By Karen Kidd |
Nov 17, 2020
A subpoena issued by Republican-controlled state House and Senate oversight committees for documents from this month's General Election is "unduly burdensome" on the Michigan Bureau of Elections - and the Bureau shouldn't have to do it, the state's attorney general's office said late Monday.However, the Bureau is releasing the subpoenaed documents in "the spirit of transparency and cooperation," a letter signed by a division chief in Democrat Attorney General Dana Nessel's office to chairs of the oversight committees said."Because Bureau staff is helping with this time-sensitive work, the Bureau will produce documents on a rolling basis given the need to prioritize its work regarding the November election," the letter signed by Civil Litigation, Employment and Elections Division Chief Heather S.