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Antrim clerk's access to voter rolls suspended by state; Could wave energy power Beaver Island?

Worried about their voter registration status, Mancelona residents Mikkie and Jon Morley head to their local township office to make sure they're ready for the August primaries. (Photo : Austin Rowlader / IPR News)
(Photo : Austin Rowlader / IPR News)
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(Photo : Austin Rowlader / IPR News)
Worried about their voter registration status, Mancelona residents Mikkie and Jon Morley head to their local township office to make sure they're ready for the August primaries. (Photo : Austin Rowlader / IPR News)

The state Bureau of Elections has suspended Victoria Bishop's ability to see or modify the qualified voter file, or QVF. State officials wrote that she was told not to alter the file, but did anyway.

We hear from two voters who went down to their township clerk's office to make sure they were still registered. Read the full story.

Also, could the waves of Lake Michigan provide reliable power to Beaver Island? A test this weekend could help find out.

Reporting for this episode comes from Austin Rowlader and Vivian La.


Producer: Austin Rowlader
Editing: Steve Junker
Music: Blue Dot Sessions

Ed Ronco is IPR's news director and the local host of "Morning Edition," as well as the "Up North Lowdown" daily news podcast.