Michael Siegrist
Democracy Guardian. Tree Climber. Canoe Paddler. Child Raiser.
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- I’m so glad Jack was around to handle this issue on the Florida Turnpike
- Reposted by Michael SiegristBy the narrowest of margins, Wisconsinites claim the title for the highest voter turnout in 2024. Michigan, Maine, and New Hampshire round out the top 5. www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...
- It’s a great place with a Holi celebration at the Village Arts Factory in Cherry Hill Village. I love living in Canton.
- “They were careless people… they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.”
- Reposted by Michael SiegristA Delaware judge finds the right-wing network aired false and defamatory statements about Dominion Voting Systems' role in the 2020 presidential election. A jury trial is slated for late April.
- A packed house in Mount Pleasant at the Michigan Association of Municipal Clerks Education Day with almost 250 clerks hearing from The Elections Group about professional communication.
- America isn’t a place, it’s an idea. This land is your land, this land is my land. #HandsOff
- I’m proud to be one of the 49 elected officials who have called on Secretary Kristi Noem to release #MahmoudKhalil from the unconstitutional detention, violating the first amendment.
- I can think of nothing more poetic than Senator Cory Booker breaking the record for longest Senate speech of segregationist Strom Thurmond, filibustering to prevent the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1957. This land is our land.
- Am I allergic to cats? Yes. Did I take my kids to a cat cafe anyway? Yes.
- Reposted by Michael SiegristIt's come to my attention that some people believe you can't buy a new book until you've read the books you already have. Let me assure you, as both a lawyer and a writer, that this idea is legally and morally WRONG and BAD. Buy more books.
- 5,114 days sober. It’s also my dad’s birthday. “A journey of a thousand miles beings with a single step” Life is good today and it’s not my fault.
- Reposted by Michael SiegristA page on Medgar Evers has been removed from the Arlington National Cemetery website. mississippitoday.org/2025/03/17/w...
- Women’s History Month
- Happy Holi to all who celebrate from the Canton Clerk's Office!
- My office partnered with the Supervisor’s Office to host the second annual Canton Women’s History Month luncheon!
- Today is a great day to stop by and check out a sled from the Free Sled Library at the Summit on the Park in Canton!
- Join us this Tuesday at the Canton Township Hall as the Board of Trustees and Planning Commission have a joint study session to discuss Urban Forestry and the Town Square at Cherry Hill Village project.
- Just found out the City of Harrisville in Alcona County has partisan city elections. Research showed that only 3 cities in Michigan did. This makes 4!
- Unable to make it to last night's Township Board meeting in person or on Zoom? Don't worry, here is a summary from the desk of the Clerk.
- In the world of stupid consequences of the 2024 election, my office has been notified by the U.S. Department of State to destroy all passport forms that reference the “X marker” for gender.
- I signed on to an Amicus Brief with the Public Rights Project challenging this unconstitutional executive order on behalf of my community and public office. I’m proud we helped secure this restraining order!
- A federal judge issued the second temporary restraining order against Trump’s Executive Order to end birthright citizenship, blocking it from going into effect on February 19. Read: bit.ly/40oplbc
- Reposted by Michael SiegristThe decision came in response to a petition by attorneys general in 22 states and Washington, D.C., seeking to block the administration's efforts to freeze payments for grants and other programs.
- I celebrated Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution by reading Frank Murphy’s dissenting opinion which is one of the most beautiful pieces of legal writing of all time. www.uscourts.gov/about-federa...
- Today marks 21 years since I’ve taken a drink and I’m so grateful I get to say that, because it’s something I didn’t think would ever be possible
- Happy Birthday Michigan. Michigan became the 26th state in the United States on January 26, 1837. Did you know that the office of Canton Township Clerk is older than the State. It was authorized by the Territorial Laws and we elected our first clerk (Thomas Hooker) in 1834.
- What an honor to serve as master of ceremony for Democratic House Leader Ranjeev Puri’s swearing in today. I am proud to know him as a colleague and even prouder as a friend. He is a great man, husband and father. A truly inspirational leader and he will do amazing things for the State of Michigan.
- I’m honored to receive recognition from the International Association of Municipal Clerks for obtaining my Master Municipal Clerk certification!
