Michigan Removes 177,000 Voters From Voter Rolls After Legal Challenge Election watchdog calls settlement a check on voter fraud Graham Piro - FEBRUARY 16, 2021 6:10 PM
The Michigan secretary of state removed 177,000 inactive voters from the state's voter rolls after settling a legal challenge.
The state removed the names from the voter rolls in late January because the voters no longer live in the state or did not respond to the state's inquiries about their addresses, according to a Tuesday district court announcement. The state performed the post-election audit during a legal battle with the Honest Elections Project, an election watchdog.
Jason Snead, head of the Honest Elections Project, which supported the lawsuit, said the state's decision to remove the voters will help combat any allegations of voter fraud. "The last thing that we want is to create a system in which you could have widespread voter fraud or where it's impossible to debunk false allegations of widespread voter fraud because you are undermining or failing to act on the necessary measures that help to prevent fraud and bolster confidence in the democratic process," he said.
Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson (D.) called the move a victory for transparency.
"Since November, my administration has continued to work with election officials across our state to review and strengthen all our election processes and protocols, in preparation for 2021’s local elections," Benson said in a press release. "When carried out transparently, accurately and in accordance with federal law, list maintenance is an important element of ensuring Michigan’s election system remains secure."
Benson also admitted that Michigan's list of registered voters lacked "sufficient comprehensive efforts" to maintain its accuracy. Her office did not respond to a request for comment.
The move comes after President Joe Biden won the state by more than 100,000 votes, securing its 16 electoral votes. Benson said the state removed the voters after sending a notice prior to the 2018 elections requiring a response or some sort of voting activity. A Michigan voter who is removed from the list is able to re-register in the state before the next election.
Michigan state senator and former secretary of state Ruth Johnson (R.) said an updated voter registration roll is "the best foundation for integrity in our elections."
"[I] think it is unfortunate that a lawsuit was needed to finally bring about what should have been routine list maintenance activities," Johnson said.
Tony Daunt, a conservative activist recently selected to serve on the state's election certification panel, brought the lawsuit along with the Honest Elections Project. Daunt praised the purge but said that Benson should have acted sooner.
"The National Voter Registration Act protects the franchise of every Michigan voter, and it's disappointing—but not surprising—that it took a federal lawsuit to force Secretary Benson to comply with election law," Daunt said.
Daunt and the Honest Elections Project filed the lawsuit in February 2020, sparking a year-long litigation process. Benson sent ballot applications to every voter in the state in May, drawing the ire of then-president Donald Trump. Approximately 500,000 of those applications were returned to the state because the recipient died or had moved. Benson said the state would examine the returned ballots after the election because of a federal law preventing the changing of voter lists in the 90 days before an election.
The notices were sent out in 2018 and it took until after the election to clean up the rolls ?????
The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.
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"Daunt and the Honest Elections Project filed the lawsuit in February 2020, sparking a year-long litigation process. Benson sent ballot applications to every voter in the state in May, drawing the ire of then-president Donald Trump. Approximately 500,000 of those applications were returned to the state because the recipient died or had moved. Benson said the state would examine the returned ballots after the election because of a federal law preventing the changing of voter lists in the 90 days before an election." *****
algernonpj wrote:
The notices were sent out in 2018 and it took until after the election to clean up the rolls ????? **** Yes this is obviously a system that is broken. Why was a law suit required at all? Routine purges of stale voter registers would seem part of Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson (D.) job. We've now seen the havoc that mailing out unsolicited ballots to everyone whose name is on an unpurged voter list can create. Damn Stupid!!!
Who's in charge of making sure this never happens again? I've made it clear to the many many solicitors who've called for further donations, that the Republican party is not getting another dime from me until it addresses the 6 city, deep voter fraud that allowed the election to be stolen from Donald Trump.
Why waste any of my hard earned cash on bozos who won't fight to ensure election integrity? TM
"Of all horrible religions the most horrible is the worship of the god within." GK Chesterton
“These High-Tech oligarchs are dangerous for democracy.” Devin Nunes
"It’s a movement comprised of Americans from all races, religions, backgrounds and beliefs, who want and expect our government to serve the people, and serve the people it will." Donald Trump's Victory Speech 11/9/16
INSIDE EVERY LIBERAL IS A TOTALITARIAN SCREAMING TO GET OUT -- Frontpage mag
"When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men living together in society, they create for themselves, in the course of time, a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that glorifies it."- Fredric Bastiat
During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.- Orwell
Check this out, here's the headline and then the controversy.
"Trump's Comments After Rush Limbaugh's Death Are Turning Heads"
"Trump, who had not given a formal interview since before the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, repeated the false claim that the 2020 election was stolen from him — and said Limbaugh believed that it was, too."
It's so frustrating! Take Maricopa County, Arizona for example. They're refusing a Senate subpoena! The County Board of Supervisors refuses to allow independent auditors to do a forensic examination of the actual ballots and those suspect Dominion machines.
And as long as these six cities successfully resist forensic audits, they can merrily claim all notions of voter fraud are "false" and claims otherwise are "unproven."
REPUBLICANS, LISTEN UP!!!
GET ON THIS!!! DON'T BE SO STUPID AS TO ALLOW A FALSE NARRATIVE LIKE THIS TO PERSIST!!!
INSIST ON FORENSIC AUDITS IN THESE SIX KEY CITIES TO DETERMINE/CONFIRM THE VALIDITY OF THE ELECTION.
"Of all horrible religions the most horrible is the worship of the god within." GK Chesterton
“These High-Tech oligarchs are dangerous for democracy.” Devin Nunes
"It’s a movement comprised of Americans from all races, religions, backgrounds and beliefs, who want and expect our government to serve the people, and serve the people it will." Donald Trump's Victory Speech 11/9/16
INSIDE EVERY LIBERAL IS A TOTALITARIAN SCREAMING TO GET OUT -- Frontpage mag