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Apr 6, 2021
The Ottawa County Clerk s Office is publishing its post-election audit with hopes of educating voters, showing how precise the vote was and detailing how hiccups will be fixed in the future.
Verifying the Vote is 14 pages long and was put together after questions were raised around the 2020 presidential election.
Ottawa County Clerk Justin Roebuck says for the government to work properly it has to be founded on trust.
In the report, there are outcomes and takeaways from 19 precincts.
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This Michigan county could be setting a new standard for election transparency
Dino Kahrimanovic
and last updated 2021-04-05 22:31:40-04
OTTAWA COUNTY, Mich. â As some still try and cast doubt on the 2020 election, local officials are hoping to quell lingering concerns. In Ottawa County, theyâre making a concerted effort to give the public a close look at the election process.
âWe were getting so many calls from voters who legitimately had a lot of questions about the process and we wanted to be as open and transparent as we possibly could be and just laying out the facts of how this election was conducted,â Ottawa County Clerk Justin Roebuck told FOX 17.
GOP lawmakers say their election bills will make it easier to vote. A fact check Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press Get to TCF - How Detroit was the game-changer of the presidential election
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The claim: Michigan election bills are “designed to make it easier for people to vote”
Republicans in Michigan’s Senate recently unveiled a massive package of proposals to change election laws that they say will improve voting security and integrity, and boost voters’ confidence in the election process.
They’ve also pitched their reforms as expanding voting access.
“This package is designed to make it easier for people to vote and ensure our elections are conducted fairly and honestly,” state Sen. Michael MacDonald, R-Macomb Township, said in a statement, echoing similarclaims from other Republican lawmakers.
The claim: Michigan election bills are “designed to make it easier for people to vote”
Republicans in Michigan’s Senate recently unveiled a massive package of proposals to change election laws that they say will improve voting security and integrity, and boost voters’ confidence in the election process.
They’ve also pitched their reforms as expanding voting access.
“This package is designed to make it easier for people to vote and ensure our elections are conducted fairly and honestly,” state Sen. Michael MacDonald, R-Macomb Township, said in a statement, echoing similarclaims from other Republican lawmakers.
Voting rights advocates and election officials from both parties disagree. They point to bills that would impose stricter voter ID requirements including a new one for absentee voters, shorten the deadline for returning absentee ballots via drop boxes, prohibit clerks from paying for postage on absentee ballot return envelopes, and restrict the secre