Rep. Smit’s Relentless Effort to Ensure Election Integrity
RELEASE|October 8, 2024
Contact: Rachelle Smit
Thank you for your interest in our nation’s most pressing political crises right now: election integrity.
I want you to know that I take this issue seriously, as a former clerk myself I have experience running elections and firsthand knowledge of how the process works. I am proud that I have been able to fight for election integrity as the Vice Chair of the House Elections Committee.
From that position I have voted “no” more often than I had otherwise thought possible this legislative term. I have voted “no” on the endless stream of laws passed by the Democrats as they seek to criminalize those who want to protect our elections and keep them safe.
I have asked my staff to compile a list of what our office has done on this issue, and these proposed laws, resolutions, and even proposed impeachments, are a guidepost of what good legislation could be if the Republicans ever get back into power.
Now it almost doesn’t need to be said that if we can’t have clean elections, perhaps Republicans will never be in control again. I certainly do not have all the solutions, but what I want to focus on, what I do have control over, is the ways in which good policy and good laws can be quickly passed to clean up our voter file, kick out illegal ballots from elections, and properly investigate serious and credible evidence of systemic voter fraud in our Michigan elections.
I wanted to give you the rundown of my record on this issue, and the history of what I am doing to protect your ballot and secure our elections.
GOOD BILLS SPONSORED
- Rep. Smit sponsored these Election bills:
- House Bill 4762 of 2023 – providing more security for early voting. (This bill was referred to Committee on Elections and hasn’t been taken up.)
- House Bill 4875 of 2023 – to remove dead persons and those who are no longer voting after 6 years because they are no longer residents, from the voter file. (This bill was referred to the Committee on Government Operations and hasn’t been taken up.)
- House Bill 4876 of 2023 – requiring data sharing with election information with the legislature. (This bill was referred to the Committee on Government Operations and hasn’t been taken up.)
GOOD BILLS CO-SPONSORED
- Rep. Smit co-sponsored these Election bills (All of these bills were referred to the Committee of Government Operations and haven’t been taken up):
IMPEACHMENT FILED
- Rep. Smit co-sponsored HR 165 with Rep. DeSana to impeach Benson and Nessel for dereliction of duty of their office (article)
GOOD RESOLUTIONS SPONSORED
- Rep. Smit co-sponsored the following resolutions (Both of these resolutions were referred to the Committee of Government Operations and haven’t been taken up):
ELECTIONS ADVOCACY GROUPS
- Rep. Smit works closely with Pure Integrity Michigan Elections (PIME) and Michigan Fair Elections (MFE)
LEGISLATOR SUMMIT
- Rep. Smit sponsored the Electoral College Defense Summit (August 15, 2023) presented by Save Our States, Mackinac Center for Public Policy, and herself in an effort to educate other lawmakers on the dangers of National Popular Vote.
FLOOR SPEECHES
- SB 603: https://fb.watch/uIee3iXXlQ/
- SB 259: absent voters; tabulating absent voter ballots received up to 6 days after an election from an absent uniformed services voter or overseas voter; provide for.
- Text of speech: Thank you Madam Speaker. As a former election clerk, I respect the choices of Michigan voters, but I do have serious concerns about the implementation of Proposal 2 in Michigan – a situation that’s now being made worse by the legislation we are voting on today, which goes far beyond what voters approved in November. Requiring clerks to count absentee ballots that arrive after election day, without a postmark, could allow people to fill out their ballots and send them in after election day is over and still have them counted – which is just senseless. I urge my colleagues to vote no on this legislation.
- HBs 5141-5145: https://fb.watch/uIevryfHmi/ offenses; penalties for distributing materially deceptive media; provide for, and provide procedure for enjoining materially deceptive media, sentencing guidelines for certain election law offenses involving materially deceptive media and intimidating an election official; provide for.
- Early Voting
- Prop2 Bills: https://fb.watch/uIeJkPUGBK/ I Oppose Senseless Election Policies – MI House Republicans (gophouse.org)
- HB 4210: https://fb.watch/uIeE_5eROs/ absent voters; electronic return of absent voter ballots by military voters and their spouses; provide for.
