Michigan clerk who doubts election results faces recall
Stephanie Scott, a small town clerk accused of improperly handling voting equipment after casting doubt on President Joe Biden’s election victory faces a recall election Tuesday in one of Michigan’s most conservative counties. Scott allegedly refused to allow a contractor to perform preventive maintenance on election equipment and failed to conduct accuracy tests, among other issues. She was stripped of her duties in October 2021. When the Hillsdale County clerk's office eventually seized an election tabulator and a voter assist terminal, they discovered the
North Carolina Supreme Court reverses electoral district, voter ID rulings decided last year
The North Carolina Supreme Court has thrown out previous rulings that determined both redistricting maps to be excessively partisan and a photo voter identification law to be infected with racial bias. Notably, the ruling comes after a partisan shift of the State Supreme Court, which gained a Republican majority after the election of two GOP justices. The previous ruling had taken place when the Democrats held a 4-3 majority. The 5-2 decision is a major win for Republicans in North Carolina and will likely
Michigan’s youth voter turnout in 2022 election was best in US, report says
A new report from the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement at Tufts University shows that young people in Michigan turned out to vote in the November 2022 midterm elections at a higher rate than any other state in the country. Michigan voters ages 18-29 showed up to vote at a rate of 37%, significantly higher than the national average youth voter turnout of 23%. Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson believes these positive statistics reflect her administration's efforts to
Fox News, Dominion Voting Systems reach lawsuit settlement in high-stakes defamation case
Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems have reached a deal to resolve the $1.6 billion defamation case that the electronic voting machine company brought against Fox for broadcasting unproven accusations that Dominion helped “rig” the 2020 election against former President Donald Trump. Under the settlement Fox has agreed to pay Dominion $787.5 million. Regarding the agreement, Dominion Voting Systems attorney Justin Nelson told reporters, “the truth matters'' adding that, “lies have consequences.” Visit CBS News to learn moreImage Credit:Gage Skidmore (CC BY-SA 2.0)
NBC News Poll: Nearly 70% of GOP voters stand behind Trump amid indictment and investigations
Despite his recent criminal arrest and other legal investigations into his past conduct, a new national NBC poll finds that over two-thirds of Republican primary voters still stand behind former President Donald Trump. Of respondents in the NBC poll, 68% believe that investigations into the former President are politically motivated, that there is no other candidate like Trump, and that they must support him. These results stand in stark contrast to a poll of the country as a whole, where 60% of respondents said