The Secretary of State vows an appeal of a ruling that found she flouted state law in rolling out rules limiting poll challengers. It’s the most recent ruling finding that she overstepped her authority.
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Michigan may soon repeal ban on paid rides to election polls
Both the House and Senate have approved legislation to repeal a longstanding ban on hiring transportation to escort voters to polling places. Republicans say the repeal is an invitation to trouble.
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Michigan ranks third for voter registration. Democrats push for more
Michigan Democrats advance legislation to boost the state’s already high voter registration rates by automatically registering Medicaid recipients and released prisoners.
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Opinion | Pass the National Popular Vote in Michigan to safeguard democracy
“One person, one vote” should apply to our presidential elections and Michigan can help make that happen.
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Lawsuit aims to disqualify Trump from Michigan ballot
The suit argues that the former president is ineligible to run again under a Civil War-era Constitutional clause barring insurrectionists from holding office.
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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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Opinion | Michigan’s undocumented immigrants deserve driver’s licenses
It’s easy to take things for granted, like the ability to move freely in your community, the ease at which you can go to your local store and buy fresh produce for your dinner table. It’s time we think about the people that work hard to put that produce on our tables.
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Michigan Democrats want prison time for those who harass election workers
Elections clerks have been harassed and threatened since the 2020 election. New legislation would beef up penalties, but critics say it’s already illegal to harass and intimidate public officials.
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Michigan may bring back its blue and black, retro cool, license plates
For $100, Michigan drivers could adorn their cars with blue ‘Great Lakes’ or black ‘Great Lake State’ plates under new Senate legislation. Money earned would go to fixing Michigan roads.
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Muskegon fake voter applications probed in 2020, referred to FBI, Nessel says
Republicans claim a double standard because no charges were filed after scores of ‘clearly fraudulent’ voter applications were submitted. State officials say the system worked to detect fraud, no one voted as a result.