Michigan clerk claims he found 15 noncitizens registered to vote -- but his data may not be reliable

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1. Maybe 15. Out of 880,000 in Macomb county?

First and obviously, people do quite a lot to get out of jury duty, and claiming to be a non-citizen might seem a convenient and convincing excuse. Even its a lie, it's hard to prove otherwise and as a practical matter it's not likely they get in any trouble for it even if it is technically ally a crime.

And the article points out other problems as well.

Beyond that, 15 out of 880,000 is hardly worth worrying about. I'm quite sure there are much bigger problems, such as people voting in the wrong precinct or even state after moving, possibly quite a long time after moving.