The Metro: Trust in elections is declining. A Michigan Republican clerk blames politics
Ottawa County Clerk Justin Roebuck spoke with Robyn Vincent about election security, bipartisanship, how he sees the SAVE act and more.
A "vote here" sign placed outside Ferndale Free Methodist Church on Feb. 27, 2024, in Ferndale, Mich.
President Donald Trump and Republicans want to transform the election process.
Recently, the president signed an executive order that seeks to change how mail-in voting works, placing it under the oversight of the Department of Homeland Security. Trump and Republicans are also trying to pass the SAVE Act, which would ensure voters provide documentary proof of citizenship at the time of registration and a photo ID at the time of voting.
All of this is happening as the president has called to “nationalize the elections,” and as MAGA influencer Steve Bannon has asked ICE officials to patrol polling locations in November.
What should we make of all these efforts? How secure are voting systems?
Republican Ottawa County Clerk Justin Roebuck spoke with The Metro‘s Robyn Vincent about this and more.
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