{"id":2356830,"date":"2024-10-18T17:11:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-18T21:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigans-inflated-voter-rolls-draw-scrutiny-as-election-looms-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-18T17:15:01","modified_gmt":"2024-10-18T21:15:01","slug":"michigans-inflated-voter-rolls-draw-scrutiny-as-election-looms-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigans-inflated-voter-rolls-draw-scrutiny-as-election-looms-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan\u2019s inflated voter rolls draw scrutiny as election looms &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fmichigans-inflated-voter-rolls-draw-scrutiny-as-election-looms-washington-examiner%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=2356830&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>In\u2062 Michigan, concerns are \u2064rising regarding inflated voter registration rolls, particularly as the upcoming election approaches.\u2063 The \u200bstate \u2064reportedly \u2062has over 8.4 million registered voters, \u2064but in certain counties, the number of\u200d registered voters surpasses the \u2062eligible\u2064 voting-age population, leading to investigations and lawsuits. The Republican National Committee \u200c(RNC)\u2063 highlighted\u2064 that \u200c53 counties have registration rates exceeding 100%, labeling this discrepancy\u2064 as \u200dindicative of poor voter list maintenance,\u2064 potentially violating the National \u2063Voter Registration Act.<\/p>\n<p>Despite these claims, Michigan&#8217;s Secretary of \u2063State \u2062Jocelyn Benson,\u200d a Democrat, defends the state&#8217;s practices, asserting that her office has removed \u200baround\u200d 800,000 names from the\u2063 voter rolls since 2019 and \u200bplans to eliminate an additional\u200c 360,000 in 2025. She\u200c maintains that while some voters are \u200binactive, they cannot be \u200dremoved\u200b from the registration list unless they have \u2062not\u2064 participated in two federal \u2062elections\u200c or \u2064requested to be removed. The RNC&#8217;s\u2064 lawsuit\u200c is ongoing, following\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jamaal-bowman-accuses-israel-of-racism-critics-fire-back\/\" title=\"Jamaal Bowman accuses Israel of racism; critics respond\">similar accusations made<\/a> in a past case, which \u200dBenson\u200d recently\u200b won. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-gop-says-good-riddance-to-bowman-as-democrats-call-red-alert-on-primary-spending-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"House GOP says good riddance to Bowman as Democrats call \u2018red alert\u2019 on primary spending- Washington Examiner\">situation underscores ongoing debates<\/a> about voter\u2064 registration practices and election integrity in the \u2063state, \u2064a key battleground.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Michigan&rsquo;s inflated voter rolls draw scrutiny as election looms<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1834120\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michigan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Michigan\">Michigan<\/a> has more than 8.4 million registered voters, but in some counties, the number of registered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/voting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>voters<\/a> exceeds the number of people who are of voting age, a striking discrepancy that has attracted scrutiny and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.courtlistener.com\/docket\/68335564\/1\/republican-national-committee-v-benson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>lawsuits<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Michigan, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/polls-show-trump-leading-in-2-major-states-that-led-biden-to-the-presidency\/\" title=\"Recent polls indicate that Trump is ahead in two key states that played a crucial role in Biden&#039;s victory\">closely watched battleground state<\/a>, has &ldquo;one of the most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alaskas-special-election-is-a-template-for-how-the-left-wants-to-rig-the-vote\/\" title=\"Alaska\u2019s Special Election Is A Template For How The Left Wants To Rig The Vote\">bloated voter rolls<\/a> in the nation&rdquo; with 500,000 more registered voters than there are Michiganders of voting age, a local outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bridgemi.com\/michigan-government\/michigan-voter-rolls-inflated-500k-state-says-its-no-issue-gop-disagrees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>found<\/a> this week.<\/p>\n<p>The report comes after the Republican National Committee revealed in a lawsuit in March that 53 counties had registration rates of 100% or higher based on U.S. Census data.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These voter registration rates are abnormally or, in the case of counties with greater than 100% registration, impossibly high,&rdquo; attorneys for the RNC wrote, arguing that the data showed the state&rsquo;s voter list hygiene was not only poor but in violation of the National Voter Registration Act.<\/p>\n<p>The RNC&rsquo;s lawsuit remains pending and Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, an elected Democrat, has moved to dismiss it. The legal fight began days after a judge ruled in favor of Benson and against the Public Interest Legal Foundation in a lawsuit that made similar accusations.<\/p>\n<p>Attorneys for Benson defended her &ldquo;rigorous list maintenance practices&rdquo; against the RNC&rsquo;s claims, saying that since 2019 her office has removed about 800,000 people from the statewide voter roll and that another 360,000 would be removed in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Secretaries of state are required by the NVRA and other state and federal laws to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/voter-rolls-group-gives-personal-data-to-politically-driven-organizations-report\/\" title=\"Report: Voter rolls group shares personal data with &#039;politically motivated&#039; organizations\">maintain clean voter rolls<\/a>, that is, they must timely remove from their voter registration the names of people who have died, moved, been convicted of felonies, or otherwise become ineligible to vote.<\/p>\n<p>Benson&rsquo;s attorneys explained to the RNC that many voters are inactive, but the law requires them to be kept on the voter registration list until they fail to participate in two federal elections unless the voter has requested to be removed from the list or has died.<\/p>\n<p>The attorneys also argued that the RNC used a &ldquo;questionable interpretation&rdquo; of Census data to reach its registration conclusions because it only offered a &ldquo;snapshot&rdquo; of a person&rsquo;s living situation. They said that even if that data were correct, when factoring in the number of registered voters who were inactive, no county voter registration rate reached or exceeded 100%.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the counties, however, reached 90% or higher even after factoring in inactive voters, which far exceeds the Census finding that 70% of the voting-age population was registered to vote in 2022.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Benson&rsquo;s attorneys also said that the RNC found no instances of voter fraud that had occurred because a registered voter improperly voted in a jurisdiction. Michigan has also installed safeguards such as ballot signature matching to prevent illegal activity, such as someone voting on behalf of someone else.<\/p>\n<p>In response to the local Michigan outlet&rsquo;s recent findings, a spokeswoman for Benson reiterated what her office explained in the lawsuits and said the legal complaints were merely an effort to &ldquo;lay the groundwork to overturn the results of the election if they don&rsquo;t like them.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1834120\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1834120\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michigan&#8217;s voter rolls face scrutiny as election nears<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":2356832,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AP24281835797204.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32644,4601,32643],"class_list":["post-2356830","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-election-integrity","tag-michigan","tag-voter-rolls"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AP24281835797204.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2356830","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\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2356830"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2356830\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2356832"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2356830"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2356830"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2356830"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}