Michigan clerk stripped of election duties after he was charged with acting as fake elector in...

The town clerk of Shelby Township, in Michigan, will be prohibited from running elections after he was charged earlier this week by the state attorney general for acting as a fake elector in 2020 for then-President Donald Trump.

On Thursday, the Michigan Bureau of Elections notified Republican Stan Grot, who has served as the Shelby Township clerk since 2012, that he won't be allowed to administer elections while charges are pending.

Grot was among the 16 Republicans charged earlier this week by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel for allegedly signing certificates that falsely stated Trump had won the state — not Joe Biden. Each of the 16 people face the same eight criminal charges, including forgery and conspiracy to commit election forgery. The most serious charges carry a maximum penalty of 14 years in prison.