Less than two weeks from Election Day, posts circulating on social media claim that Michigan has 500,000 more registered voters than it has people
Elon Musk leads a America PAC Town Hall in Delaware County, Pa., at Ridley High School on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024. eligible to vote, a point used to suggest possible fraud in the system. But the claim misrepresents Michigan’s voter registration data, adding inactive voters to the total of those registered to make it appear there is an issue in the crucial swing state.CLAIM: Michigan has 500,000 more registered voters than people eligible to vote, which creates the potential for widespread fraud.
Michigan is hardly the only state with large numbers of inactive voters on its rolls. Every state — aside from the six which are exempt from theThe large numbers of inactive voters is a sign of robust list maintenance, according to David Becker, the founder and executive director of The Center for Election Innovation and Research, who served as a co-chair on Michigan’sIn Michigan
Election experts say it can be difficult for officials to keep track of voters who have moved out of state since there is no federal voter registration database. Thethat helps them keep accurate voter rolls and can identify potential illegal voting. But membership is voluntary — ERIC is currently made up of 24 states, including Michigan, and the District of Columbia.
Christopher Thomas, who served as Michigan’s director of elections from 1981 to 2017, said that “most people would view voting twice as probably a pretty stiff felony” and therefore not worth the risk.
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