{"id":8582,"date":"2023-04-19T16:52:47","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T16:52:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/?page_id=8582"},"modified":"2023-07-20T16:46:32","modified_gmt":"2023-07-20T16:46:32","slug":"michigan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/voter-fraud-convictions-since-2016\/michigan\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Voter Fraud Convictions in Michigan, 2016-2020<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/voter-fraud-convictions-since-2016\/#summary-chart-2016-2020-voter-fraud-convictions-by-state\">Return to the Voter Fraud Convictions Summary Chart<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table centerheader is-style-regular statestable\"><table><thead><tr><th><\/th><th>A.<br>Conviction Details<\/th><th>B.<br>Background<\/th><th>C.<br>Potential Election Impact<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>1.<\/td><td><strong>Election Year:<\/strong> 2020<br><strong>Name:<\/strong> Paul John Parana<br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong> Party Affiliation is not tracked in Michigan<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8582_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8582_1_1');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8582_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8582_1_1');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8582_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[1]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8582_1_1\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">According to the website of the Office of the Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, Michigan voters do not declare a party preference when registering to vote. &#8211; Source: Office of the Secretary of&nbsp;&#x2026; <span class=\"footnote_tooltip_continue\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8582_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8582_1_1');\">Continue reading<\/span><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8582_1_1').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8582_1_1', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Offense and Sentencing:<\/strong><br>Paul John Parana pleaded guilty on 01\/19\/2021 to one count of violating election law &#8220;receiving payment to influence vote&#8221; in relation to an offense committed on 10\/25\/2020; as part of a plea agreement, two further charges of election law forgery and impersonating another to vote at an election were dismissed.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8582_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8582_1_2');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8582_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8582_1_2');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8582_1_2\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[2]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8582_1_2\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Third Judicial Circuit of Michigan &#8211; Criminal Case Records Search, &#8220;Register of Actions &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/MI-PARANA-COURT-RECORDS.pdf\">Case Number: 20-004939-01-FH<\/a>,&#8221; 3rdcc.org, accessed on April 8, 2022<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8582_1_2').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8582_1_2', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> Parana was sentenced on the same day to 90 days of probation and $1,128 in associated fees.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8582_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8582_1_3');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8582_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8582_1_3');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8582_1_3\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[3]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8582_1_3\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Third Judicial Circuit of Michigan &#8211; Criminal Case Records Search, &#8220;Register of Actions &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/MI-PARANA-COURT-RECORDS.pdf\">Case Number: 20-004939-01-FH<\/a>,&#8221; 3rdcc.org, accessed on April 8, 2022<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8582_1_3').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8582_1_3', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><\/td><td>&#8220;The Canton Township man accused of forging his daughter\u2019s signature on an absentee voter ballot in the November [2020] general election was sentenced to probation Tuesday after pleading guilty to a lesser charge. Paul Parana, 47, pleaded guilty Tuesday to a 90-day misdemeanor election law violation. \u2026 Investigators found that prior to the Nov. 3 election, an absentee voter ballot addressed to Parana\u2019s daughter arrived at his home, and rather than forward the ballot to his daughter, Parana filled out the ballot as she instructed. He then forged her name to the back of the ballot envelope and mailed it.&#8221;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8582_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8582_1_4');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8582_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8582_1_4');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8582_1_4\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[4]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8582_1_4\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Ryan Jarvi, &#8220;Canton Township Man Pleads Guilty to Misdemeanor Election Law Violation,&#8221; michigan.gov, January 20, 2021<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8582_1_4').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8582_1_4', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Case Notes:<\/strong><br><em>State of Michigan v. Paul John Parana<\/em><br>Case Number: 20-004939-01-FH<br><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/MI-PARANA-COURT-RECORDS.pdf\">Court Records<\/a><\/td><td><strong>Type of Election:<\/strong><br>Presidential<br><br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong><br>Not Found<br><br><strong>Theoretical Election Effect:<\/strong><br>1 illegal vote, party unknown<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2.<\/td><td><strong>Election Year:<\/strong> 2020<br><strong>Name:<\/strong> Trenae Myesha Rainey<br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong> Party Affiliation is not tracked in Michigan<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8582_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8582_1_5');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8582_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8582_1_5');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8582_1_5\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[5]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8582_1_5\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">According to the website of the Office of the Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, Michigan voters do not declare a party preference when registering to vote. &#8211; Source: Office of the Secretary of&nbsp;&#x2026; <span class=\"footnote_tooltip_continue\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8582_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8582_1_5');\">Continue reading<\/span><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8582_1_5').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8582_1_5', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Offense and Sentencing:<\/strong><br>Trenae Myesha Rainey pleaded guilty on 2\/23\/2022 to three misdemeanor charges of making a false statement in an absentee ballot application in relation to offenses committed in October 2020; reduced from three felony counts each of election law forgery and forging a signature on absentee ballot applications.