- Presidential Primary: https://fb.watch/uIeOh_vALe/
INQUIRY LETTERS SENT
- Letter to FBI Director Wray & AG Nessel Demanding Answers on 2020 GBI Strategies Investigation (article)
- Download both letters in full below
ELECTIONS LAWS PASSED IN 2023-2024
- All Republican lawmakers voted NO on every single one of these bills.
PRESS CONFERENCES
- June 12, 2024: Former President Donald Trump’s White House deputy press secretary, Hogan Gidley, on Wednesday joined Republican lawmakers on the Michigan Capitol lawn to push for cleaning up the state’s voter rolls. Gidley, who now serves as vice chair of the Center for Election Integrity for the Trump-affiliated America First Policy Institute, talked about concerns conservative groups have that Michigan has more people listed as qualified voters than there are qualified voters, condemning Democratic leadership for weakened election integrity.
- June 5, 2024: Protect Our Voters Rally at the Capitol: NOT TO MISS… Lansing Rally Tomorrow for Voter Integrity — Featuring Senators Runestad, Johnson, Lindsey, and TGP’s Patty McMurray | The Gateway Pundit | by Jim Hᴏft
PRESS RELEASES
NEWS ARTICLES INCLUDING REP. SMIT
- Recount legislation nears final approval | WKAR Public Media
- Trump’s former deputy press secretary calls for a clean up of Michigan voter rolls • Michigan Advance
- EXCLUSIVE: Michigan Secretary of State Sued for Allegedly Subverting FOIA Requests on Voter Registration Data (michigannewssource.com)
- Michigan Legislators Condemn Nessel, Benson, in Wake of Project Veritas Voter Fraud Exposé Showing Systemic Absentee Fraud by Dems in Hamtramck | The Gateway Pundit | by Assistant Editor
- Mich. Rep. Demands Answers from Governor, FBI, on Why Obvious Muskegon Voter Fraud Left Unprosecuted | The Gateway Pundit | by Benjamin Wetmore
- MI Senator Goes OFF on Dirty Democrats After They Pass Bills Making It Impossible For Board of Canvassers To Investigate Election Fraud in Crooked State of MI [VIDEO] | The Gateway Pundit | by Patty McMurray
- Mich. Democrats Passing Laws to Make Systemic Voter Fraud Easier, Harder to Catch | The Gateway Pundit | by Benjamin Wetmore
- Statement from Michigan House Elections Vice Chair: 2020 Trump Electors are Innocent | The Gateway Pundit | by Brian Lupo
- MI Lawmakers Send Brutal Letter to FBI Director Wray Demanding Answers on 2020 GBI Strategies Investigation: “This Looks Like a Whitewash, and it Looks Like it’s Selective Enforcement of the Laws” | The Gateway Pundit | by Patty McMurray
- BREAKING! Articles of Impeachment Filed Against Lawless MI AG Nessel for Refusing To File Charges In Muskegon Fraudulent Voter Reg. Operation, Using Her Position to Punish Political Enemies and Protect Dem Treasurer From Prosecution | The Gateway Pundit | by Patty McMurray
- HUGE! MI Legislators Vow To Take Case to US Supreme Court Before 2024 Election, After Biden-Appointed Judge Dismisses Suit Arguing Unconstitutional Changes To Election Laws Via Ballot Proposal Funded By George Soros | The Gateway Pundit | by Patty McMurray
- Mich. Dems Passing Bill Making “Intimidating” Election Officials a Felony, Want to Imprison Ballot Challengers | The Gateway Pundit | by Benjamin Wetmore
- NOT TO MISS… Lansing Rally Tomorrow for Voter Integrity — Featuring Senators Runestad, Johnson, Lindsey, and TGP’s Patty McMurray | The Gateway Pundit | by Jim Hᴏft
- BREAKING—GAME CHANGER! 11 HERO Lawmakers Sue MI SOS Jocelyn Benson and MI Director of Elections In Federal Court For Violating US and MI Constitution To Change Election Laws | The Gateway Pundit | by Patty McMurray
LAWSUIT FILED
- Lindsey et al. vs Whitmer, Benson, Nessel lawsuit (now at the U.S. Supreme Court) filed with Thomas Moore Society (article)
- Download PDFs below for lawsuit documents
AMENDMENTS & ALTERNATIVE BILLS PUT FORTH in ELECTIONS COMMITTEE or in SESSION
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