- Reposted by Michael SiegristNEW: In an unexpected move last night, the North Carolina Supreme Court dismissed GOP candidate Jefferson Griffin’s petition challenging over 60,000 ballots cast in his November 2024 race for a seat on the bench, which he lost to incumbent Democratic Justice Allison Riggs by over 700 votes.
- I am so excited to crack open my new book on election administration in the United States
- 16 years ago I took this photograph. It was cold
- Reminded of the old Canton weight room sign: “Offense wins games, defense wins championships”
- Loaded up my favorite tote and took the kids to the Museum of Natural History at UofM today.
- I'm honored to be elected to a second term as the Association of Wayne County Clerk's President. We represent all 43 communities including the City of Detroit. With 1.4 million voters, the AWCC covers over 20% of Michigan's 7.3 million voters.
- Look what came in the mail today! So excited to read about the cost of election administration
- Reposted by Michael SiegristICYMI: We're looking for a research associate to join our team! Spread the word, or learn more and apply:
- H-1B Visas for tech, science, health and engineering helped Canton grow as a new wave of highly educated and skilled immigrants eventually applied for permanent citizenship here! You can’t tell the story of Canton without immigration. It makes us such a great place to live
- Popcorn taste test
- When your English Bulldog makes the calendar for April in bunny ears looking like a complete goof.
- Popular sovereignty survives in Michigan "In free governments, the rulers are the servants and the people their superiors and sovereigns" - Ben Franklin
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- I love this section of the mural at the old Purcell Station post office in downtown Plymouth. Commissioned in 1938 by the Works Progress Administration. When people still believed the government could be a source for good.
- I once put a yard sign in someone’s lawn, mistaking it for a supporter, and they left it up for months. I often wonder who owned that house and why they never took it down.
- Recount for HD 44 is done. Total win margin goes from 61 to 79 votes. Outcome is the same. Typically, recounts help the leading candidate and that happened here, as well. www.woodtv.com/news/calhoun...
- This was a fantastic conversation about alcoholism and domestic violence at Gurdwara Sahib. Glad I could talk about my experience as a person in recovery.
- In a world where most masculinity we see is fragile, I love watching this team respond to the leadership of Dan Campbell. This is how it’s done. More men need a Campbell in their life.
- Who’s the odd “man” out?! #oneofthesethingsisnotliketheothers
- Ready to start my third term!
- Tomorrow at 1 pm I will be sworn in to my third term as Canton Clerk. Please join.
- Get used to this behavior and muted reporting over the next four years
- UPDATE: The NYT has FINALLY mentioned that a Chinese national being prosecuted by the SEC for fraud, Justin Sun, has made a multi-million dollar payment to Donald Trump by purchasing tokens from a Trump-backed crypto company. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/05/u...
- Reposted by Michael SiegristVermont Democrats suffered heavy losses last month, losing their supermajority. They can no longer override GOP Governor Phil Scott’s vetoes—an ability they used to pass progressive laws like voting rights for noncitizens in local elections. boltsmag.org/legisla...
- At the MAMC academy listening to the Michigan Bureau of Elections present about election systems update
- This interview from 22 years ago recorded my last wrestling season could have easily been yesterday. It’s wild how much has changed and yet how much is the same. The real match is in your mind. You win or lose before you even step on the mat.
- Reposted by Michael SiegristTrump had negative coattails in the U.S. House
- Reposted by Michael SiegristDinesh D'Souza admitting his film "2000 Mules" had a "flaw" is like saying the Titanic had a "mild flotational hinderance"
- I am hopeful that the MVRA gets passed this session. Now is the time to protect elections and voters. Grateful to those who have worked hard on these bills
- Michigan’s Voting Rights Act would cement the state's pro-democracy legacy by protecting the freedom to vote for all Michiganders. #PassTheMIVRA
- Reposted by Michael Siegrist“At a moment when other state legislatures … are making it more difficult for citizens to participate in democracy, Michigan stands out as a model for the rest of the country. … Michigan is proof that voting for democracy begets a stronger, more inclusive democracy.” #PassTheMIVRA
- Michigan’s Voting Rights Act would cement the state's pro-democracy legacy by protecting the freedom to vote for all Michiganders. #PassTheMIVRA
- Thinking about Lincoln’s blind August 1864 memo as he prepared to lose election and the Civil War in the context t of the last 8 years. “it seems exceedingly probable that this Administration will not be re-elected. Then it will be my duty to so co-operate with the President elect”
