Pre-processing absentee ballots means faster results. Why isn’t every Michigan clerk trying it?
Hayley Harding, Votebeat
A guest author for Bridge Magazine.
Posted inMichigan Government
How election officials caught 4 alleged double votes in Michigan primary
Double voting is rare, but Macomb County officials say they caught it four times in Michigan’s August primary.
Posted inMichigan Government
In Michigan, criminal charges and election denying no barrier to ballot victory
A Macomb County clerk facing charges, self-proclaimed ‘constitutional sheriff’ and northern Michigan wife of a conspiracy theorist all cruised to victory in Republican primaries.
Posted inMichigan Government
Turnout dips throughout Michigan amid heavy rains, early voting, apathy
In all, about a quarter of voters were expected to participate in the primary, down from 2022 and 2020. ‘Most people are just ready for November,’ one clerk says.
Posted inMichigan Government
Thousands of Michigan votes may not count in Tuesday primary. Here’s why
‘Crossover’ voting between parties on the same ballot isn’t allowed in the Michigan primary. Many voters do it anyway.
Posted inMichigan Government
Michigan early voting check-in outage ‘shouldn’t happen again,’ Benson says
A voter check-in outage complicated the start of Michigan’s new early voting period. But the state says it has a fix.
Posted inMichigan Health Watch
Pregnancy-related deaths skyrocket in Michigan
The rate of mothers dying as a result of pregnancy has increased dramatically in Michigan, and is far worse for American Indian and Black moms.
Posted inQuality of Life
Caregivers need help. Michigan is slowly finding a way
Advocates and leaders say Michigan can reform its laws to better support the million-plus caregivers in the state.
Posted inChildren & Families
Michigan's most vulnerable rescued by kinship caregivers
Kinship caregivers are often overlooked and undercounted in Michigan, especially as they are rarely defined or recognized in most state laws.
Posted inQuality of Life
Michigan's unpaid, overworked caregivers reaching a breaking point
As Michigan ages, a new survey quantifies the depth of the state’s caregiving crisis: Most eldercare workers have no paid help and more than third have no help whatsoever.