The November of my senior year in high school, I stayed up until midnight watching the 2020 election. The campaign season and election were nerve-racking, especially amid the backdrop of the pandemic. When I finally fell asleep, the election remained a toss-up. Pennsylvania, Georgia, and Nevada were all leaning red, but that did not last, and former President Joe Biden was announced the winner four days later. After the disputed election results, questions quickly spread about the legitimacy of the vote count.

Since 2020, we have seen nationwide failures in election integrity, alongside a fall in public trust in elections. Rightfully, elections can be shrouded in questions due to flawed laws and the refusal of governments to accept bills that would ensure election integrity. 

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Because of state and federal election fraud, the Trump administration continues to pressure governments into securing their elections, but with inconsistent success. Still, trustworthy elections are necessary for the preservation of the United States. Without strict laws, we will see a decline into election anarchy. 

Despite Michigan being a swing state, its election laws are not conservative. Many swing and liberal states have blatant holes in their election laws because their system is designed for a high-trust society. Thanks to demographic change, Michigan has become home to a more tribalistic, low-trust society full of people with an archaic understanding of democracy who proudly have no issue with cheating. 

Hamtramck, Michigan, was awarded the title of being the first American city to elect an all-Muslim city council and has since been plagued by ballot stuffing and voter fraud. 

In 2023, two Hamtramck City Councilmen, Mohammed Hassan and Muhtasin Sadman, were charged with election law forgery and forging a signature on an absentee ballot application (both felonies), as well as making a false........

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