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8582_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8582_1_6');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8582_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8582_1_6');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8582_1_6\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[6]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8582_1_6\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Susan Smiley, &#8220;Center Line Nursing Home Employee Pleads Guilty to Election Fraud,&#8221; macombdaily.com, February 25, 2022<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8582_1_6').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8582_1_6', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> Rainey was sentenced to 45 days in jail and 24 months probation.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8582_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8582_1_7');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8582_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8582_1_7');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8582_1_7\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[7]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8582_1_7\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">MiCourt Case Search, &#8220;37th District Court 2021-C210651-FY <em>State of Michigan v Rainey<\/em>,&#8221; micourt.courts.michigan.gov, accessed February 28, 2022<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8582_1_7').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8582_1_7', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><\/td><td>&#8220;A Macomb County nursing home employee was sentenced to 45 days in jail and probation for forging signatures on absentee ballot applications. Trenae Myesha Rainey pleaded guilty Wednesday [2\/23\/2022] to three misdemeanor counts of making a false statement on an absentee ballot application. Rainey forged the signatures of residents of the Father Murray Nursing Home where she worked, even though they had not requested the applications.&#8221;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8582_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8582_1_8');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8582_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8582_1_8');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8582_1_8\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[8]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8582_1_8\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Steve Neavling, &#8220;Macomb County Nursing Home Employee Sentenced to Jail for Forging Absentee Ballot Applications,&#8221; metrotimes.com, February 25, 2022<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8582_1_8').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8582_1_8', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Case Notes:<\/strong><br><em>State of Michigan v. Rainey<\/em><br>Case Number: 2021-C210651-FY<\/td><td><strong>Type of Election:<\/strong><br>Absentee Ballot Applications before the 2020 Presidential Election<br><br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong><br>Not Found<br><br><strong>Theoretical Election Effect:<\/strong><br>No effect on Congressional or Presidential elections<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3.<\/td><td><strong>Election Year:<\/strong> 2020<br><strong>Name:<\/strong> Carless Clark<br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong> Party Affiliation is not tracked in Michigan<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8582_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8582_1_9');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8582_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8582_1_9');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8582_1_9\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[9]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8582_1_9\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">According to the website of the Office of the Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, Michigan voters do not declare a party preference when registering to vote. &#8211; Source: Office of the Secretary of&nbsp;&#x2026; <span class=\"footnote_tooltip_continue\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8582_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8582_1_9');\">Continue reading<\/span><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8582_1_9').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8582_1_9', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Offense and Sentencing:<\/strong><br>Carless Clark pleaded guilty on 11\/17\/2021 to one misdemeanor count of failure to perform election duty in relation to offenses committed on 10\/23\/2020; two further felony charges of election law forgery and impersonating another to vote at an election were dismissed as part of a plea agreement.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8582_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8582_1_10');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8582_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8582_1_10');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8582_1_10\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[10]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8582_1_10\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">MiCourt Case Search, &#8220;36th District Court 2021-2106120901-FY <em>State of Michigan v Clark<\/em>,&#8221; micourt.courts.michigan.gov, accessed February 28, 2022<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8582_1_10').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8582_1_10', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> Clark was sentenced on 1\/5\/2022 to 12 months probation and 19 days of community service.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8582_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8582_1_11');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8582_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8582_1_11');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8582_1_11\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[11]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8582_1_11\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">MiCourt Case Search, &#8220;36th District Court 2021-2106120901-FY <em>State of Michigan v Clark<\/em>,&#8221; micourt.courts.michigan.gov, accessed February 28, 2022<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8582_1_11').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8582_1_11', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><\/td><td>&#8220;A signature review of a returned absentee ballot to the Detroit City Clerk determined the signature did not match the registered voter&#8217;s signature in the QVF [Qualified Voter File]. That registered voter also voted at his polling location on Election day. Investigation by the Enforcement Division determined the grandmother of the registered voter, Carless Clark, 59, returned his absentee ballot by mail despite her grandson deciding to vote in person. \u2026 Clark admitted to signing her grandson&#8217;s absentee ballot because she was concerned he would not have time to vote on Election Day.