Clerk Victoria Bishop is currently being investigated by Michigan election authorities due to what she described as a “corrective audit” of voters’ records. This has alarmed Michigan residents, as many believe that the Republican-aligned clerk could be doing something illegal.
As reported by local media outlets, the Michigan Bureau of Elections detected “high-volume activity” in Bishop’s actions as the clerk of Antrim County in northern Michigan. She allegedly sent confirmation and cancellation notices to voters and changed voter statuses in the state system because they had missed the last two elections. However, local laws are clear that a clerk may not cancel a voter’s registration for that reason.
However, Bishop fired back, claiming that when “local jurisdictions fail to identify or remove ineligible entries, the county clerk’s intervention becomes a necessary corrective check on the system.”
It is important to note that Victoria is a Republican married to Randy Bishop, a conservative radio host. In 2020, Michigan became rife with conspiracy theories after Donald Trump accused the state of fraud following his loss to Joe Biden.
Michigan Residents React to Clerk’s ‘Corrective Audit’
Michigan residents were not thrilled about Bishop’s actions, lashing out at her and the Republican Party. “Republicans hate democracy and are all cheaters,” one user said. Another user claimed, “She suffers from Trump Voting Fraud Syndrome. It’s clearly a cry for help. Michigan legal authorities: do your thing.”
Most folks were outraged, saying that the clerk “calling it a ‘corrective audit’ doesn’t mean much if it violates state protocol,” as what she was accused of doing seemed to many to violate the law.
Some commenters even went so far as to try to explain why Bishop may have done it. According to them, “People are saying that this just means that the voters she took off can re-register.” However, removing voters was seen as part of coordination with a recent Michigan House bill requiring proof of citizenship to vote. “While it may seem like requiring a birth certificate would not be that big a deal, realize that most married women are not using the name on their birth certificate. And while this is just a Michigan law, this is Trump’s plan nationwide,” one local explained.
With the midterm election approaching in November 2026, this kind of controversy is likely to continue, especially as the U.S. Department of Justice recently sought access to around 865,000 Detroit-area ballots, citing a “history of fraud convictions” and further fueling debate over election integrity in the state.
