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County clerk rebukes local official's election comments, changes interim reporting practice

3091634 · February 18, 2025
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Muskegon County Clerk Karen Blue and Elections Coordinator Lori Hayes publicly responded to criticisms from Commissioner Hayes Camp about local election administration, saying the county will stop publishing interim results until all precinct returns are received.

Muskegon County Clerk Karen Blue addressed the board on Feb. 18 to reply to statements made by Commissioner Hayes Camp concerning the county’s election administration and results reporting.

Blue said the county ran fair elections and that the county clerk’s office is responsible only for county-run elections functions such as early voting; local city and township clerks administer their own precincts. She said allegations in a published piece by Commissioner Hayes Camp implied impropriety in how…

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