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LANSING — Michigan Republicans are advancing legislation that would bar election officials from mailing unsolicited absentee ballot applications or allowing voters to apply for them online.

Bills taken up Tuesday in the House Elections and Ethics Committee stand little chance of becoming law under Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who has already vetoed a handful of GOP election proposals and vowed to do the same with others.

But the debate highlights an ongoing partisan feud over voting security following former President Donald Trump's continued false claims that an explosion in mail-in voting led to mass voter fraud in last year’s election.

Tuesday's public hearing also foreshadowed fights to come as Republicans clash with Whitmer and Democratic Secreta

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