LANSING – The League of Women Voters of Michigan today applauded audit results from the Michigan Bureau of Elections that re-affirm the effectiveness of post-election audits carried out after the 2020 presidential election. The audit results again confirmed that Michigan’s elections are well run and secure, showing local clerks and the Michigan Bureau of Elections successfully carried out hundreds of audits of the 2020 presidential election, all of which found it to be accurate. “The Michigan Bureau of Elections report confirms what we’ve known all along: our elections in Michigan are safe and secure,” said Christina Schlitt, co-president of the League of Women Voters of Michigan. “The results are another blow to those Big Lie conspirators, who have attempted to overturn the outcome of the 2020 election, continue to deceive voters, and have damaged our democracy by sowing doubt.” The audit reviewed Bureau of Elections activities from May 1, 2019, to May 31, 2021. Election officials during this time were tabulating the highest election turnout in Michigan history while enduring the COVID-19 pandemic and facing threats to their integrity and expertise. The audit recommends passing nonpartisan legislation the League has long supported, including providing time to process absentee ballots prior to Election Day. “Legislators should take care to follow the facts and work to pass legislation that would actually strengthen our already very secure elections,” said Paula Bowman, co-president of the League. “We commend election officials for providing thorough and accurate audit results, and hope our lawmakers take them seriously.”
### The League of Women Voters of Michigan is the state League for the U.S. League of Women Voters, which is a nonpartisan political organization that aims to encourage informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues and influences public policy through education and advocacy. Learn more at lwvmi.org.
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