The suit argues that the former president is ineligible to run again under a Civil War-era Constitutional clause barring insurrectionists from holding office.
2024 Michigan election
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Michigan House Dems OK election access measures: What the bills would do
Electronic absentee ballot applications and allowing military spouses to vote electronically were among the election reforms voted through the Michigan House Wednesday.
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Trump in Michigan tells auto workers that EVs are a ‘transition to hell’
Former President Donald Trump campaigned in Michigan on Wednesday, urging the striking UAW to endorse his return to the White House while promising to fight Joe Biden’s EV push.
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Trump in Michigan seeks to win over UAW, blue-collar workers
Working class voters have helped tip presidential elections in Michigan, and that could happen again. Former President Trump is trying to recapture the magic that fueled his surprise Michigan victory in 2016.
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Biden backs higher pay for UAW workers during historic picket line visit
President Biden walks the picket line with striking autoworkers and backs a 40 percent pay hike proposal as Michigan approves additional incentives for Marshall megasite despite Ford’s announcement to “pause” work on a planned EV battery factory.
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Trump World lands on Mackinac as Michigan GOP sets presidential caucus plan
The Michigan Republican Party capped a conspiracy-filled Mackinac Island retreat by approving a caucus plan that will give Donald Trump loyalists more power than primary voters.
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On Mackinac, Vivek Ramaswamy steals Michigan GOP spotlight
Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy delivered ‘red meat’ at the Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference. Pro-Trump crowd eats it up but suggests his ceiling may be a number two.
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Trial to weigh if Michigan legislative maps discriminate against Black voters
A three-judge U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals panel determined nine state legislative districts would proceed to trial over claims the district maps violate the Voting Rights Act.
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Michigan GOP legislators outraise Democrats in fight for majority in 2024
With former Gov. Rick Snyder leading efforts, Senate and House Republican campaigns in Michigan have a money edge over Democratic counterparts, records show.
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Opinion | How Oakland County is working together to make early voting work
Nearly all of the county’s local clerks are partnering to provide early voting sites accessible to local residents. This will reduce the workload for election officials and provide more options for busy residents to cast votes.