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pending lawsuits alleged the private grants disproportionately benefitted high-population, liberal communities and violated federal or state election law.
The New York TimesÂ
reported the communities that were grant recipients cast about 76% of their combined votes for Hillary Clinton in 2016.
Sen. Ed McBroom, chair of the Senate Oversight Committee, told The Center Square in an email that private interference with elections is a âserious concern.â
âAfter more than 30 hours of public, committee meetings and hundreds of hours of research and examination of thousands of documents, affidavits, audits, videos, and testimony, it is apparent to me that private, outside entities becoming entangled with the administration of our elections with little oversight is a serious concern,â McBroom said in a statement. âThe money and requirements that accompany them are not part of a fair and transparent process and suggested reforms on this issue will be
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Michigan eyes bill to clean up voter registration rolls - Grand Rapids Business Journal
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Michigan legislature eyes bill to clean up voter registration rolls
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Voting stations are set up for the primary election at the Kentucky Exposition Center, Monday, June 22, 2020, in Louisville, Ky. With one polling place designated for Louisville on Tuesday, voters who didnât cast mail-in ballots could potentially face long lines in Kentuckyâs unprecedented primary election. (AP Photo/Piper Blackburn)
By: Associated Press
and last updated 2021-03-15 07:50:28-04
LANSING, Mich. â Legislation working its way through the Michigan Legislature aims to clean up the state s voter registration rolls.
The measure calls for those who haven t voted since the November 2000 election or who have âplaceholderâ birthdates in the state s voter rolls to have their registration marked as challenged until they respond to a mailing from the Secretary of State s office.
Michigan eyes bill to clean up voter registration rolls
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