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MichMan

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7. Doubt someone would risk years in jail for a stunt

Reply to tulipsandroses (Reply #4)

Wed Oct 30, 2024, 02:26 PM

Oct 2024

The person is being charged with perjury — making a false statement on an affidavit for the purpose of securing voter registration — and being an unauthorized elector who attempted to vote. The latter allegation is a felony punishable by up to four years behind bars and a fine of up to $2,000, according to Michigan law. The standard penalty for perjury in Michigan is 15 years in prison, but it's unclear what it would be in this case involving lying on an application to vote.

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Chinese student to face criminal charges for voting in Michigan. Ballot will apparently count [View all] MichMan Oct 2024 OP

What kind of idiocy didn't set this aside as provisional? bullimiami Oct 2024 #1

How would they have even known? TwilightZone Oct 2024 #6

Makes me wonder if they would have ever known if he hadn't asked to get it back ? MichMan Oct 2024 #8

No they need to check citizenship when they register. bullimiami Oct 2024 #21

So people don't have to prove citizenship to register to vote? Think. Again. Oct 2024 #2

The point of registering is to prove your identity and eligibility to vote, not your citizenship. TwilightZone Oct 2024 #9

But citizenship is one part of eligibility? Think. Again. Oct 2024 #12

Yes, one must be a citizen to vote. TwilightZone Oct 2024 #14

So if the purpose of registration is to prove eligibility... Think. Again. Oct 2024 #15

Because it happens exceedingly rarely. TwilightZone Oct 2024 #18

Then why do we register? Why not just vote without pre-registering to vote? Think. Again. Oct 2024 #28

We definitely are in some states. drray23 Oct 2024 #26

Proving citizenship can be a burden, time-consuming, costly JustABozoOnThisBus Oct 2024 #29

I understand that, and agree, but then why do we pre-register? Think. Again. Oct 2024 #31

... bullimiami Oct 2024 #22

This anecdote will be used by Repugs to justify not certifying various states... RockRaven Oct 2024 #3

Eh, no one would take them seriously. TwilightZone Oct 2024 #11

That's why they are planting so many different instances in so many different places. Think. Again. Oct 2024 #13

I doubt this was a plant. TwilightZone Oct 2024 #16

Maybe not, but it sure will help the rightwing argue their challenges. Think. Again. Oct 2024 #17

No, it won't. One fraudulent voter is irrelevant. TwilightZone Oct 2024 #19

Which is why I mentioned the multiple efforts to plant stuff for challenges. Think. Again. Oct 2024 #20

Ok my tin foil hat is calling me. Why does this feel like a stunt to prove a point? tulipsandroses Oct 2024 #4

Doubt someone would risk years in jail for a stunt MichMan Oct 2024 #7

Well there's that guy that stole the ballots and then claimed the machine made an error counting tulipsandroses Oct 2024 #25

Don't forget about space aliens MichMan Oct 2024 #27

Risking years in jail, and deportation after that. JustABozoOnThisBus Oct 2024 #30

Wonder if they would have caught it had he not called them first? n/t MichMan Oct 2024 #5

Sounds like they would not have. TwilightZone Oct 2024 #10

If they aren't checking for citizenship, how can they prove how rare it really is? n/t MichMan Oct 2024 #23

They do periodic reviews. TwilightZone Oct 2024 #24