The legislation aims to fill gaps in federal law, but clerks worry it could add to the costs and burdens they already face with fast-changing rules.
Hayley Harding, Votebeat
A guest author for Bridge Michigan.
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Michigan election challengers face new rules to deter delays, disruptions
Michigan officials signal that they won’t tolerate a repeat of 2020, when challengers gathered outside a Detroit ballot-counting center and banged on the windows.
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Michigan canvasser promises to follow elections law; ACLU drops suit
The ACLU of Michigan agreed to drop a lawsuit against Kalamazoo County canvasser Robert Froman after he swore to fulfill his duty to certify the November election.
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Michigan canvasser suit part of growing effort to preempt election deniers
A Kalamazoo County canvasser claims the 2020 election was stolen. The ACLU wants a judicial order reminding him he must follow his legal obligations to certify the 2024 election — or face consequences.
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Voters who cast two ballots in Michigan primary won’t face charges
Officials say that four St. Clair Shores voters flagged for voting twice did not intend to cast two separate ballots in the August primary.
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Want faster election results? Michigan’s new absentee ballot count option helps
Pre-processing absentee ballots means faster results. Why isn’t every Michigan clerk trying it?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
