MFEI Sunlight Award
Monday, March 24, Livingston County Clerk Elizabeth Hundley was presented a Sunlight Award for responsiveness to an election data request.
Hundley was the first to receive Michigan Fair Elections Institute’s (MFEI) Sunlight Award. She is one of only 18 Michigan County clerks who responded in five or fewer business days to a FOIA request for election data from the November 2024 general election. Only 22% of Michigan’s 83 county clerks provided the information that quickly.
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Patrice Johnson, founder and chair of MFEI, facilitated presentation of the award. “We call it the Sunlight Award because sunlight is often called the best disinfectant,” Johnson explained. According to the inscription, the award is presented to clerks “in recognition of your outstanding dedication and exemplary service in responding to citizens’ requests for information about elections with speed, accuracy, and professionalism. Your commitment to transparency and efficiency strengthens public trust in the democratic process and upholds the highest standards of civic duty.”
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Sunlight Award Winners
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Antrim County - Victoria Bishop
Alcona County - Stephany Eller
Alger County - Joel VandeVelde
Allegan County - Bob Genetski
Jackie Porter (FOIA)
Daron Taylor (FOIA)
Baraga County - Wendy Goodreau
Berrien County - Sharon Tyler
Thaddeus Hackworth
Clare County - Lori Mott
Dickinson County - Carol Bronzyk
Isabella County - Minde Lux
Keweenaw County - Julie Carlson
Lake County - Patti Pacola
Janet L. Taylor
Livingston County - Elizabeth Hundley
Mackinac County - Hillary Vowell
Mason County - Cheryl Kelly
Mecosta County - Marcee Purcell
Ontonagon County - Stacy Preiss
Shiawassee County - Caroline Wilson
Morgan Knox (FOIA)
Washtenaw County - Lawrence Kestenbaum