Democrat Voted in California After Moving to Michigan 'Permanently'
Michigan State Senator Mallory McMorrow faces scrutiny over her residency and voting history after reports revealed she voted in California in 2016, two years after claiming to have permanently moved to Michigan in 2014. Her campaign says the relocation was a gradual process due to career commitments, and she registered to vote in Michigan in August 2016. McMorrow, a Democratic U.S. Senate candidate, has deleted thousands of old social media posts, drawing comparisons to other millennial politicians with extensive online histories.
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By Dan GoodingAssociate EditorShareNewsweek is a Trust Project memberSee more of our trusted coverage when you search.Prefer Newsweek on Googleto see more of our trusted coverage when you search.A Michigan state senator and Democratic U.S. Senate candidate deleted thousands of tweets that included posts saying she voted in California after she wrote that she had relocated to Michigan “permanently,” according to a review by CNN.Mallory McMorrow's posts from a decade ago and writings from her autobiography drew scrutiny in recent days, but her campaign told Newsweek that the candidate's record reflected the typical millennial tendency to move around the country and share their lives online.The deleted posts and the apparent voting timeline, in which she voted in California two years after…
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