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The proposed rules received full support from the Board of State Canvassers, which includes two Republicans and two Democrats
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Charges against an election worker who allegedly copied voter names were dismissed in April
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The Michigan Supreme Court is expected to rule soon on a legal challenge to the Secretary of State’s guidelines for poll challengers at voting places on election day
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Republicans claimed the policy, issued in May 2022, went against state election law. Lower courts decided that guidance was invalid without going through the state’s official administrative rulemaking process
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Nessel alleges former clerk Stephanie Scott, a Republican, and attorney Stephanie Lambert allowed unauthorized access to a computer and its voter data in a search of fraud. Lambert’s attorney says his client didn't violate the law
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Current law allows for recount petitions when a party believes “fraud” or a “mistake” have occurred. The bill would replace those references to fraud and mistakes with ones to "errors"
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Stefanie Lambert had a bench warrant in Michigan for failing to appear at a hearing after being charged with illegally accessing voting machines. Lambert was in Washington representing a prominent election denier in a libel case filed by a voting machine company
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Benson told the Rules Committee that misinformation is a threat to democracy and advocated for federal legislation to protect poll workers
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Fake Michigan Certificate of Votes mailed to U.S. Senate after 2020 presidential vote, official saysFormer general counsel to the secretary of the Senate testified Tuesday in Lansing District Court during a preliminary hearing for six people facing forgery and other charges for allegedly serving as false electors
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The Nov. 17, 2020, telephone call included then-President Trump, Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel and Wayne County elections authorities.