A Canadian citizen living in Oakland County, Michigan, has reported receiving a voter registration card twice despite being legally ineligible to vote in United States elections.
Jacqueline S., who was born in the Niagara Falls area and has held a green card since 1993, emphasized that she has never voted in the U.S. and has no intention of doing so. The situation came to light after she renewed her driver’s license at an Oakland County Secretary of State location in the summer of 2025. According to Jacqueline, the clerk asked if she had her green card with her, and she replied that she did not because she had never been required to present it during previous license renewals. She noted that this interaction made it clear the system already registered her lack of U.S. citizenship.
Roughly five days after the visit, she received her first voter registration card in the mail. A second card subsequently arrived, raising concerns that other non-citizens might receive similar documentation and cast ballots improperly. Given the current political climate, she felt compelled to speak out about the administrative error.
A spokesperson for the Michigan Secretary of State, Cheri Hardmon, stated that the office is investigating the incident. According to Hardmon, the individual’s driver record spans more than 30 years, contains no voting history, and shows no record of an absentee ballot ever being issued. Officials confirmed that her registration will be cancelled.
State election authorities maintain that only U.S. citizens are legally permitted to register and vote in Michigan. Officials advise anyone who is ineligible but receives a voter registration card to contact their local clerk or the Secretary of State’s office to have the registration cancelled.
State data indicates that election administrators and local clerks have cancelled more than 400 registrations through targeted file reviews since 2022, addressing erroneous registrations dating back to previous administrations. The Office of the Auditor General also conducted a review of the state’s voter file review process in August 2026.
