{"id":2247623,"date":"2024-05-18T16:07:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-18T20:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-democrats-accuse-gop-senate-candidates-of-signature-fraud\/"},"modified":"2024-05-18T16:11:13","modified_gmt":"2024-05-18T20:11:13","slug":"michigan-democrats-accuse-gop-senate-candidates-of-signature-fraud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-democrats-accuse-gop-senate-candidates-of-signature-fraud\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan Democrats allege that GOP Senate candidates committed signature fraud"},"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%2Fmichigan-democrats-accuse-gop-senate-candidates-of-signature-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=2247623&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>Michigan Democrats have accused Republican Senate candidates of signature fraud and filed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-ag-barr-authorizes-federal-prosecutors-to-pursue-substantial-allegations-of-voting-irregularities-before-2020-election-is-certified\/\" title=\"BREAKING: AG Barr Authorizes Federal Prosecutors to Pursue \"Substantial Allegations\" of Voting Irregularities Before 2020 Election is Certified\">complaint<\/a> with the state&#8217;s Board of State Canvassers. The\u200b complaint \u2064alleges that GOP candidates&#8217; petitions for the U.S. Senate contain fraudulent signatures. The Board requires 15,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/l-a-progressive-who-represents-venice-beach-served-with-recall-notice-as-tensions-rise-over-homeless-encampments\/\" title=\"L.A. Progressive Who Represents Venice Beach Served With Recall Notice As Tensions Rise Over Homeless Encampments\">000 valid signatures<\/a> for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-continuous-media-covid-fear-mongering-may-backfire-and-diminish-democrat-voter-turnout\/\" title=\"The Continuous Media COVID Fear Mongering May BACKFIRE and Diminish Democrat Voter Turnout\">candidate<\/a>\u200c validation. Michigan\u2062 Democratic\u200c Party \u2063chairwoman, Lavora Barnes, calls for an investigation\u200c into the purported fraud.  <\/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<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michigan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Michigan<\/a> Democrats are accusing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republican<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Senate<\/a> candidates of signature fraud, and have filed a complaint to the state\u2019s Board of State Canvassers.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dscc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-05-17_MI_Senate_Petitions_Letter___Exhibits.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>complaint<\/a> alleges that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-ends-negotiations-with-nancy-pelosi-on-coronavirus-relief\/\" title=\"Donald Trump Ends Negotiations with Nancy Pelosi on Coronavirus Relief\">senate<\/a>-front-runner-cannot-appear-on-ballot-after-signatures-ruled-invalid\/&#8221; title=&#8221;Democratic Senate Front-Runner Cannot Appear On Ballot After Signatures Ruled Invalid&#8221;>nominating petitions<\/a> of several GOP candidates for U.S. Senate have fraudulent signatures on them. The Board of State Canvassers cannot validate a candidate unless they have 15,000 legitimate signatures from Michigan voters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe apparent fraud uncovered demands an immediate investigation of the Republican Senate candidates\u2019 nominating petitions,\u201d Lavora Barnes, Michigan Democratic Party chairwoman, said.<\/p>\n<p>A review of the petitions named four candidates: former Reps. Mike Rogers (R-MI), Justin Amash (R-MI), and Peter Meijer (R-MI) along with businessman Sandy Pensler. Meijer has already withdrawn from the race.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis antidemocratic stunt perpetuated by Slotkin\u2019s allies failed and won\u2019t cover for the misery the Biden-Slotkin agenda has inflicted on Michigan working families,\u201d Chris Gustafson, communications director for the Rogers campaign, said. He\u2019s referring to Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), who is considered the front-runner in the Democratic Senate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/primary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>primary<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Pensler commented on the alleged violation as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDemocrats can\u2019t beat Republicans at the ballot box, so it looks like they are trying to eliminate Republicans from the ballot. Sandy Pensler turned in over 26,000 signatures. He clearly qualifies for the ballot which is why no timely challenge was filed,\u201d Stu Sandler, a spokesperson for Pensler, said.<\/p>\n<p>Allegations of signature fraud are not <a href=\"https:\/\/ctexaminer.com\/2024\/02\/20\/greenwich-candidates-allege-fraudulent-signatures-on-republican-election-petition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>uncommon<\/a>. Democrats and Republicans have alleged the same in the past in order to get opponents removed from the ballot for violations.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The complaint alleges \u201cat least five\u201d different markers of fraudulent signatures ranging from voters\u2019 \u201cnames appearing across multiple candidates\u2019 petitions in different handwriting with errors in addresses and spelling,\u201d to evidence \u201cof a \u2018round-robin\u2019 scheme, which refers to instances of signature gatherers for different campaigns taking turns signing candidates\u2019 petitions from names on a voter list.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The primary for both parties takes place on Aug. 6.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michigan Democrats have accused Republican Senate candidates of signature fraud, filing a complaint with the state&#8217;s Board of State Canvassers. Allegations state that U.S. Senate GOP nominees&#8217; petitions contain fraudulent signatures. 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