Barry County Sheriff Dar Leaf tried to enlist ‘constitutional sheriffs’ to seize Dominion voting machines, emails show, as his attorney kept Trump allies up to date. Nothing came of the effort.
2020 Michigan election
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A U.P. senator stood up to Trump. His career may suffer. His cows don’t care.
Sen. Ed McBroom alienated Republicans and Democrats alike with an exhaustive report that told the truth about the 2020 election. If he loses re-election, that’s OK. ‘I’m very content milking cows the rest of my life.’
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Opinion: Michigan election clerk: Stop the disinformation and threats
The 2020 election was safe and fair. Election reforms should make it easier to vote, not harder.
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Giuliani sanctioned, Trump targets senators amid fallout over Michigan vote
New York suspends Rudy Giuliani law license following false claims about Michigan election, while the former president tells followers to vote GOP senators behind report debunking fraud ‘the hell out of office.
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GOP investigation finds no Michigan vote fraud, deems many claims ‘ludicrous’
Long-awaited investigation repudiates conspiracy theories and recommends Attorney General Dana Nessel launch probe of those who spread claims for personal gain.
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Democrats seek commission to probe Michigan ties to Capitol insurrection
The state effort follows a similar bid for a bipartisan federal investigation and faces dim prospects by state Republicans, who call it a ‘stunt’
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Michigan GOP officials, activists push for 2020 election audit
Six months after Congress certified the 2020 election, pro-Trump officials in the Michigan Republican Party want the state Legislature to order an audit.
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‘Zuckerberg Bucks’ fuel Michigan GOP push to ban private funds for elections
Michigan communities got millions for elections last year from a nonprofit connected to Facebook’s founder. Is the money long overdue or a dangerous precedent?
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GOP targets no-ID ballots to cut fraud. Only 0.2% voted that way in Michigan.
New records show 11,417 Michiganders voted without ID in November. Contrary to popular belief, they weren’t all in Democratic counties — and in almost all communities, no-ID ballots represented less than 1 percent of votes.
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Judge dismisses Antrim County lawsuit that fueled Trump voter conspiracies
One week after Trump had praised the “blockbuster” case, a Michigan judge on Tuesday rejected a lawsuit over Antrim County election results, ruling a request for an independent audit was “moot.”