Biden won the state by 154,000 votes or 3 percentage points, but Trump and his supporters maintained false and unproven claims that fraud swung the result. The criminal charges relate to an effort by Republicans to overturn former President Donald Trump's loss to Democrat Joe Biden in 2020. The 71-year-old was appointed to the then-vacant clerk's position in 2012 and has been re-elected twice since then. 'When I run for election, I always pledge to conduct transparent and honest election proceedings,' Grot said.

All elected township officials, including Grot's position, will be up at that time as well. The next series of elections in Shelby Township are the presidential primary and general elections in 2024. But I will certainly abide by their request and recuse myself.' 'I think this issue will be resolved by 2024. 'First of all, there are no elections in Shelby Township this year,' he said. clerk among 16 fake electors facing election law and forgery felonies “(The) allegations that you have violated Michigan criminal and election statutes by attempting to award the state’s electoral votes to candidates other than those actually elected by the people of Michigan fundamentally undermines voter confidence in the integrity of elections,” Brater wrote. The Secretary of State has also issued supervisory control powers over township election officials.īrater said although Grot is presumed innocent unless proven guilty, the charges could undermine public confidence in the integrity of elections in the township or Macomb County.

Jonathan Brater, director of the Bureau of Elections for the Secretary of State’s Office, sent a letter to Grot advising him of the actions taken as the result of the pending criminal case. The Michigan Secretary of State’s Office on Thursday banned Republican Shelby Township Stanley Grot from having any oversight of township elections due to criminal charges being brought against him earlier this week.Ī longtime power broker in state and township politics, Grot is one of 16 Republicans facing forgery and conspiracy to commit election law forgery and other crimes filed by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel.

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