334 Michiganders Registered to Vote After Their Deaths, Group Tells Court

Nearly four years ago, the Public Interest Legal Foundation discovered 27,000 names of likely deceased registrants on the state’s Qualified Voter File (QVF).

In this screenshot from the livestream of the 2020 Democratic National Convention, Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson addresses delegates on Aug. 20, 2020. DNCC via Getty Images

“Whether by mistake or fraud,” 334 deceased Michigan registrants are listed on government records as registering to vote after their date of death, according to a recent filing in the federal Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals by the Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF).

Nearly four years ago, the PILF discovered 27,000 names of likely deceased registrants on the state’s Qualified Voter File (QVF).