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Antrim County Clerk Suspended After Attempting to Remove Voters from Rolls
Victoria Bishop, elected as Antrim County, Michigan clerk in November 2024 on promises to clean up voter rolls, changed the status of at least 123 voters between April and July 2025 and sent postcards to at least 1,577 residents in mid-March 2026 warning their registrations could be canceled. The Michigan Bureau of Elections determined Bishop's actions failed to comply with state law, as county clerks lack authority to challenge voter statuses that municipal clerks maintain. Bishop was ultimately suspended from accessing the state's Qualified Voter File, and affected voters were reinstated ahead of the midterm election. An organized effort emerged to remove Bishop from office.