&#8221;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8582_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8582_1_12');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8582_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8582_1_12');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8582_1_12\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[12]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8582_1_12\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Department of the Attorney General, &#8220;AG Nessel, SOS Benson Provide Update on New Election Fraud Cases,&#8221; michigan.gov, October 11, 2021<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8582_1_12').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8582_1_12', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Case Notes:<\/strong><br><em>State of Michigan v. Clark<\/em><br>Case Number: 2021-2106120901-FY<\/td><td><strong>Type of Election:<\/strong><br>Presidential<br><br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong><br>Not Found<br><br><strong>Theoretical Election Effect:<\/strong><br>1 illegal vote, party unknown<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4.<\/td><td><strong>Election Year:<\/strong> 2020<br><strong>Name:<\/strong> Kathy Anita Funk<br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong> Democrat<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8582_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8582_1_13');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8582_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8582_1_13');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8582_1_13\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[13]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8582_1_13\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Associated Press, &#8220;Elections Official in Michigan Charged with Ballot Tampering,&#8221; freep.com, March 12, 2022<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8582_1_13').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8582_1_13', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Offense and Sentencing:<\/strong><br>Kathy Anita Funk pleaded no contest in January 2023 to one count of misconduct in the office, reduced from two felony counts of ballot tampering and misconduct in the office as part of a plea agreement. The offenses took place during a 2020 primary election for the position of Township Clerk in Flint.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8582_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8582_1_14');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8582_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8582_1_14');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8582_1_14\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[14]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8582_1_14\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Associated Press, &#8220;Elections Official in Michigan Charged with Ballot Tampering,&#8221; freep.com, March 12, 2022<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8582_1_14').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8582_1_14', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8582_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8582_1_15');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8582_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8582_1_15');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8582_1_15\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[15]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8582_1_15\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Angela Mulka, &#8220;Flint Twp. Election Official Charged with Ballot Tampering Takes Plea Deal,&#8221; ourmidland.com, January 23, 2023<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8582_1_15').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8582_1_15', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> Sentencing was scheduled for March 20, 2023.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8582_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8582_1_16');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8582_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8582_1_16');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8582_1_16\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[16]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8582_1_16\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Angela Mulka, &#8220;Flint Twp. Election Official Charged with Ballot Tampering Takes Plea Deal,&#8221; ourmidland.com, January 23, 2023<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8582_1_16').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8582_1_16', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> As of April 5, 2023, no sentencing information is available.<\/td><td>&#8220;Kathy Funk of Flint Township pled no contest to one count of misconduct in the office in Genesee County&#8217;s 7th Judicial Circuit Court, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced Wednesday [1\/25\/2023]. Funk was previously charged with ballot tampering and misconduct in office for her actions during the August 2020 primary where she served as Flint Township Clerk. \u2026 &#8216;The parties stipulated that Funk purposely broke a seal on a ballot container so that the votes inside, under Michigan Election Law, could not be counted in an anticipated recount,&#8217; Nessel&#8217;s office wrote \u2026 &#8216;Funk was running for re-election and narrowly prevailed in the unofficial count.'&#8221;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8582_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8582_1_17');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8582_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8582_1_17');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8582_1_17\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[17]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8582_1_17\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Angela Mulka, &#8220;Flint Twp. Election Official Charged with Ballot Tampering Takes Plea Deal,&#8221; ourmidland.com, January 23, 2023<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8582_1_17').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8582_1_17', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Case Notes:<\/strong><br><em>State of Michigan v. Funk<\/em><br>Case Number: 2022-22T00629-FY<br><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/MI-Funk-Court-Records.pdf\">Court Records<\/a><\/td><td><strong>Type of Election:<\/strong><br>Township Primary<br><br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong><br>Democrat<br><br><strong>Theoretical Election Effect:<\/strong><br>No effect on Congressional or Presidential elections<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5.<\/td><td><strong>Election Year:<\/strong> 2020<br><strong>Name:<\/strong> Nancy Juanita Williams<br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong> Party Affiliation is not tracked in Michigan<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8582_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8582_1_18');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8582_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8582_1_18');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8582_1_18\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[18]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8582_1_18\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">According to the website of the Office of the Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, Michigan voters do not declare a party preference when registering to vote. \u2013 Source: Office of the Secretary of&nbsp;&#x2026; <span class=\"footnote_tooltip_continue\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8582_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8582_1_18');\">Continue reading<\/span><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8582_1_18').