Audit Voter Rolls: Conduct a comprehensive independent audit of Michigan's voter rolls to eliminate non-citizens from voting and from being summoned for jury duty.
Conduct an independent audit of Michigan's voter rolls to remove non-citizens from voting and jury duty.
Occurrences
Evidence
The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform stated it was examining Michigan's jury-pool selection and voter registration processes and requested a briefing from the Department of Justice on non-citizens appearing in Michigan jury pools and voter rolls. The letter asks what actions DOJ has taken or plans to take, indicating an investigation request rather than a completed audit or remediation.
Michigan's Secretary of State said the state had canceled or identified for cancellation more than 2.1 million outdated registrations since 2019 and described ongoing voter list maintenance. The update shows the state is already conducting routine maintenance of voter rolls, but it does not show that John James secured or completed an independent audit focused on removing non-citizens.
John James said he was authoring a letter with House Oversight Chairman James Comer to the U.S. Department of Justice demanding answers and accountability after reports of non-citizens in Michigan jury pools and voter registration systems. The statement describes an inquiry and request for a briefing, not a completed independent audit.
Assessments
The evidence shows John James materially advanced the issue through a congressional oversight letter and DOJ briefing request about non-citizens in Michigan jury pools and voter rolls. However, the promised outcome was an independent audit of Michigan's voter rolls to remove non-citizens from voting and jury duty. The record provided shows no completed independent audit and no resulting removals attributable to James. Michigan's routine list maintenance by the Secretary of State is not the promised independent audit and is not credited as delivery.