Hi @laraleatrump 👋 Ingham County Clerk Barb Byrum here! I watched your video, and it’s riveting stuff. But if you think you’ll be touching ballots in my state, you’ve got another thing coming.

https://twitter.com/mikesington/status/1783089455353794832

First and foremost, precinct workers, clerks, and voters are the only people authorized to touch ballots. For example, I am the County Clerk, and I interact with exactly one voted ballot: My own.

Hi Congresswoman @LisaforCongress 👋 Ingham County Clerk Barb Byrum, here! I saw this video of you at an event talking about the need to “ballot harvest” and I think there are some things you should know before you try that: 🧵

https://twitter.com/leftofcentermi/status/1751782608210473448

This has become a bit of an issue for those of a certain political persuasion who believe that the other side already does this. Two problems: 1) They don’t and 2) Ballot Harvesting is simply not legal.

Hi @repjoshschriver! 👋 Ingham County Clerk Barb Byrum here... the good folks of the twittersphere brought your comment to my attention and you seem to be missing some key details about how votes are certified. 🧵

https://twitter.com/repjoshschriver/status/1743380317493211604

Elections are certified by Boards of County Canvassers (two democrats and two republicans) in each of the 83 counties. They are then compiled and the State results are certified by the State Board of Canvassers (also 2 Ds and 2 Rs).

Hi @hillharper 👋 Ingham County Clerk Barb Byrum, here! This article about you not disclosing any income, bank accounts, or other assets caught my eye and, since you are new to the scrutiny of politics, I thought you might need a little coaching on financial disclosure. 🧵

https://twitter.com/detroitnews/status/1724383683581268272

The voters of Michigan care a lot about financial disclosure. They placed Proposal 1 of 2022 on the ballot, and it passed 66%-33% statewide. That is a pretty big margin.

Hi ,Michigan Legislature!👋Ingham County Clerk Barb Byrum here. Wanted to bring an issue to your attention regarding the 2024 (and beyond) Election Calendar. 🧵 Our election calendar allows for the typical May Special, August Primary, November General, and Presidential Primary elections. However, constitutional changes have changed much about elections and we must adapt, for our voters and our elections administrators.

Hi Ottawa County Commission! 👋 Ingham County Clerk Barb Byrum here. I saw that you will be meeting today to proclaim yourselves a "Constitutional County." 🧵 This is your way of saying that you are going to let those who have violated state gun laws to remain at large.
hollandsentinel.com/story/news/pol…

Hi @ZoAndBehold👋 Ingham County Clerk Barb Byrum, here. I saw what the Montana Republican Legislators did to you yesterday and, as someone who was previously silenced on the floor of the House, I want you to know that I stand in solidarity with you.

https://twitter.com/ZoAndBehold/status/1651339238162714624

If you have not seen the news out of Montana, late yesterday, the Montana State House voted to censure Representative Zooey Zephyr, which barred her from access to the House Floor, Anteroom, and Gallery for the remainder of the Montana Session. thehill.com/homenews/state…

When Trump was running for President, the GOP stripped everything out of their party platform except getting him reelected. They have no official issue platform. 🧵

https://twitter.com/kellybreenmi/status/1650946191620751361

As a result, Republicans in the State Legislature have nothing to offer their constituents except protest votes on non-binding, ceremonial resolutions on a topic that to your average voter is as inoffensive as they come.

Hello, Twitter 👋 Barb Byrum, here. Yesterday, I posted some good news about youth turnout in Michigan, which sparked debate about our voting laws that I feel should be addressed. Especially since there were some civics and history classes missed by some of the commenters. 🧵 One commenter asked why paying property tax is not a requirement to be a voter. Several problems with this idea.

As a County Clerk for a county containing Michigan State University, this report has so much to love. For those that have limited time, let me highlight a few key points. circle.tufts.edu/2022-election-… 🧵 As recently as 2014, youth (18-24 year old) turnout in Michigan was 15.3%. In 2022, that number more than doubled to 36.5%. This is a vast change and is by far the largest jump of any state in the nation.

Hi @MIGOP👋Ingham County Clerk and Campaign Finance Professor Barb Byrum here. I noticed something strange about your most recent campaign finance filings that you might need to look into. Seems like you have some financial problems. 🧵 If you need to check my references, go ahead and contact @Mellissa_Carone She has been one of my pupils for a while… even if she doesn’t often heed my advice.

