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Maryam Khanum

Michigan Election Officials Fired for Pushing Pro-Trump Effort to Interfere with Vote Counting

Voters begin to cast their ballots as the 2024 elections approach. (Credit: Public Policy Institute of California)

Two Michigan election officials have been removed from their stations after informing state election officials, including the state's elections director, of their plan to hand count the votes due to their mistrust of electronic voting machines.

Michigan's elections director, Jonathan Brater, sent a letter informing Tom Schierkolk, the clerk of Rock River Township in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, and his deputy, David LaMere, that they were relieved from their duties to supervise the election in Michigan, according to the New York Times.

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