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State board bars two men and three firms from circulating petitions for four years after fraud convictions
Summary
Following convictions tied to fraudulent nominating petitions in 2022, the State Board of Canvassers voted Feb. 23 to disqualify two individuals and three companies from circulating petitions in Michigan for four years and asked the Bureau of Elections to publish the ban and guidance.
The State Board of Canvassers on Feb. 23 voted to bar two individuals and three companies from circulating nominating petitions in Michigan for four years after criminal convictions tied to fraudulent signatures submitted in the 2022 filing season.
Director Brater of the Bureau of Elections told the board that petitions from 2022 contained a very large number of fraudulent signatures and that the bureau referred the matter to the attorney general’s office and law enforcement. "We're recommending that the Board disqualify these circulators going forward," Director Brater said during the discussion.
Board members reviewed the history: the bureau estimated the firms submitted roughly 70,000 signatures that were later confirmed as suspect and that two individuals were…
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