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MFEI News & Commentary Articles


BREAKING: It's Official. The Federalist Declares the SAVE America Act a Goner
Senate Majority Leader John Thune is calling it a day on the SAVE Amerca Act. The Federalist is calling the act dead.
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May 142 min read


WHY VOTE? Education, Government Power, and the Future of the Republic
Education is on the ballot in November. When you vote, keep in mind both the U.S. Constitution and state laws protect the right of parents to direct the education of their children. Government's role is to protect that right.
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May 117 min read


Michigan Democrats Discover Election Integrity Problems in Their Own Backyard
Democrats are having their own election integrity issues with any voting irregularities in the recent Democrat convention. Calls for audit abound.
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May 84 min read


Michigan Voter Rolls Shed 213,000 Ghost Registrations After Citizen Advocacy Campaign
A new MFEI analysis shows pressure from grassroots watchdogs has had positive results with Michigan's voter rolls are being cleared of voter registrations that have shown no voting activity in years.
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May 54 min read


Felony Case Against Michigan Township Clerk Collapses After Judge Finds Prior Ruling Was "Error of Law"
All felony charges against Stephanie Scott have been dismissed. District judge's rulings were found in error.
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Apr 304 min read


SOS Benson's Rule Builds a 20-Year Lag into Voter Roll Cleanup . . . She Calls That Progress
SOS Benson's "rules" may violate federal law and delay voter registration roll cleanup. The system of rule making oversight has failed Michiganders and our elections.
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Apr 305 min read


Gretchen Whitmer Knew Exactly What She Was Doing
Gretchen Whitmer, for nearly 500 days, has used a delay tactic to suppress the vote in the state's 35th Senate District. She's not the only one to use the tactic, but this election is an obvious black mark on her record.
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Apr 293 min read


WHY VOTE? A Christian Reflection: Resist the Temptation to Tune Out; Instead, Show Up!
Christian values of personal responsibility, hope for the future, and maintaining a healthy check on power come into play every election day. Don't stay home!
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Apr 273 min read


BREAKING: MI SOS Jocelyn Benson's Deep Ties to SPLC a Potential Liability as Federal Criminal Investigation Looms
Michigan Secretary of State and gubernatorial candidate Jocelyn Benson, who spent years as an undercover operative and board member for the Southern Poverty Law Center, faces new scrutiny as the organization announced Tuesday it is under federal criminal investigation by the Department of Justice. The DOJ probe centers on the SPLC's past use of paid confidential informants to infiltrate extremist groups — the same type of work Benson has long touted as the foundation of her p
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Apr 213 min read


INCOMING: A Fourth Rule Set Is Launching, A Familiar Playbook — And a Hearing You Need to Know About
Yet another rule set coming at us, more SOS control over clerks without legislative authorization. Public hearing on May 22.
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Apr 216 min read


Trump DOJ Answers Michigan Conservatives' Call for Wayne County Election Investigation
Wayne County is in the DOJ's crosshairs with Asst. AG Harmeet Dhillon demanding to examine ballots for the county's 2024 federal election.
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Apr 204 min read


MI Secretary of State Is Enforcing Laws She Wrote Herself
MI SOS Jocelyn Benson is using rules and instruction manuals her department wrote to threaten clerks with jail time.
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Apr 175 min read


WHY VOTE? In MI's 2026 Elections Your Vote Counts More than Ever
In the 2026 election cycle, 100+ elected offices hang in the balance. Your vote will determine public policy for years to come.
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Apr 145 min read


AI Just Found a Hidden Way to Hack Elections: What Claude Mythos Preview Means for Michigan
A recent AI breakthrough from Anthropic uncovered operating system vulnerabilities that make the possibility of election hacking even more likely.
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Apr 135 min read


Hearing . . . Monday . . . MI Case that Could Define the Limits of a Clerk's Constitutional Authority
Former Adams Township Clerk Stephanie Scott is facing four felony charges and one misdemeanor for performing what she believes was her Constitutional duty as a clerk. Monday’s hearing will determine whether the charges are dropped or whether the matter will proceed to trial.
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Apr 124 min read


When Citizens Read the Fine Print
A pair of Michigan bills creating a persistent, always-on identity layer baked into every operating system of every device in Michigan -- with no privacy protections -- are dead in the water thanks to grassroots watchdogs!
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Apr 96 min read


President Trump Signs Executive Order on Citizenship Verification and Mail Ballot Integrity — A Long Time Coming
President Donald Trump signed his second executive order on elections. The order takes aim at the absence of a systematic mechanism to verify that only citizens receive ballots, and the lack of a uniform, auditable framework governing mail-in and absentee ballot delivery through the U.S. Postal Service.
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Apr 25 min read


Opened Ballots, Broken Chains, and a Dangerous Precedent in Hamtramck
A Michigan court has just ordered 37 absentee ballots to be processed toward counting in Hamtramck’s disputed 2025 mayoral race. The ruling sounds reasonable on the surface. Voters shouldn’t be punished for election officials’ mistakes, right?
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Mar 315 min read


SOS Candidates Join Commission to Study Civera Software
MFEI is forming an independent commission to investigate software company Civera, which provides election-related data tools to government agencies and the public.
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Mar 272 min read


Possible Scenarios: The War in Iran and the Fate of the SAVE America Act and Make Elections Great Again (MEGA) Act
The war in Iran has sidelined, at least temporarily, the SAVE America Act and Make Elections Great Again (MEGA) Act. Best hope is a quick resolution to the conflict then get back on track in the Senate.
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Mar 44 min read
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