Signature validators: Michigan ringleaders of fraud scheme ignored our concerns

WARREN, Mich. — Two signature validators who worked for the defendants in a fraud scheme that kept seven gubernatorial and judicial candidates from the August 2022 primary ballot testified Friday that their employers did not take action when they were told about concerns with the quality of signatures on the nominating petitions. To get on the Michigan primary ballot, candidates need a certain number of citizen signatures on nominating petitions, which varies depending on the office they are seeking. Candidates often hire signature collecting companies, which in turn hire validators like Stacy...