Election conspiracy theories related to the 2020 presidential race live on in Michigan’s GOP primary
Associated PressLANSING, Mich. — This year’s presidential election was going to be it for Sheryl Guy, who was looking forward to retiring after more than four decades working in the clerk’s office in northern Michigan’s Antrim County. One of those candidates has peddled election conspiracies and been a vocal critic of the elections office since the 2020 presidential election, when Antrim County found itself in the national spotlight as then-President Donald Trump pushed to overturn the results in Michigan and other swing states. “I can’t just turn over an office that I have worked in for over 45 years to an election conspiracist.” The Antrim County race is just one of many across Michigan and other states holding primaries Tuesday. Michigan’s is the latest to feature Republican candidates who have been promoting election conspiracies or been openly skeptical of voting and ballot-counting, despite no evidence of widespread fraud or problems in the nation’s elections. Bishop’s social media pages state that she aims to “restore election integrity to Antrim County.” Among her plans is to hand-count every ballot cast to ensure they match machine results.
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