(08-25-2026 06:34 AM)Redwingtom Wrote: (08-24-2026 05:47 PM)Redbanksdog Wrote: (08-24-2026 02:05 PM)Redwingtom Wrote: Mumbling? No, I'm speaking very clearly. I'm talking about Hastings, Michigan and Barry County.
Speaking of which, have you ever been there? I have multiple times and will be again this Saturday.
Hastings is small city in rural Michigan with a population of around 7,500 people. Almost 99% of them are US citizens as of 2024, where none of the households reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language.
https://datausa.io/profile/geo/hastings-mi
Barry County has a population of around 63k. Just over 98% of them are US citizens as of 2024, and again, reports no households speaking a non-English language as their primary shared language.
https://datausa.io/profile/geo/barry-county-mi
In the 2024 election, trump got over 66% of the vote.
https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/elec...rry-county
But please go on about how they're being forced to add non-citizens to their voting rolls by that meanie SOS, Jocelyn Benson, and that they apparently have no way of finding them and have to let them all vote...seemingly...for democrats. 

I'm talking about the whole state of Michigan, try and keep up.
"non-citizens are being placed on the voter rolls at the Secretary of State level"
Yeah...and...your alleged proof of this is a rightwing rag talking about a couple right wing nut jobs in the place I'm talking about.
And asking for additional assistance in verifying citizenship is not the same as claiming noncitizens are being added to the Qualified Voter File (QVF) without local knowledge.
And I found the following nugget on a website when looking into this further. Wise words you should probably heed after your Germany server USA deaths debacle. 
Quote:Read with caution - this story is only being covered by one news source that has a ‘low factuality’ rating, which means the outlet has a history of poor reporting practices. Learn more about factuality ratings here.
Wouldn't it just be easier for you to say "I don't care"
Here's another little nugget for you to chew on.
Democrat canvassers vote to keep Citizens Only Voting initiative off November ballot
Americans for Citizen Voting Chairman Paul Jacob:
'You can't cheat the people of Michigan and get away with it'
Lansing—Democratic members of the Michigan Board of State Canvassers voted Monday against certifying the Americans for Citizen Voting initiative, leaving the proposed constitutional amendment to require proof of citizenship off the November ballot after a contentious debate.
The four-member board deadlocked 2-2, with Republican members Chair Richard Houskamp and Paul Cordes voting to certify the petition and Democratic members Vice Chair Mary Ellen Gurewitz and Heather Cummings voting against certification. Since the Board has four members in order to have a petition certified there must be at least three members who vote for it.
The initiative needed 629 valid signatures in the state’s random sample to receive a recommendation for certification. Bureau of Elections staff determined that 626 of the 1,000 signatures reviewed in the sample were valid, putting the petition below the required threshold.
Americans for Citizen Voting challenged the findings and submitted sworn affidavits from petition signers whose signatures had been rejected by election officials. Organizers argued the affidavits demonstrated that several signatures the state had deemed invalid were actually signed by registered voters.
The organization presented testimony from a notary who had notarized affidavits submitted by petition signers. The board reviewed 20 affidavits during the proceedings, with five becoming central to the final decision.
Rest of the story,
https://www.themidwesterner.news/2026/08...er-ballot/