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8582_1_18', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Offense and Sentencing:<\/strong><br>Nancy Juanita Williams pleaded guilty on 6\/29\/2023 to seven counts of election fraud &#8211; receiving payment to influence the vote; 10 further counts relating to forgery and false statements on voter registration and absentee ballot forms were dismissed as part of a plea agreement. Williams was sentenced on the same day to $4,596 in fines and fees plus one year of probation for each count.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8582_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8582_1_19');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8582_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8582_1_19');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8582_1_19\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[19]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8582_1_19\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Third Judicial Circuit of Michigan &#8211; Odyssey Web Access, &#8220;Register of Actions &#8211; Case No. 22-000117-01-FH,&#8221; cmspublic.3rdcc.org, accessed July 20, 2022<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8582_1_19').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8582_1_19', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> &#8220;She also is facing seven counts of election forgery and putting false statements on an absentee ballot application in Oakland County. That case remains pending [as of 7\/3\/2023] in circuit court.&#8221;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8582_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8582_1_20');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8582_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8582_1_20');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8582_1_20\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[20]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8582_1_20\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Kara Berg, &#8220;Oak Park Guardian Pleads Guilty to 7 Counts of Voter Fraud in 2020 Election,&#8221; detroitnews, July 3, 2023<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8582_1_20').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8582_1_20', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><\/td><td>&#8220;A woman whose company handles legal guardianships faces multiple charges of forgery and voter fraud after allegedly attempting to obtain at least 14 absentee ballots \u2014 and possibly as many as 26 \u2014 for Michigan residents deemed incapacitated. Nancy Juanita Williams, 55, of Detroit, is charged in five jurisdictions in Wayne and Oakland counties,\u2026 State election officials became concerned \u2026 after several local election officials advised them about absentee ballot applications signed with an &#8220;X&#8221; and requesting that ballots be sent to Guardian &amp; Associates, an Oak Park business,\u2026 <strong>No fraudulent ballots were ever cast or counted<\/strong> [emphasis added].&#8221;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8582_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8582_1_21');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8582_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8582_1_21');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8582_1_21\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[21]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8582_1_21\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Paul Egan, &#8220;Oak Park Guardian Accused of Voter Fraud Involving Multiple Incapacitated Individuals,&#8221; freep.com, October 11, 2021<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8582_1_21').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8582_1_21', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Case Notes:<\/strong><br><em>State of Michigan v. Williams, Nancy Juanita<\/em><br>Case Number: 22-000117-01-FH<br><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/MI-Williams-Court-Records.pdf\">Court Records<\/a><\/td><td><strong>Type of Election:<\/strong><br>Receiving Payment to Influence the Vote; Voter Registration and Absentee Ballot Applications before the 2020 Presidential Election<br><br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong><br>Not Found<br><br><strong>Theoretical Election Effect:<\/strong><br>No effect on Congressional or Presidential elections<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/voter-fraud-convictions-since-2016\/#summary-chart-2016-2020-voter-fraud-convictions-by-state\">Return to the Voter Fraud Convictions Summary Chart<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"speaker-mute footnotes_reference_container\"> <div class=\"footnote_container_prepare\"><p><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_reference_container_label pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_8582_1();\">References<\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button\" style=\"display: none;\" onclick=\"footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_8582_1();\">[<a id=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button_8582_1\">+<\/a>]<\/span><\/p><\/div> <div id=\"footnote_references_container_8582_1\" style=\"\"><table class=\"footnotes_table footnote-reference-container\"><caption class=\"accessibility\">References<\/caption> <tbody> \r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi\" ><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8582_1_1\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8582_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8582_1_1');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>1,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8582_1_5\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8582_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8582_1_5');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>5,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8582_1_9\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8582_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8582_1_9');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>9<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">According to the website of the Office of the Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, Michigan voters do not declare a party preference when registering to vote. &#8211; Source: Office of the Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, &#8220;Does a Political Party Preference Have to Be Declared When Registering to Vote?,&#8221; michigan.gov, accessed on April 8, 2022<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi\" ><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8582_1_2\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8582_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8582_1_2');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>2,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8582_1_3\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8582_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8582_1_3');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>3<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Third Judicial Circuit of Michigan &#8211; Criminal Case Records Search, &#8220;Register of Actions &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/MI-PARANA-COURT-RECORDS.pdf\">Case Number: 20-004939-01-FH<\/a>,&#8221; 3rdcc.org, accessed on April 8, 2022<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8582_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8582_1_4');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8582_1_4\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>4<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Ryan Jarvi, &#8220;Canton Township Man Pleads Guilty to Misdemeanor Election Law Violation,&#8221; michigan.gov, January 20, 