Thousands of Unregistered People Allowed to Vote by Mail in Detroit, Poll Watcher Alleges

Poll challengers watch workers with the Detroit Department of Elections inspect and sort absentee ballots at the Central Counting Board in the TCF Center in Detroit, Mich., on Nov. 4, 2020. Elaine Cromie/Getty Images

Thousands of mail-in ballots from people who weren’t properly registered to vote were added to vote counts in Detroit, Michigan, a poll watcher alleged in a sworn affidavit.

Robert Cushman of Michigan said he observed the allegedly illegal activity when serving as a poll challenger in Detroit’s TCF Center where votes from Wayne County were counted.