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Tony Daunt, a Republican active in his state and county parties, alleges that the Michigan voter registration rates in these counties are "suspiciously high" because their voting records have not been cleaned out to remove ineligible voters, including those who have died, moved, or been convicted of felonies.
"Retaining voter rolls bloated with ineligible voters harms the electoral process, heightens the risk of electoral fraud, and undermines public confidence in elections," says Daunt’s complaint, which was filed in federal court in the Western District of Michigan.
The lawsuit cited data compiled by the Honest Elections Project, which includes information from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2014-18 American Community Survey and the latest count of registered voters from Benson’s office.
In one county, the number of registered voters actually exceeded the number of people of voting age.
"Comparing the registered voter count to the 2014-18 American Community Survey reveals that Leelanau County has a registration rate of 102%," the complaint says. In 15 other counties mentioned in the lawsuit, that percentage is above 90 percent.
Daunt claims that a failure to remove ineligible names from the voter rolls could result in voter fraud, even a small amount of which could impact close elections. In 2016, President Trump won Michigan by just 0.4 percent.