It is ironic that @GeorgeTakei retweeted me, yesterday, as I have spent the week “Boldly Going” to visit the Space Force base in Orlando with the Overseas Voters Initiative (OVI) to talk about some unique challenges that service-members face when voting from the Final Frontier. OVI is a partnership between @fvap and @csgovts that is committed to ensuring access to the ballot box for military and civilians overseas. I have been involved with this organization for a number of years and they do great work breaking barriers for Americans overseas.

Hi Florida!👋 Ingham County Clerk Barb Byrum here! I saw that Ron DeSantis' appointee just dropped you out of Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC), the system that tells us when voters move, register elsewhere, or die. 🧵 This is important to us because Michigan relies on information from ERIC to clean our voter rolls. And it's not unheard of for Michigan residents to move down to Florida. In fact, it happens often.

Hi @dananessel! 👋 Barb Byrum here! As I was reading MIRS today, I noticed an article that left me flabbergasted. I am pretty sure that they are admitting to planning an election crime. See below: “On another front, former congressional candidate Tom NORTON said the America First PACT, of which he is a regional director, secured $1.5 million from connections at CPAC to run a "ballot harvesting" operation for the 2024 election.”

Good Evening Michigan Students!👋Ingham County Clerk Barb Byrum, here! Election Day is just three weeks away and it is time to start thinking about voting. There are a lot of myths surrounding registering to vote as a student, and I want to put your mind at ease. 🧵 TLDR: None of the myths are true, you CAN register to vote where you are currently living. 🧵

Hi Michigan Voters!👋Ingham County Clerk Barb Byrum here! I want to dispel some of the election conspiracies and today I would like to talk about the audits that County Clerks and the Bureau of Election already does after elections here in Michigan. 🧵 After the unofficial results are tabulated and posted online on election night, the 83 Boards of County Canvassers convene to verify the results of the elections and certify that for every vote cast, there was a voter. They certify that the results of the election are official.

Hi @KristinaKaramo! 👋 Ingham County Clerk Barb Byrum here. I see you are taking an interest in East Lansing, one of the jewels of Ingham County. Unfortunately, your screed is flawed in so many ways, I cannot contain my response to just one tweet. So see below: 🧵

https://twitter.com/pjcolbeck/status/1582036430368706561

Anne Hill is a gadfly in the East Lansing Community and a frequenter of ‘doing her own research’ when it comes to many topics. Unfortunately , when you do not learn from a certified expert, you run the risk of making big mistakes. eastlansinginfo.news/no-a-dead-poet…

Hi Michigan Voters! 👋 Ingham County Clerk Barb Byrum here! I want to dispel some of the election conspiracies and today I would like to talk about the testing of tabulators to ensure that the votes that are cast are the votes that are recorded. 🧵 Prior to each election, local clerks conduct Public Accuracy Testing, which is a public meeting that anyone can attend. A deck of test ballots with votes marked is entered into the tabulator and tabulated.

Hi @pjcolbeck and group of legislators I’ll call the #MisinformationCaucus of the @MIGOP!👋Ingham County Clerk Barb Byrum here. I took a moment to read your letter and have some thoughts: 🧵👇

https://twitter.com/pjcolbeck/status/1580554205911085057

First and foremost, I applaud the idea of trying to stop the airing of advertisements that are misleading around our democratic process. I am surprised that you didn’t object, like I did, when @kevinrinke aired his “zombie voter” ad.

Good Morning, Michigan!👋As a certified, professional Elections Administrator, I have been asked by many for my position on Statewide Ballot Proposal #2, which was sponsored by @PTV2022 I thought it might be helpful to tell you what’s in it as well as my view of it. 🧵 Proposal 2 has several key features including allowing military & overseas voters the opportunity to have their votes counted as long as they are postmarked by Election Day. This differs from current policy, which requires that they be received by the local clerk by Election Day.

Across Ingham County today and tomorrow, many local clerks are hosting their public accuracy tests, where they test and confirm, in a public meeting, that the programming that my office has provided is accurately counting the votes by using test ballots. 🧵 Meanwhile, County Clerks are testing emergency systems so that we have direct lines of communication in the case of an emergent disaster on Election Day.