MT. CLEMENS, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – Four people are under investigation for allegedly trying to vote twice in St. Clair Shores in the primary election this month. Macomb County Clerk Anthony Forlini says they had cast absentee ballots and then showed up at Precincts 7, 15, and 16 to vote again.
He says election volunteers overrode the system after it flagged the four for double voting and the local clerk immediately contacted Forlini, Prosecutor Peter Lucido, and Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson. Benson said she is grateful to Forlini for taking action and voter fraud charges are being considered.
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Results on the county clerk’s website shows voter turnout in Macomb County was just over 21%, with close to 160,000 ballots cast in the primary election.
Double voting in Michigan has been exceedingly rare, according to a 2022 report from the Michigan Office of the Auditor General. The report, which reviewed the state’s qualified voter file, found that 99.99% of the votes examined were not duplicates.
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