John Merrill: “At one time, our laws were written to reduce or eliminate minority participation in the electoral process.”

Much like Thomas Jefferson suggested that that government which governs best governs least. That is the sum of good government.

In Michigan, we have taken steps to modernize and safeguard our voter registration database, the backbone of our election administration system.

Significant Federal overreach has been indicated through the introduction of this legislation.

A good election security bill would be one that would create the necessary resources to the States without creating unfunded or underfunded mandates.