Michigan Sheriff Says Whistleblower Revealed How Non-Citizens Reach Voter Rolls [VIDEO]

Adriana Stone 0 1 min read

Michigan Sheriff Says Whistleblower Revealed How Non-Citizens Reach Voter Rolls

Barry County Sheriff Dar Leaf is pressing the alarm over Michigan’s voter-registration system.

Leaf says a confidential informant working inside the Michigan Secretary of State’s office described how non-citizens may be automatically added to the voter rolls when they change their address.

According to Leaf, the state’s customer and automotive records system is programmed to notify those individuals that they have been registered to vote. The sheriff says the process can happen through an address update, even when the person is not eligible to vote.

Leaf also disputes the idea that county clerks can easily catch and remove those registrations. He says clerks only gain access to the Qualified Voter File after the Secretary of State’s office has already registered the person. He further claims the file does not clearly flag citizenship status for local officials.

That could make the problem difficult to identify. Once someone is listed on the rolls, Leaf says that person can request a mail-in ballot or vote in person with a state identification card. He also says polling places do not verify citizenship at the time of voting.

The sheriff says his office has referred the matter to the U.S. Department of Justice. He believes the allegations may warrant an investigation into a possible conspiracy involving 18 U.S.C. § 611, which addresses unlawful voting by non-citizens. Leaf also says non-citizens could be placed into the jury pool through the same registration process.

Leaf is calling on the Michigan Legislature to act. His warning comes as national lawmakers debate the SAVE Act, a proposal that would require voters to prove their citizenship.

A social media post accompanying the video accuses Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson’s office of operating software that automatically registers non-citizens, including people in the country illegally, when they update or move their addresses. The post also claims local clerks have little ability to block the registration or verify citizenship.

Those claims have not been independently established in the source material. Leaf is presenting them as information provided by a whistleblower and is urging further investigation.

He is asking anyone with additional evidence to contact his office or their local sheriff. Leaf closed with a direct message: “You know this is wrong, it’s time to act.”

The video of Sheriff Leaf discussing the whistleblower’s allegations is below:

Leaf’s allegations put fresh pressure on Michigan officials to explain how address changes affect voter registration and how citizenship status is checked before someone is added to the rolls.

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