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UpdateMichiganFriday, October 23, 2026

Michigan county clerk tried to remove voters, state intervened

Reporting by
Governing
“How Michigan's Election Safeguards Stopped a County Clerk”, Friday, October 23, 2026
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What happened

Antrim County Clerk Victoria Bishop, a Republican elected in 2024, took steps to remove more than 1,600 of the county's 21,000 registered voters from the rolls, sometimes on inaccurate grounds. Local election officials and the Michigan Bureau of Elections intervened, saying her actions failed to comply with state law. In several cases Bishop warned residents, including Elk Rapids village council member Barb Mullaly, that they faced losing their county registration because they had moved or stopped voting, though Mullaly had done neither.1

more than 1,600
voters the county clerk tried to remove1
21,000
registered voters in Antrim County1
What it means in Michigan

What this means for Michigan voters

Voters can register in person at their city or township clerk's office up to 8 p.m. on Election Day.2

Key dates in Michigan

Election Day in 7 days
  1. Sat, Oct 24 · passed
    Early voting begins
  2. Mon, Nov 2 · 6 days
    Last day for mail ballot applications
  3. Tue, Nov 3 · 7 days
    Election Day; Registration deadline; Mail ballots must arrive
  4. Tue, Nov 17 · 21 days
    County/Local certification
  5. Mon, Nov 23 · 27 days
    State certification

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More on this story
Michigan · Oct 25
Lower Michigan clerk discussed election security on podcast
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The answers behind this
Who runs elections, and who can't interfereVoting in Michigan, 2026Who certifies the election in Michigan, and by when?What protects the result if someone tries to interfere after the vote?

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Sources

  1. Governing, https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMilgFBVV95cUxOZk5xcVBpZmZOR0tSV1pUYnNEeTNqaTY0UjVVVFNDNUEwak1ZaGhEMDlERXNpYW9tZnZOZWcwclJnRFg2ZUx6S3NMSGZSbTRqVGdHQnNidjZwZUJfNHRUNnpiNm91ZDAyQUk0LTR6LUFoemZGMDNsanRIVDY3SEZaVXFqMkkzM05EbXRYcXVEUDJTdnQyeWc?oc=5 · Friday, October 23, 2026
  2. Vote.org, Michigan Election Center, https://www.vote.org/state/michigan/

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