Michigan county clerk's attempt to remove 1,600 voters halted by state

Victoria Bishop, the Republican clerk of Antrim County, Michigan, attempted to remove over 1,600 voters from the county's rolls during her term, according to reports from the San Diego Union-Tribune and Marshfield Mail.

Bishop, elected in 2024 with a promise to clean up the voter rolls, took actions that the Michigan Bureau of Elections determined did not comply with state law. Some removals were based on inaccurate grounds, with residents warned they might lose voting rights due to alleged moves or inactivity.

One resident, Barb Mullaly of Elk Rapids, received a postcard threatening her voter registration despite not having moved or stopped voting. This postcard sparked renewed debate about election integrity in Antrim County, an area previously known for election-related conspiracy theories after 2020.

The majority of election officials nationwide operate within legal boundaries to ensure fair elections, but Bishop's actions have been described as a rare instance of a local official acting outside those norms. The state and county intervened to stop her efforts to remove voters from the rolls.