney%20general%20refused%20to%20say.%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/04\/17\/officials-wont-show-public-records-about-noncitizen-voters-at-u-michigan\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>After discovering 15 alleged noncitizen voters, Michigan officials refused to tell The Federalist where they voted. Then, when The Federalist submitted a public records request, they denied it &mdash; claiming it would &ldquo;interfere with law enforcement&rdquo; and infringe on &ldquo;candid policy making communications.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson announced the likely <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/04\/04\/michigan-secretary-of-state-discovers-15-possible-noncitizen-voters-insists-its-no-big-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">noncitizen voters<\/a> earlier this month, and The Federalist asked her office for &ldquo;the cities, and university campuses where applicable, where the 15 possible noncitizens allegedly voted.&rdquo; After all, as The Federalist previously reported, a <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/04\/01\/how-a-democrat-donor-led-voting-group-allegedly-pushed-a-chinese-national-to-cast-his-ballot\/\">Chinese na<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/04\/01\/how-a-democrat-donor-led-voting-group-allegedly-pushed-a-chinese-national-to-cast-his-ballot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">t<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/04\/01\/how-a-democrat-donor-led-voting-group-allegedly-pushed-a-chinese-national-to-cast-his-ballot\/\">ional allegedly voted<\/a> at the University of Michigan last fall after being pressured by a left-wing group.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-932956389\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Angela Benander, chief communications officer for the secretary of state, told The Federalist there &ldquo;is an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fmr-pittsburgh-pirates-pitcher-felipe-vazquez-found-guilty-of-sexually-assaulting-13-year-old-girl\/\" title=\"Fmr. Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Felipe Vazquez found guilty of sexually assaulting 13-year-old girl\">active law enforcement investigation<\/a>,&rdquo; so she could not share &ldquo;any specific details about the people or jurisdictions involved.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I can share that these appear to be scattered, isolated events across the state, not largely concentrated in specific counties or jurisdictions,&rdquo; Benander said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Benson <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/sos\/resources\/news\/2025\/04\/03\/michigan-department-of-state-review-confirms-instances-of-noncitizen-voting-are-extremely-rare\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">referred<\/a> 13 of these potential noncitizen voters to Attorney General Dana Nessel for prosecution &mdash; though when the Hamtramck, Michigan, city clerk <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/04\/01\/detroit-area-clerk-blows-whistle-on-years-of-ballot-trafficking-while-ag-meets-with-alleged-fraudster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pleaded<\/a> with Nessel to help stop election fraud, the attorney general did not reply. She did, however, find the time to meet with an official who allegedly engaged in voter fraud, as The Federalist previously reported.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Federalist also asked Nessel&rsquo;s office where these instances of alleged noncitizen voting occurred. Kimberly Bush, director of the attorney general&rsquo;s Office of Public Information and Education, told The Federalist that officials&rsquo; &ldquo;review of these cases remains ongoing,&rdquo; so she &ldquo;cannot provide further information or comment.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Attorney General Dana Nessel has been committed to pursuing, investigating, and charging, cases of election fraud, and has done so on numerous cases when the evidence provides for criminal charges,&rdquo; Bush said. &ldquo;At the conclusion of this review, our office will make an appropriate public announcement regarding our findings.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Given the lack of answers from Benson and Nessel, The Federalist also submitted Freedom of Information Act requests to both offices. Since at least one Chinese national already allegedly <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/04\/01\/how-a-democrat-donor-led-voting-group-allegedly-pushed-a-chinese-national-to-cast-his-ballot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">voted<\/a> at the U of M, The Federalist asked for &ldquo;any and all emails or case files&rdquo; regarding the investigation that include terms like &ldquo;Ann Arbor,&rdquo; &ldquo;University of Michigan,&rdquo; or &ldquo;university.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>While Nessel&rsquo;s office had not replied to the request at the time of publication, Benson&rsquo;s office denied the request on April 15 &mdash; claiming the requested records fall under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legislature.mi.gov\/Laws\/MCL?objectName=MCL-15-243\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">exemptions<\/a> in the state Freedom of Information Act.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In the request, The Federalist explained the information was &ldquo;expedient to informing the public about the electoral process.&rdquo; But Benson&rsquo;s office claimed releasing the records would &ldquo;interfere with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-researcher-with-ties-to-wuhan-lab-personally-thanked-fauci-in-april-2020-for-dispelling-lab-leak-theory-myths\/\" title=\"US Researcher With Ties To Wuhan Lab Personally Thanked Fauci In April 2020 For Dispelling Lab Leak Theory \u2018Myths\u2019\">law enforcement proceedings<\/a>.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Department of State has an ongoing investigation, release of the information would jeopardize this investigation,&rdquo; officials wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Her office also claimed officials&rsquo; &ldquo;communications and notes &hellip; of an advisory nature&rdquo; were exempt, as &ldquo;staff would be hesitant to speak frankly and express their views if such views were subject to unrestricted public disclosure under the FOIA.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Disclosure of the contents of these records containing opinions, comments, evaluations and observations would have an adverse effect on Department staff&rsquo;s willingness to make candid assessments and offer advice on a course of action,&rdquo; officials wrote. &ldquo;The Department has a strong interest in preserving candid policy making communications which clearly outweigh the public interest in disclosure.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Logan Washburn is a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">staff writer covering election integrity<\/a>. He is a spring 2025 fellow of The College Fix. He graduated from Hillsdale College, served as Christopher Rufo&#8217;s editorial assistant, and has bylines in The Wall Street Journal, The Tennessean, and The Daily Caller. Logan is from Central Oregon but now lives in rural Michigan.<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-30 bdr-top-bold-black\">\n<div class=\"row g-0 align-items-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n<div class=\"article-author-profile d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center justify-content-md-start\">\n<div class=\"article-author-details\">\n<div class=\"label-md\">Logan Washburn<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 d-flex justify-content-center justify-content-md-end mt-15 mt-md-0\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/author\/logan-washburn\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">More Articles<\/a>     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-tags bdr-top-black mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-15 pt-md-45\">\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center mb-0 mx-n10 p-0\">\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/attorney-general-dana-nessel\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Attorney General Dana Nessel<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/elections\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Elections<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/fraud\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Fraud<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/investigation\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Investigation<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/michigan\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Michigan<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/noncitizen-voting\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">noncitizen voting<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/secretary-of-state-jocelyn-benson\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/voting\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">voting<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michigan officials found 15 suspected noncitizen voters but wouldn&#8217;t disclose their voting locations to The Federalist. 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