{"id":2170935,"date":"2024-02-08T06:11:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-08T11:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-see-the-grave-markers-of-long-dead-residents-listed-on-michigans-voter-rolls\/"},"modified":"2024-02-08T06:14:08","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T11:14:08","slug":"exclusive-see-the-grave-markers-of-long-dead-residents-listed-on-michigans-voter-rolls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-see-the-grave-markers-of-long-dead-residents-listed-on-michigans-voter-rolls\/","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive: Michigan&#8217;s Voter Rolls Reveal Grave Markers of Deceased Residents"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fexclusive-see-the-grave-markers-of-long-dead-residents-listed-on-michigans-voter-rolls%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2170935&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Grave\u2064 Markers of Deceased Michigan\u2062 Residents Found on Voter Rolls<\/h2>\n<p>A conservative legal group has uncovered\u2063 a shocking revelation: the voter rolls\u200c in Michigan still include\u2062 the names of deceased individuals. The Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) has released a compelling \u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/oNL9fbpYEvM?feature=shared\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mini-documentary<\/a> \u200d that exposes this issue. The video showcases the names of long-deceased Michigan residents who are inexplicably listed as active voters.<\/p>\n<p>Among the examples highlighted in the video is Mamie Jones, a woman whose birth year is listed as 1823, a full 14 years before Michigan even became a state. Astonishingly,\u2063 Jones was still\u2063 registered to vote\u2063 as\u200b recently as 2008. \u200cAnother case \u2062is that of Pauline Schmainda, who passed \u200daway in 1990 but remains on Michigan&#8217;s voter rolls. PILF Communications Director Lauren Bis visited Schmainda&#8217;s grave marker to confirm this disturbing fact.<\/p>\n<p>But the\u200b problem goes even deeper. PILF \u2063discovered that generations of deceased residents, including Theresa Domasiewicz and her son Thomas, are still listed as active voters. \u200bTheresa has been \u2062dead for so long that \u2062her\u200b grave marker has sunken \u200cinto the ground. According to Bis, over 17,000 registrants on PILF&#8217;s list passed away \u200cmore than \u200da decade ago.<\/p>\n<h3>PILF&#8217;s Battle for Accurate Voter Rolls<\/h3>\n<p>PILF&#8217;s efforts to rectify the situation began in 2020 when they notified Democrat Secretary of State \u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/jocelyn-benson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jocelyn Benson<\/a> about the presence of \u200bdeceased registrants on the voter rolls. However, Benson took no action to address the issue, \u200bprompting PILF to file a lawsuit against her in November 2021. PILF \u2062argued that Benson&#8217;s failure \u2063to remove approximately 26,000 deceased\u2063 registrants violated the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fvap.gov\/uploads\/FVAP\/Policies\/nvralaw.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Voter Registration Act of \u200d1993<\/a>, which mandates the removal of ineligible voters from official lists.<\/p>\n<p>Despite a federal judge&#8217;s denial of Benson&#8217;s attempt to dismiss the lawsuit in August 2022, she continues\u200c to resist PILF&#8217;s efforts\u2062 in\u200c court.<\/p>\n<figure>\n  <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Voting from the GRAVE in Michigan\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oNL9fbpYEvM?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/figure>\n<p>PILF President J. Christian \u200dAdams spoke with The Federalist and revealed Benson&#8217;s flawed reasoning. She believes \u2063that dead and ineligible\u200d residents will naturally be removed from\u200c the voter rolls over time, rendering aggressive action unnecessary. However, as Adams points out, some of these \u2064deceased registrants haven&#8217;t voted in two decades,\u2063 debunking \u2064Benson&#8217;s excuse.<\/p>\n<p>PILF&#8217;s efforts for transparency in \u2064the elections \u2063process extend \u2063beyond\u200c Michigan. \u200bIn March 2022, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woke-activists-in-the-workplace-are-sparking-a-surge-in-free-speech-cases\/\" title=\"Woke Activists In The Workplace Are Sparking A Surge In Free Speech Cases\">federal district court ruled<\/a> in PILF&#8217;s favor, ordering Pennsylvania to provide records regarding a &#8220;glitch&#8221; that allowed noncitizens to register to vote in the state for decades. PILF has also sought election administration \u200cdata \u2064in other states, including Maine, Alaska, and Hawaii.<\/p>\n<p>Adams emphasizes that the law requires \u200btransparency in list maintenance records, and PILF&#8217;s court victories send a clear message to states that\u2064 ignoring the law\u200c will result in legal consequences.