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A clerk tried to remove voters from the rolls. How her county, and the state of Michigan, stopped her
The state bureau restored records after Bishop changed 165 voter registrations, a move that prompted complaints about eligibility and election access.
- Antrim County Clerk Victoria Bishop altered voter registrations in her county, prompting the State Bureau of Elections to mandate record restoration after she failed to comply with state law.
- Bishop claimed that registration changes addressed potential fraud concerns; she campaigned on promises to "Restore Election" integrity and address system vulnerabilities in the county.
- Investigations revealed that valid voters were incorrectly marked as deceased, with notices confirming at least 22 of 26 people Bishop designated as dead had actually voted.
- Affected voters have been reinstated and will be able to vote; the State Bureau continues monitoring Antrim County to prevent further unauthorized database changes.
- The incident underscores tensions between local election administration and state oversight, as experts warn such actions can undermine public confidence in election results.
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A clerk tried to remove voters from the rolls. How her county, and the state of Michigan, stopped her - Seward Independent
In the middle of March, Barb Mullaly wasn’t thinking much about elections.She was thinking about how it was allegedly going to be spring any day now, and yet it was still 30 degrees outside in Elk Rapids, her village on the shore of Grand Traverse Bay in Northern Michigan. She was thinking about the upcoming village council meeting in which she and her fellow council members would be criticized about a short-term rental ordinance.And now she was…
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A clerk tried to remove voters from the rolls. How her county, and the state of Michigan, stopped her
Votebeat reports on Victoria Bishop, Antrim County's clerk, who attempted to remove over 1,600 voters from rolls, sparking backlash and state intervention.
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