About Ingham County Clerk Barb Byrum
Clerk Barb Byrum is currently serving her third term as the Ingham County Clerk, acting as the county’s Chief Elections Official. As Clerk of one of the most populous counties in the State of Michigan, Byrum has successfully conducted 34 elections, 10 union elections and was one of only a handful of county clerks to complete the 2016 Presidential Recount.
Since 2016, Byrum has been credentialed as a Certified Elections/Registration Administrator by Election Center, the only national program of continuing professional education that specializes in elections administration and voter registration. In 2017, she served on Election Center’s Security Task Force. Byrum currently serves on Michigan’s Election Security Commission, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson’s team of advisors tasked with strengthening and better securing elections in the state.
Byrum has been a consistent advocate for the voting rights of qualified registered voters, with a focus on voting rights of military and overseas voters. She is also a member of the Overseas Voting Initiative, a collaboration between the Council of State Governments and the US Department of Defense to improve the process of voting by members of the military and citizens living abroad.
Byrum previously served three terms as a Michigan State Representative, for House District 67. During her time in the Legislature, Byrum served as the Ranking Democrat and Vice-Chair of the Redistricting and Elections Committee. She served as Vice-Chair of the Democratic Caucus from 2007-2008 and Chair of the Democratic Caucus from 2009-2010. She also served as Chair of the Intergovernmental, Urban, and Regional Affairs Committee from 2007-2008. Byrum’s notable legislation included licensure legislation for Micro-Distillers and Consumer Protection legislation that protected information filed with the Register of Deeds.
Byrum is an entrepreneur who had owned and operated Byrum Hardware in Charlotte for over 18 years.
Byrum graduated from Michigan State University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Agribusiness Management and holds a law degree from Michigan State University College of Law.
“I have known and worked with Barb Byrum in the House of Representatives and as County Clerk. She is very approachable and easy to work with.”
— Lansing Mayor Andy Schor