Pro-Trump attorney Stefanie Lambert and former Adams Township Clerk Stephanie Scott are headed to trial after an investigation related to Michigan’s 2020 presidential election
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Two years after charges, Michigan’s 2020 'fake electors' case drags on
Fifteen Michigan Republicans accused of trying to help overturn Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss still don’t know whether they’ll head to trial. A judge has scheduled a hearing for September.
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2020 election skeptic to head Michigan House election integrity committee
State Rep. Rachelle Smit, R-Martin, says the panel’s ‘first order of business’ is the GOP-led effort to amend the state Constitution to require voters to show proof of citizenship.
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Michigan canvassers nearly blocked 2020 votes. Could it happen again?
Some partisans tasked with certifying Michigan’s election claim 2020 was rigged. Officials say new state rules should deter attempts to deny the rightful winner.
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Michigan canvasser promises to follow elections law; ACLU drops suit
The ACLU of Michigan agreed to drop a lawsuit against Kalamazoo County canvasser Robert Froman after he swore to fulfill his duty to certify the November election.
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GOP lawsuits set stage for state challenges if Trump loses election
Republicans have filed more than 100 lawsuits in Michigan and other states after being chastised by judges in 2020 for bringing complaints only after votes were tallied.
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Michigan canvasser suit part of growing effort to preempt election deniers
A Kalamazoo County canvasser claims the 2020 election was stolen. The ACLU wants a judicial order reminding him he must follow his legal obligations to certify the 2024 election — or face consequences.
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Michigan attorney booted from 2020 election lawsuit over ‘egregious misconduct’
A federal judge took the rare step of disqualifying Michigan attorney Stefanie Lambert from defending the subject of an elections defamation lawsuit, finding that she deliberately violated court orders by releasing confidential documents. Lambert plans to appeal the decision.
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Who are the Trump loyalists investigated, charged in vote machine tampering case
An Election Night mistake by a GOP clerk in northern Michigan ignited a global conspiracy theory and claims that Trump loyalists confiscated and examined voting machines in a quixotic bid to prove the 2020 election was rigged.
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Experts: Michigan vote machine tampering charges may deter conspiracy theorists
Charges against three Trump loyalists demonstrate that, despite being tested, Michigan’s election laws and security systems still work, say clerks and other officials.