“They rejected it out of hand,” said Rep. Rachelle Smit. “It was very clear from their reaction not only do they not want to protect Republican poll watchers and challengers, but they intend to use these laws against them. Every time someone witnesses voter fraud and raises their voice to get noticed, the left-wing operatives are going to call the cops on them. This bill is going to criminalize challenging voter fraud.”
Election integrity patriots are similarly concerned: Bob Cushman is a regular Republican poll challenger in Michigan. “What we’re seeing here is Democrats taking their malfeasance and make it look like we’re the bad guys, that the people questioning Democrats are the ones intimidating and breaking laws. It’s really just the other way around. Democrats try to outlaw the things they’re doing, and they’re trying to intimidate people from challenging fraudulent ballots. I’ve been intimidated by Democrat election officials in both the primary and general elections in 2020, 2021, and 2022.”