The passage of the Promote the Vote ballot proposal in 2022 will bring some changes to election laws. Michigan lawmakers are continuing to work on implementing that ballot proposal. To help us understand what may be in the offing, Ingham County Clerk Barb Byrum will speak to Livingston County Democrats at our monthly meeting.
The meeting will be at 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 22, at Re/MAX Platinum Auditorium, 6870 Grand River, between Brighton and Howell. Attendees should park in the back, use the rear entrance, and take the stairs or elevator down to the auditorium. The meeting is open to all Democrats in the county. The party’s regular business meeting will follow.
Clerk Barb Byrum is currently serving her third term as the Ingham County Clerk. Since 2016, Byrum has been credentialed as a Certified Elections/Registration Administrator by Election Center, the only national program of continuing professional education that specializes in elections administration and voter registration. In 2017, she served on Election Center’s Security Task Force. Byrum currently serves on Michigan’s Election Security Commission, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson’s team of advisors tasked with strengthening and better securing elections in the state.
Byrum has been a consistent advocate for the voting rights of qualified registered voters, with a focus on voting rights of military and overseas voters. She is also a member of the Overseas Voting Initiative, a collaboration between the Council of State Governments and the US Department of Defense to improve the process of voting by members of the military and citizens living abroad.
Before being elected clerk, Byrum previously served three terms as a Michigan State Representative. She has owned and operated Byrum Hardware in Charlotte for over 18 years. Byrum graduated from Michigan State University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Agribusiness Management and holds a law degree from Michigan State University College of Law.