In a Facebook post and email earlier this week, New Jersey native turned Michigan state senator, Mallory McMorrow, encouraged anyone who lives in Detroit (here legally or not) to get a Detroit ID card:

McMorrow was revealing the truth in her since-deleted post.
But when I called out this obvious attempt to get illegal immigrants to vote in Michigan elections on X, the City of Detroit’s X account stated that a Detroit ID can’t be used to vote and referred questions to the Detroit Health Department:
The City of Detroit has it wrong.
According to the Michigan Secretary of State website, a person can register to vote in person by presenting a photo ID and proof of residency. Acceptable methods of voter ID include, among other things, “other government documents.”
As it turns out, you don’t need an ID at all to vote in the State of Michigan.
If you forget your “other government document,” there’s still a way to vote:
“If you register to vote in person, you will be asked for a photo ID. If you don’t have one, you can sign a simple form called an affidavit and then register to vote.”
The affidavit is a piece of paper with a name, address, and signature line. It’s an honor system.

And it gets even worse. Once an ineligible voter has voted, their vote can’t be canceled.
A Chinese national was charged with election fraud when he turned himself in after voting in the 2024 presidential election. If he hadn’t turned himself in, no one would have ever caught him. But his vote counted, because there is no way to retrieve a ballot once the vote was cast.
After being falsely corrected by the City of Detroit, McMorrow backtracked in a new Facebook post:
McMorrow and the City of Detroit might want to actually learn about Michigan voting laws, so they stop posting incorrect information. Or maybe they know just how unpopular our voter ID system is in Michigan and are throwing up a smokescreen.
Regardless, Mike Duggan should fire his comms team and take steps to ensure Michigan’s largest city understands the state’s voter registration laws.
Anna Hoffman is a hockey mom of three living in Ann Arbor. Follow her on X @shoesonplease.