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Bill would reform election investigation procedures in Michigan

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Two bills to reform the way elections can be investigated in Michigan passed the state House of Representatives committee this week.

Senate Bills 603 and 604 would specify that county election workers would not investigate allegations of voter fraud.

House Select Committee member Jay DeBoyer, a Republican from Clay Township in St. Clair County, had an exchange with one of the bill’s authors, Democratic Sen. Stephanie Chang of Detroit.

“Remove the Board of Canvassers’ authority to conduct an investigation,” DeJoyer said.Why do we want to remove this, right?”

“In our conversations with Republican and Democratic county officials It became very clear that they do not conduct investigations and are not trained to do so. And they don’t do their job. I trust our county clerk knows best how to handle this,” Chang said.

According to the law, this means that any suspicion of electoral irregularities is forwarded to the public prosecutor’s office.

Both bills were passed by the House Select Committee on Elections by a vote of six to two along party lines, with Democrats in favor and Republicans against.

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