2021<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8582_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8582_1_6');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8582_1_6\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>6<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Susan Smiley, &#8220;Center Line Nursing Home Employee Pleads Guilty to Election Fraud,&#8221; macombdaily.com, February 25, 2022<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8582_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8582_1_7');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8582_1_7\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>7<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">MiCourt Case Search, &#8220;37th District Court 2021-C210651-FY <em>State of Michigan v Rainey<\/em>,&#8221; micourt.courts.michigan.gov, accessed February 28, 2022<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8582_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8582_1_8');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8582_1_8\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>8<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Steve Neavling, &#8220;Macomb County Nursing Home Employee Sentenced to Jail for Forging Absentee Ballot Applications,&#8221; metrotimes.com, February 25, 2022<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi\" ><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8582_1_10\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8582_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8582_1_10');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>10,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8582_1_11\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8582_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8582_1_11');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>11<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">MiCourt Case Search, &#8220;36th District Court 2021-2106120901-FY <em>State of Michigan v Clark<\/em>,&#8221; micourt.courts.michigan.gov, accessed February 28, 2022<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8582_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8582_1_12');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8582_1_12\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>12<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Department of the Attorney General, &#8220;AG Nessel, SOS Benson Provide Update on New Election Fraud Cases,&#8221; michigan.gov, October 11, 2021<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi\" ><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8582_1_13\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8582_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8582_1_13');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>13,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8582_1_14\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8582_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8582_1_14');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>14<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Associated Press, &#8220;Elections Official in Michigan Charged with Ballot Tampering,&#8221; freep.com, March 12, 2022<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi\" ><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8582_1_15\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8582_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8582_1_15');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>15,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8582_1_16\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8582_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8582_1_16');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>16,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8582_1_17\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8582_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8582_1_17');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>17<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Angela Mulka, &#8220;Flint Twp. Election Official Charged with Ballot Tampering Takes Plea Deal,&#8221; ourmidland.com, January 23, 2023<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8582_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8582_1_18');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8582_1_18\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>18<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">According to the website of the Office of the Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, Michigan voters do not declare a party preference when registering to vote. \u2013 Source: Office of the Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, \u201cDoes a Political Party Preference Have to Be Declared When Registering to Vote?,\u201d michigan.gov, accessed on April 8, 2022<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8582_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8582_1_19');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8582_1_19\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>19<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Third Judicial Circuit of Michigan &#8211; Odyssey Web Access, &#8220;Register of Actions &#8211; Case No. 22-000117-01-FH,&#8221; cmspublic.3rdcc.org, accessed July 20, 2022<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8582_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8582_1_20');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8582_1_20\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>20<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Kara Berg, &#8220;Oak Park Guardian Pleads Guilty to 7 Counts of Voter Fraud in 2020 Election,&#8221; detroitnews, July 3, 2023<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8582_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8582_1_21');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8582_1_21\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>21<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Paul Egan, &#8220;Oak Park Guardian Accused of Voter Fraud Involving Multiple Incapacitated Individuals,&#8221; freep.com, October 11, 2021<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n <\/tbody> <\/table> <\/div><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> function footnote_expand_reference_container_8582_1() { jQuery('#footnote_references_container_8582_1').show(); jQuery('#footnote_reference_container_collapse_button_8582_1').text('\u2212'); } function footnote_collapse_reference_container_8582_1() { jQuery('#footnote_references_container_8582_1').hide(); jQuery('#footnote_reference_container_collapse_button_8582_1').text('+'); } function footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_8582_1() { if (jQuery('#footnote_references_container_8582_1').is(':hidden')) { footnote_expand_reference_container_8582_1(); } else { footnote_collapse_reference_container_8582_1(); } } function footnote_moveToReference_8582_1(p_str_TargetID) { footnote_expand_reference_container_8582_1(); var l_obj_Target = jQuery('#' + p_str_TargetID); if (l_obj_Target.length) { jQuery( 'html, body' ).delay( 0 ); jQuery('html, body').animate({ scrollTop: l_obj_Target.offset().top - window.innerHeight * 0.2 }, 380); } } function footnote_moveToAnchor_8582_1(p_str_TargetID) { footnote_expand_reference_container_8582_1(); var l_obj_Target = jQuery('#' + p_str_TargetID); if (l_obj_Target.length) { jQuery( 'html, body' ).delay( 0 ); jQuery('html, body').animate({ scrollTop: l_obj_Target.offset().top - window.innerHeight * 0.2 }, 380); } }<\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Voter Fraud Convictions in Michigan, 2016-2020 A.Conviction Details B.Background C.Potential Election Impact 1. 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