{"id":8319,"date":"2026-02-05T14:42:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T19:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/senatedems.com\/moss\/?p=8319"},"modified":"2026-02-05T14:51:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T19:51:12","slug":"state-run-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/senatedems.com\/moss\/2026\/02\/05\/state-run-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen.\u00a0Moss\u00a0Statement on\u00a0State-Run Elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">\n<p>LANSING, Mich. (Feb.\u00a05, 2026) \u2014\u00a0Today, Sen.<span>\u00a0<\/span><b>Jeremy Moss<\/b> (D-Bloomfield) issued the following statement in response to President Donald Trump\u2019s suggestion to federalize the election process, ripping procedural power away from local clerks. Outlined in the U.S. Constitution, all 50 states have the right to hold elections and create legislation surrounding election procedures.<\/p>\n<p>Sen.<span>\u00a0<\/span><b>Moss<\/b>\u00a0has led efforts in\u00a0Michigan\u00a0in recent years<span>\u00a0<\/span><span><u><a id=\"OWA60a4edb2-87ed-ab19-cbf0-c7649a00d7b5\" class=\"x_Hyperlink x_SCXW260090225 x_BCX0 x_OWAAutoLink\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/senatedems.com\/moss\/2025\/11\/13\/michigan-senate-advances-reforms-to-ensure-fair-transparent-petition-process-combat-election-disinformation\/\" data-linkindex=\"1\" title=\"https:\/\/senatedems.com\/moss\/2025\/11\/13\/michigan-senate-advances-reforms-to-ensure-fair-transparent-petition-process-combat-election-disinformation\/\">strengthening the integrity of Michigan\u2019s\u00a0elections and protecting voters\u2019 rights<\/a><\/u><\/span>.\u00a0Specifically,\u00a0his bills,<span>\u00a0<\/span><span><u><a id=\"OWA7a9597f2-6e9c-a28e-bec1-e4a4ff6b12ae\" class=\"x_Hyperlink x_SCXW260090225 x_BCX0 x_OWAAutoLink\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legislature.mi.gov\/Bills\/Bill?ObjectName=2023-SB-0529\" data-linkindex=\"2\" title=\"https:\/\/www.legislature.mi.gov\/Bills\/Bill?ObjectName=2023-SB-0529\">Senate Bill 529<\/a><\/u><\/span> (Public Act 269 of 2023), not only brought Michigan into compliance with the federal Electoral Count Reform Act (ECRA) by updating the election canvassing and certification process at the state level, it also protected eligible voters from having their ballots rejected because of mistakes made by election officials.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe should all be alarmed\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0dangerous\u00a0rhetoric coming from the White House\u00a0this week,\u00a0attacking our\u00a0locally-run\u00a0elections\u00a0and threatening to federalize our voting systems,\u201d\u00a0said\u00a0Sen.<span>\u00a0<\/span><b>Moss.<\/b> \u201cEven under a Republican majority, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freep.com\/story\/news\/politics\/elections\/2021\/06\/23\/michigan-senate-investigation-election-trump\/5035244001\/\">the Michigan Senate investigated and affirmed there was no systemic fraud in the 2020 election<\/a><\/span>. And under our current Democratic majority, we strengthened ballot access in Michigan to break through Trump-backed barriers to voting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs Chairman\u00a0of the\u00a0Senate\u00a0Elections Committee, I wrote the law that affirmed our state canvassing and certification process to prevent\u00a0unlawful\u00a0federal intervention when counting Michigan votes.\u00a0Any attempt to rip\u00a0voting\u00a0rights away from Michigan, and the clerks who\u00a0run our elections\u00a0with security and\u00a0integrity, is morally reprehensible and<span>\u00a0<\/span><b>unconstitutional<\/b>. In Michigan, we will protect our voters,\u00a0not\u00a0malicious\u00a0Trump\u00a0administration officials.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\">###<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LANSING, Mich. 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