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.
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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.
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Opinion | The case against allowing internet voting in Michigan
Internet voting cannot guarantee that a submitted ballot represents the actual choices made by a voter. If that vote is maliciously altered, the authors write, there is no paper record of the voter’s true choice.
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More Michigan teens hit the brakes on learning to drive
The state’s decision to stop funding driver’s education and high private driver’s education costs may be contributing to many Michigan teens delaying getting their driver’s licenses.
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Early voting, beer in college stadiums await Whitmer’s signature
While waiting for a joint committee between Senate and House lawmakers to finalize budget details, Michigan lawmakers passed a series of bills ranging from a child marriage ban to a sexual assault victim protection law.
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Opinion | Extend electronic voting to Michigan military families overseas
A bipartisan bill would extend the right that members of the military have to vote electronically when overseas to their spouses and dependents as well.
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Michigan lawmakers OK early voting, conversion therapy ban, Juneteenth holiday
Flurry of Democratic legislation also includes mandatory lead testing for young children, alcohol sales inside college stadiums and reforms to prevent child abuse.
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Michigan moves to adopt early voting; Republicans say efforts go too far
Legislators move to approve changes mandated by last year’s Proposal 2, allowing clerks to offer it as long as 29 days. The legislation is expected to head soon to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.