{"id":2272977,"date":"2024-06-20T19:49:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T23:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-senator-blasts-bill-stripping-power-to-investigate-elections-from-board-of-canvassers\/"},"modified":"2024-06-20T19:52:42","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T23:52:42","slug":"state-senator-blasts-bill-stripping-power-to-investigate-elections-from-board-of-canvassers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-senator-blasts-bill-stripping-power-to-investigate-elections-from-board-of-canvassers\/","title":{"rendered":"State Senator Criticizes Bill that Removes Election Investigation Powers from Board of Canvassers"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fstate-senator-blasts-bill-stripping-power-to-investigate-elections-from-board-of-canvassers%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=2272977&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 House\u200d and\u200d Senate have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-carolina-senate-sends-bill-banning-abortions-based-on-down-syndrome-sex-race-to-governors-desk\/\" title=\"North Carolina Senate Sends Bill Banning Abortions Based On Down Syndrome, Sex, Race, To Governor\u2019s Desk\">recently passed legislation<\/a> that would change the procedures for handling election recounts \u2062in Michigan. Under the proposed legislation, the\u2063 authority \u200dfor overseeing \u200crecounts would be shifted from the Board of \u2062State Canvassers to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-judge-sets-hearing-date-on-trump-motion-to-disqualify-district-attorney-fani-willis\/\" title=\"Georgia judge schedules hearing for Trump's motion to disqualify DA Fani Willis.\">county \u2064prosecutors<\/a>, who are \u200cdescribed by critics as &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-border-threat-so-taboo-that-few-dare-speak-of-it\/\" title=\"A Border Threat So Taboo That Few Dare Speak Of It\">hyper-partisan<\/a>.&#8221; Republican state Senator Jim Runestad has been vocal in his opposition\u200c to the bills, warning that they could undermine election security in Michigan. These concerns are rooted in the \u200dpotential loss of \u2063the Board&#8217;s subpoena\u200d power and the reduction of their investigative capabilities. The\u200d changes, introduced \u200dvia Senate Bills 603\u2062 and 604, have been passed by \u200dboth the Senate and House, \u2064and are now returning to \u2063the upper chamber for final approval. This proposed shift in authority\u200c has garnered significant criticism due to fears that it could lead\u2063 to overly\u2062 partisan \u200binvestigations into\u200d election fraud, undermining trust in Michigan&#8217;s electoral process.  <\/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><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section>\n<p>Legislation passed in the Michigan House and Senate would upset ballot recount procedures in the state\u2019s elections, shifting the power from the Board of State Canvassers to \u201chyper-partisan\u201d county prosecutors.<\/p>\n<p>Introduced in October of last year, Senate Bills <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legislature.mi.gov\/Bills\/Bill?ObjectName=2023-SB-0603\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">603<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legislature.mi.gov\/Bills\/Bill?ObjectName=2023-SB-0604\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">604<\/a> made their way through the Senate and House before being returned to the upper chamber and approved Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Republican state Senator Jim Runestad issued a fiery rebuke to the measure, warning of its potential to shake the foundations of election security in Michigan.<\/p>\n<div id=\"IC1-ad\" class=\"sponsor IC1\">\n<div class=\"ad-notice flipboard-remove\" fl:fl-noexcerpt=\"true\">Advertisement &#8211; story continues below<\/div>\n<div id=\"IC1\"> <script> \t\t\t\t\t\tif( 'IC1' !='REP' && FFADS.units.IC1 && FFADS.units.IC1.ad_type=='custom' && FFADS.units.IC1.custom_ads && ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById( 'IC1' ).innerHTML=FFADS.units.IC1.custom_ads[0].code; \t\t\t\t\t\t\tif( ! 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The Board of Canvassers are permitted to investigate fraud.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"in-article-trending\" class=\"in-article-more inner-content\">\n<div class=\"in-article-more-label\">Trending:<\/div>\n<div class=\"in-article-more-right\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/cbs-forced-delete-segment-embarrassing-biden-reporting-history-exposed-air\/\" data-type=\"Internal link\" data-type-location=\"in-content-trending\">CBS Forced to Delete Segment After Most Embarrassing Biden Reporting in History Exposed On-Air<\/a> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey also have currently the ability to subpoena,\u201d he continued. \u201cThey have subpoena power.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Runestad said Senate Bill 603 would remove this power from the board.<\/p>\n<div id=\"IC2-ad\" class=\"sponsor IC2\">\n<div class=\"ad-notice flipboard-remove\" fl:fl-noexcerpt=\"true\">Advertisement &#8211; story continues below<\/div>\n<div id=\"IC2\"> <script> \t\t\t\t\t\tif( 'IC2' !='REP' && FFADS.units.IC2 && FFADS.units.IC2.ad_type=='custom' && FFADS.units.IC2.custom_ads && ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById( 'IC2' ).innerHTML=FFADS.units.IC2.custom_ads[0].code; \t\t\t\t\t\t\tif( ! 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\t\t}  \t\t@media ( max-width: 768px ) { \t\t\t#firefly-poll-container { \t\t\t\twidth: 90%; \t\t\t\tmargin-left: 20px; \t\t\t} \t\t} \t<\/style>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cOh, I\u2019m sure if it\u2019s a Republican making that claim it\u2019s going to get a thorough investigation \u2014 or turn it over to the hyper-partisan Democrat prosecutors within the big cities, where the majority of the votes are.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Runestad doubted the liberal prosecutors would be pursuing investigations of electoral fraud from conservatives.<\/p>\n<p>In response to assertions that the Board of Canvassers\u2019 power went unused, the senator said this authority was used in the last two major elections.<\/p>\n<div id=\"IC3-ad\" class=\"sponsor IC3\">\n<div class=\"ad-notice flipboard-remove\" fl:fl-noexcerpt=\"true\">Advertisement - story continues below<\/div>\n<div id=\"IC3\"> <script> \t\t\t\t\t\tif( 'IC3' !='REP' && FFADS.units.IC3 && FFADS.units.IC3.ad_type=='custom' && FFADS.units.IC3.custom_ads && ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById( 'IC3' ).innerHTML=FFADS.units.IC3.custom_ads[0].code; 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It went from, I believe, the 72 percent to 79 percent.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"in-article-related\" class=\"in-article-more inner-content\">\n<div class=\"in-article-more-label\">Related:<\/div>\n<div class=\"in-article-more-right\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/detective-charged-crime-fleeing-suspect\/\" data-type=\"Internal link\" data-type-location=\"in-content-related\">Detective Charged with Crime After What He Did to Fleeing Suspect<\/a> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Runestad claimed members of the county boards were threatened and harassed with a \u201ctsunami\u201d of death threats once they began probing the electoral issues.<\/p>\n<p>Watch Runestad\u2019s full comments below.<\/p>\n<div id=\"IC4-ad\" class=\"sponsor IC4\">\n<div class=\"ad-notice flipboard-remove\" fl:fl-noexcerpt=\"true\">Advertisement - story continues below<\/div>\n<div id=\"IC4\"> <script> \t\t\t\t\t\tif( 'IC4' !='REP' && FFADS.units.IC4 && FFADS.units.IC4.ad_type=='custom' && FFADS.units.IC4.custom_ads && ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById( 'IC4' ).innerHTML=FFADS.units.IC4.custom_ads[0].code; \t\t\t\t\t\t\tif( ! 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