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Shawn Fleetwood is a staff writer for The Federalist and a graduate of the University of Mary Washington. He previously served as\u2062 a state content writer\u200d for Convention of States Action, and \u2063his work has\u200d been featured\u2062 in numerous outlets, including RealClearPolitics, RealClearHealth, and Conservative Review. Follow him on Twitter @ShawnFleetwood<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How\u200d can election officials effectively verify and remove deceased individuals from the voter rolls to ensure accuracy?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ra_policy.pdf&#8221; target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; rel=&#8221;noreferrer noopener&#8221;>National Voter Registration Act<\/a> (NVRA). The NVRA requires states to make a reasonable effort to remove ineligible voters from \u2062their rolls.<\/p>\n<p>The grave marker evidence presented by PILF adds weight to their argument. It raises\u2064 questions about\u2064 the accuracy and integrity of Michigan&#8217;s voter rolls. How is it possible that individuals who have been deceased for decades are still listed as active voters? This discrepancy not only \u200dundermines the\u200b legitimacy of the electoral process but also opens the door to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/steven-crowder-temporarily-suspended-from-twitter-over-voter-fraud-post-crowder-responds-fight-like-hell\/\" title=\"Steven Crowder Temporarily Suspended From Twitter Over Voter Fraud Post; Crowder Responds: \u2018Fight Like Hell\u2019\">potential voter fraud<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Accurate voter rolls are crucial for ensuring fair\u200c and transparent elections. They are the foundation upon which our \u200cdemocracy stands. When deceased individuals\u200b remain on the voter rolls, it\u2064 creates vulnerabilities that can be exploited by those with\u200c malicious intent. It allows for the possibility\u200b of fraudulent votes being cast\u2064 in the names of deceased individuals.<\/p>\n<p>PILF&#8217;s \u200dlawsuit against \u200dSecretary of State Benson seeks \u2064to compel the removal of deceased individuals from the voter rolls and ensure compliance with the NVRA. Their goal is to\u200c restore integrity to Michigan&#8217;s electoral process and preserve the \u2063sanctity of every vote. By holding officials accountable for maintaining\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-plans-to-cut-100000-names-off-state-voter-rolls-in-major-list-maintenance-effort\/\" title=\"Georgia Plans To Cut 100,000 Names Off State Voter Rolls In \u2018Major List Maintenance Effort\u2019\">accurate voter rolls<\/a>, PILF is working to safeguard the democratic rights of all citizens.<\/p>\n<h3>Call for Action<\/h3>\n<p>The discovery of deceased individuals on Michigan&#8217;s voter rolls raises significant concerns about\u200b the state&#8217;s election system. It demands immediate \u200cattention and \u200daction from both election officials and the public. Steps need to be taken to rectify this issue and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/governor-vetoes-funding-for-texas-legislature-after-showdown-over-voting-reform\/\" title=\"Governor Vetoes Funding For Texas Legislature After Showdown Over Voting Reform\">prevent potential voter fraud<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>First and foremost, Secretary\u2064 of State Benson\u200c must \u2063take immediate action to remove all deceased individuals from \u200bthe voter rolls. This process should involve thorough verification\u200d from sources such as death records and grave markers to ensure accuracy. It is the responsibility of \u2062election officials to maintain up-to-date and accurate voter \u200crolls, and failure to do so undermines the integrity of the entire electoral process.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, this issue highlights the need for ongoing assessment and maintenance of voter rolls. Regular reviews should be conducted to identify and remove ineligible voters, including those who have\u2064 passed away. This can be achieved through collaboration between election officials, law\u2064 enforcement \u2064agencies, and other relevant entities.<\/p>\n<p>Citizens should also take an \u2062active\u200d role in ensuring the accuracy \u200dof voter rolls. It is crucial \u2063to report any instances of deceased individuals still listed as active voters to the appropriate authorities.\u200b By speaking out and raising awareness about this issue, \u200dcitizens can contribute\u2063 to the preservation of\u2062 our \u2064democratic values.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2064 presence of deceased individuals on \u2064Michigan&#8217;s voter rolls is a serious concern that requires immediate attention. Accurate voter rolls are fundamental\u200d to the integrity of \u2063our \u2062elections. Actions must be \u200ctaken to\u200c rectify this\u200c issue and prevent any potential \u2064abuse of the electoral process. By working together, both officials and citizens can ensure that every vote cast is legitimate and reflects the will of the living.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Video footage obtained by The Federalist reveals that a conservative legal group, PILF, has discovered grave markers of deceased Michigan residents still present on the state&#8217;s voter rolls. 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