{"id":2235698,"date":"2024-05-02T15:04:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T19:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-controlled-michigan-senate-passes-bill-banning-bipartisan-election-boards-from-investigating-voter-fraud\/"},"modified":"2024-05-02T15:09:52","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T19:09:52","slug":"dem-controlled-michigan-senate-passes-bill-banning-bipartisan-election-boards-from-investigating-voter-fraud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-controlled-michigan-senate-passes-bill-banning-bipartisan-election-boards-from-investigating-voter-fraud\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan Senate, Controlled by Democrats, Approves Bill Prohibiting Bipartisan Election Boards from Probing Voter Fraud"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/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%2Fdem-controlled-michigan-senate-passes-bill-banning-bipartisan-election-boards-from-investigating-voter-fraud%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=2235698&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--><p>The Michigan \u2062Senate, led by Democrats, passed a bill prohibiting\u200b bipartisan \u2062election boards from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-both-republicans-and-democrats-are-wrong-about-bill-barr\/\" title=\"Why Both Republicans And Democrats Are Wrong About Bill Barr\">investigating voter fraud<\/a> and tightening recount procedures.\u200c The legislation, Senate Bill \u2063603, drew criticism from Republican lawmakers, concerned about electoral \u200bintegrity. Democrats advocate for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-red-wave-of-conservative-women-elected-to-congress\/\" title=\"The Red Wave of Conservative Women Elected to Congress\">law enforcement<\/a> handling\u2062 fraud issues. The bill removes bipartisan \u200dboards&#8217; authority to probe fraud during\u2062 recounts, a move\u2063 contested by GOP members for risking election transparency. Additionally, the bill\u2064 raises the recount cost.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>The Michigan Democrat-controlled Senate passed a bill earlier this week that would ban bipartisan election boards from investigating voter fraud and make it more difficult \u2014 in some circumstances \u2014 to start a recount.<\/p>\n<p>The legislation, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legislature.mi.gov\/Bills\/Bill?ObjectName=2023-SB-0603\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Senate Bill 603<\/a>, was passed along party lines on Tuesday and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/squad-member-ayanna-pressley-on-rittenhouse-verdict-racism-white-supremacy-remain-the-bedrock-of-our-legal-system\/\" title=\"\u2018Squad\u2019 Member Ayanna Pressley On Rittenhouse Verdict: \u2018Racism &#038; White Supremacy Remain The Bedrock Of Our Legal System\u2019\">drew harsh criticism<\/a> from Republican state lawmakers, who say that if the bill becomes law, \u201cthere\u2019s nothing that can be done\u201d if a board of state canvassers sees or suspects election fraud, Bridge Michigan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bridgemi.com\/michigan-government\/election-recount-reforms-pass-michigan-senate-over-gop-objections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>. Democrats, however, argue that voter fraud investigations should be handled by law enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve got other areas of law that talk about fraud, that talk about tampering, but when we\u2019re talking about a recount \u2026 let\u2019s make sure that what we\u2019re talking about with a recount is the actual re-tally of the votes,\u201d said Democratic state Sen. Stephanie Chang, who introduced the bill.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elite-private-school-students-anonymously-accused-school-officials-of-racism-the-school-caved\/\" title=\"Elite Private School Students Anonymously Accused School Officials Of Racism. The School Caved.\">state boards<\/a> of canvassers \u2014 made up of two Democrats and two Republicans \u2014 have the authority to investigate suspected voter fraud or ballot tampering.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSenate Bill 603 ends the ability of local officials to investigate potential fraud, illegal activity, or even ballot tampering during a recount by deleting current provisions in Michigan election law that give this authority to bipartisan county boards of canvassers,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.misenategop.com\/johnson-blasts-bills-that-strip-ability-to-investigate-election-fraud-during-recounts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> Republican state Sen. Ruth Johnson, who previously served as Michigan\u2019s Secretary of State. \u201cThese are time-honored checks and balances that exist in our system.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we want people to have faith in the electoral process, we should not be taking away people\u2019s rights to have allegations of election fraud investigated during a recount,\u201d Johnson added. \u201cThere is a process in place now that empowers bipartisan boards of canvassers to play this role, and it simply should not be removed from the law.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Along with preventing boards of canvassers from looking into potential election fraud, the state Senate bill would also increase the cost of a recount to between $250 and $500, Bridge Michigan reported. Candidates are required to pay the amount if they request a recount but are refunded if the election result changes after a recount.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the bill would change the automatic recount threshold from a 2,000-vote difference to a 0.1% difference, which in the 2022 Michigan gubernatorial race would have been 4,391 votes, according to Bridge Michigan. If passed into law, the state Senate legislation would allow for a recount in a precinct where the poll book doesn\u2019t balance with the total number of votes counted, an issue that has been especially prevalent in Detroit precincts in recent elections.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1714657703188000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0-8IzS3B7axoRMsynY0m75\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Republican state Sen. Jim Runestad took his criticism of legislation further, saying it would essentially \u201csanction the potential legal ability to cheat on elections in Michigan,\u201d The Midwesterner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themidwesterner.news\/2024\/05\/senate-dems-pass-bill-banning-election-boards-from-investigating-voter-fraud\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMichigan Democrats are terrified Biden will implode and drag them down,\u201d Runestad <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/runwithrunestad\/status\/1785475513857069408?s=43&#038;t=CpiDDVgx8CP3JE3hAtL8zw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">added<\/a>. \u201cSo today they bet the bank and went all out to codify election fraud into state statute with SB 603.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Michigan is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ny-times-poll-shows-big-lead-for-trump-in-almost-every-battleground-state\/\" title=\"NY Times Poll: Trump Dominates Battleground States\">major battleground state<\/a> in the upcoming 2024 election, where residents will vote for president and for a candidate to fill outgoing Democratic Sen. Debbi Stabenow\u2019s seat. President Joe Biden took the state by more than 154,000 votes in 2020 after former President Donald Trump won the state by just 10,000 votes against Hillary Clinton in 2016.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Michigan Democrat-led Senate approved a bill to stop bipartisan election boards from probing voter fraud, potentially hindering recount efforts. Senate Bill 603, passed on Tuesday, faced GOP backlash for its restrictions on investigating electoral integrity<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":324,"featured_media":2235699,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-2131162605-scaled-e1714671397123.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2235698","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-2131162605-scaled-e1714671397123.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2235698","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/324"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2235698"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2235698\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2235699"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2235698"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2235698"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2235698"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}