Michigan's bloated voter rolls list nearly 500,000 names more than the total eligible voting population

By bellecarter // 2024-10-25

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The local news organization Bridge Michigan has released information that there are around 500,000 more names on the voter rolls than those who are eligible to vote in the state of Michigan. There are 8.4 million registered voters in Michigan, around half a million more than the state's population that is old enough to vote. According to Bridge, this makes Michigan's voter rolls the most disproportionate in the region and one of the most imbalanced in the entire United States. The imbalance may have been caused by a voter-approved 2018 proposal that automatically registers those 18 and older to vote when applying for a driver's license unless they opt out. According to the report, Michigan plans to remove an estimated 606,800 inactive voters by 2027. By federal law, the state or local clerks can remove voters from the rolls after the state notifies them that they moved to another state, or if election mail sent to their home is returned as undeliverable and after they do not vote in two consecutive federal elections. (Related: More than 747,000 ineligible voters removed from electoral rolls.) The Republican National Committee has already sued the state in federal court over the issue in February, demanding the state trim the rolls. In 2020, the GOP also filed a similar suit, which was dismissed after thousands were removed from the rolls. It did not allege fraud but argued the rolls increase the opportunity for it. The suit also claims that inflated rolls cause political parties to spend more money on mailers and other voter outreach. Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson's spokesperson Angela Benander said the complaints are part of an effort to sow distrust of elections. Benson has been named in multiple lawsuits. The lawsuits, including three filed in the last month, "lay the groundwork to overturn the results of the election if they don't like them," Benander said. "The legal challenges are an attempt to cause people to question the process." Since the lawsuit was filed, around 200,000 more people have registered.

Elon Musk and Benson clash over Michigan's inflated voter rolls

The Secretary of State of Michigan has been blasting Big Tech mogul Elon Musk for "spreading dangerous disinformation" about the integrity of the voter rolls. According to Benson, Musk has been "falsely claiming there were more voters than citizens in the state." On Saturday, Oct. 18, Musk responded to a post on X, claiming that Michigan has more registered voters than eligible citizens. Musk commented: "Michigan has more registered voters than eligible citizens!?" On the same day, Benson responded by saying that the state has 7.9 million people of voting age and 7.2 million active registered voters. "Musk was pushing a misleading number that includes 1.2 million inactive records slated for removal in accordance with the law," she said. The next day, Musk replied to the thread saying Benson was lying. "Jocelyn Michelle Benson, shame on you for blatantly lying to the public! You only plan to remove the ineligible voters AFTER this election. That necessarily means that there are far more people registered to vote than there are eligible voters," he accused her. Benson responded again on the same day, saying "In Michigan, we tell the truth and we follow the law. I suggest you do the same." On Monday, Musk asked Benson if she is "removing the ineligible voters before the election." She answered with a link to a Michigan government website on voter registration cancellation procedures. "Here's an explainer of all we do to ensure our voter registration database is accurate," she said. Back in August, a political action committee (PAC) backed by Musk was being investigated by the office of Benson. Musk said he created and helped fund the America PAC, which is supporting Trump. According to Benson's probe, the committee has been acquiring detailed voter information from those living in Michigan and other battleground states after people submit their personal data through a section on the PAC's website that says "register to vote." The site no longer requires a form to fill out. Head over to Rigged.news for more stories like this. Watch the video below that talks about Michigan's suspiciously bloated voter rolls which are said to contain half a million more than the listed eligible voters. This video is from Justin Barclay's channel on Brighteon.com.

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Elon Musk and Benson clash over Michigan's inflated voter rolls

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