MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – Macomb County Clerk Anthony Forlini stated that his office discovered non-citizens were in recent jury pools and appeared in voter registration records.

An “egregious flaw.”

Forlini, who is running for Secretary of State, stated in a press release they compared jury pool records with the state’s Qualified Voter File (QVF) and identified 239 non-citizens in jury pools over a four-month period. The press release stated 14 noncitizens appeared to have been registered to vote at some point.

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“Macomb County is Michigan’s third largest county. The fact we have discovered this egregious flaw, indicates to me there may be a much larger issue throughout the State that needs investigation,” Forlini said.

The error was discovered during the selection of jury pools for the 16th Judicial Circuit Court. Jury members are selected through random selection of Michigan driver’s license database. The press release stated that driver’s licenses are not consistently verified for citizenship status.

Response from the Secretary of State.

The Secretary of State’s office didn’t respond to an email sent from Michigan News Source. However, the Secretary of State did release a statement, published by WJBK: “The jury pool is drawn from the driver’s license database, not the voter database. Individuals who are legally present in the U.S. can get driver’s licenses or state IDs in Michigan,” the Secretary of State’s office said. “Only U.S. citizens who are Michigan residents, are 18 years old by Election Day, and are not currently serving a sentence in jail or prison can vote in Michigan elections.”

The statement continued: “The Michigan Department of State regularly investigates reports of voting fraud and will make referrals to law enforcement for further investigation if merited. If the clerk has concerns about data he is viewing in QVF, we invite him to reach out to the Bureau of Elections so we can investigate.”