The Center for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL) has released the following statement regarding a frivolous challenge in Michigan to CTCL’s COVID-19 Response Grant Program, which is offering funding to election administrators in all 50 states for resources like personal protective equipment and hazard pay for poll workers to ensure a safe and healthy election.

“To date, 385 election departments across the State of Michigan have requested and received CTCL COVID-19 Response Grants. This includes election departments in Oakland, Macomb, and Livingston counties. As election officials work to serve voters in these final weeks of the 2020 election, their most valuable asset is time. This frivolous litigation is wasting election officials’ time at the voter’s expense, while also peddling misinformation.”

“All local election offices responsible for administering election activities covered by the CTCL COVID-19 Response grant program are eligible to apply for grant funds. Every eligible election department that is verified as legitimate will be approved for a grant. The minimum CTCL COVID-19 Response Grant amount awarded is $5,000.”