A nonprofit legal organization devoted to fighting election
fraud has released a report showing that 141 counties across the nation have
more registered voters than people of voting age, and Michigan has more than any other
state — 24 counties with mismanaged voter registration rolls.
The Public
Interest Legal Foundation concluded that improperly maintained voter rolls are a problem in 21 states.
Michigan is among those states with counties in the double digits that have issues: Michigan
(24), Kentucky (18), Illinois (17), Indiana (11), Alabama (10) and Colorado
(10).
that believes voter fraud is more prevalent than what’s commonly reported, has
sent letters of notice to election officials in the 141 counties. That would be
the first step toward bringing a lawsuit against those counties under Section 8
of the federal National Voter Registration Act (NVRA).
Michigan
Secretary of State Ruth Johnson has placed an emphasis on county clerks getting
rid of the “dead wood” – the deceased and voters who have moved – on their
voter rolls.
But PILF found
Michigan counties with officially registered voters numbering up to 109 percent of the
county’s voter-eligible population.
list of Michigan offenders in PILF’s report and the disparity for each between
voters and people of voting age:
Leelanau County | Michigan | 109% |
Roscommon County | Michigan | 107% |
Charlevoix County | Michigan | 107% |
Otsego County | Michigan | 107% |
Ontonagon County | Michigan | 107% |
Antrim County | Michigan | 107% |
Dickinson County | Michigan | 106% |
Emmet County | Michigan | 106% |
Genesee County | Michigan | 105% |
Iosco County | Michigan | 105% |
Kalkaska County | Michigan | 105% |
Berrien County | Michigan | 105% |
Keweenaw County | Michigan | 104% |
Benzie County | Michigan | 104% |
Mackinac County | Michigan | 104% |
Gladwin County | Michigan | 104% |
Alcona County | Michigan | 103% |
Gogebic County | Michigan | 103% |
Cheboygan County | Michigan | 102% |
Menominee County | Michigan | 102% |
Montmorency County | Michigan | 101% |
Saginaw County | Michigan | 101% |
Midland County | Michigan | 101% |
Wayne County | Michigan | 101% |
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Nice to see someone publicizing this, Chad. You may remember me as a reporter for Anchor Bay Beacon in 1988. I'm the guy who tape recorded Hubert VanderPutten bloviating about how people move to communities with high taxes because they know high taxes equal good services, and with that in mind the county should raise its millage as high as legally allowed. VanderPutten's district wasn't anywhere near the Anchor Bay Beacon's coverage area, but his opponent got hold of my story somehow and used it to help him unseat VanderPutten. I remember you telling me at the time that VanderPutten told you he couldn't be beaten. Do you remember that?