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2020 election denier resurfaces in Michigan county clerk's office

DETROIT — A Michigan activist who promoted false claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from former President Donald Trump and once live-streamed a protest outside Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson's home has begun working in the Macomb County clerk's office.

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EXPLAINER: Trying to get politics out of election certifying

Before the 2020 presidential election, certifying election results was routine and generated little public attention

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Michigan Gov. Whitmer signs elections bills, allowing two days of absentee ballot pre-processing

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Friday signed a package of bills allowing clerks in large cities two days of pre-processing time to make it faster to tabulate absentee ballots on Election Day.

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Trump set to return to Michigan, looks to energize his base for November

DETROIT — Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to return to Michigan Saturday with Republicans in the state hoping he can motivate his base of supporters and help secure Macomb County, a key area the GOP needs to win in November.

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Michigan lawmakers approve early absentee ballot processing

Michigan lawmakers approved legislation Wednesday that would allow larger municipalities to begin processing ballots two days before an election

The Independent UK

Michigan clerks who gave away tabulators risk ability to run elections, letters show

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan clerks who handed over voting tabulators to aid investigations into unproven claims of fraud in the 2020 presidential election could lose their ability to administer future elections unless they confirm they've stopped allowing unauthorized access to equipment.

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U.S. House incumbent primary defeats reached highest point in two decades

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A hacker bought a voting machine on eBay. Michigan officials are now investigating

Harri Hursti bought the Dominion machine to uncover its vulnerabilities, something he often does for state election officials. But authorities are trying to find out how the machine ended up online.

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Michigan GOP AG candidate once said he had 'lab' where he could show how to 'stuff' ballots

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Republican attorney general candidate Matt DePerno told a crowd last year he had a "lab" where he could take people and show them how election equipment can be manipulated, according to a previously unreported video obtained by The Detroit News.

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Michigan State Police investigating after a voting machine is found for sale on eBay

LANSING, Mich. — An alleged attempt to sell a piece of voting equipment on eBay is under investigation by law enforcement, Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson's office said Thursday.

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Federal judge allows lawsuit over dead people on Michigan voter rolls to move forward

DETROIT — A federal judge has rejected Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson’s effort to dismiss a case challenging the state’s maintenance of its voter rolls when it comes to removing dead people.

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Michigan Democrats urge House probe of GOP lawmaker's role in election tabulator 'conspiracy'

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Democrats are asking Republican House Speaker Jason Wentworth to authorize an investigation into whether a GOP lawmaker "misused" government resources as part of an alleged "conspiracy" to obtain voting machines in the battleground state.

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Trump Michigan AG pick linked to breach

AG Dana Nessel requested a special prosecutor to review “possible criminal charges” against Matthew DePerno

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Donald Trump to host fundraiser for Michigan secretary of state candidate Karamo

LANSING, Mich. — Former President Donald Trump will host a fundraiser for Michigan secretary of state candidate Kristina Karamo on Aug. 16 at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey.

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Martin Schram: Guess who’s playing voter manipulation games now

Private citizen Joe Biden and the Democratic Party were absolutely right way back when they kept demanding an investigation of what we’d just learned: Russia had interfered big-time in America’s 2016 elections — running video ads and doing lots more that helped Donald Trump win the presidency.

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Senate Judiciary Committee airs threats against elections workers

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department and election officials told the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday that election workers face increased threats ahead of the midterm elections, as Congress considers additional election protections.

The Independent UK

Justice Department details threats against election workers

A top official says the Justice Department has charged five people for making threats of violence against election workers amid a rising wave of harassment and intimidation tied to the 2020 presidential election

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Election workers "in the crossfire" of fraud rhetoric, secretaries of state testify

The U.S. has seen an uptick in threats against election workers during and after the 2020 election.

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Senate Judiciary Committee airs threats against elections workers - Roll Call

“There is an omnipresent feeling of anxiety and dread that permeates our daily lives, and those of our families,” one witness testified.

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Michigan secretary of state: Attempts to block election certification will be 'futile'

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson says her office will not tolerate any effort to obstruct the certification of Tuesday's primary election based on "partisan games" or "baseless lies."

The Independent UK

Michigan secretary of state warns against ‘futile’ attempts to halt primary election certification

Michigan has been roiled by an investigation that forced several candidates to drop out

The Guardian - US

‘US democracy will not survive for long’: how January 6 hearings plot a roadmap to autocracy

Trump’s efforts to subvert the elections laid bare the system’s weaknesses, exposing it to greater exploitation

The Guardian - US

‘A dangerous cancer’: fourth hearing reveals how Trump’s big lie destroyed people’s lives

Former president’s attacks on state officials to overturn Biden’s election victory resulted in harassment and threats

France 24

Jan. 6 panel examines how Trump pressured officials to overturn election results

A House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection is turning to former President Donald Trump’s pressure campaign on state and local officials to overturn his 2020 election loss.

The Independent UK

Jan. 6 takeaways: Trump's 'playbook' to overturn election

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