Protecting clerks and other election workers is at the top of the secretary of state’s legislative agenda. She’s got support from legislative Democrats.
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Michigan Republicans pitch absentee ‘ballot harvesting.’ That’s not legal.
Candidates vying to lead the Michigan Republican Party now embrace absentee ballots to compete with Democrats. But election officials say that ‘ballot harvesting’ — having a political operative collect ballots from multiple voters — remains illegal in the state.
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Michigan’s Jocelyn Benson awarded presidential medal for work in 2020 election
The secretary of state was honored, along with other elections officials and Capitol police officers, by President Joe Biden in a ceremony marking the two-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection.
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Two-week recount of Proposals 2, 3 ends quietly, changes little in Michigan
Conservatives paid most of the costs to recount precincts in 43 counties. Few votes were changed and the passage of both proposals was confirmed by recount that some called a ‘fishing expedition.’
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Michigan recount: Big expense, very few changed votes, results show
A conservative group wrote a $400K+ check for a partial recount of Proposals 2 and 3. Some money will be refunded. The recount resulted in a net change of less than 120 votes.
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Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson to comply with subpoena in Jan. 6 probe
Benson confirms she was subpoenaed by a special counsel investigating Trump campaign connections to January 6, 2021, riots at the U.S. Capitol.
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Michigan to recount Proposals 2, 3. ‘Fishing expedition’ won’t change outcomes
Voters approved both measures by wide margins. Now, election deniers are funding a recount. Officials blast exercise, but hope rules will prevent ‘chaos.’
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Michigan election results official; canvassers rebuke ‘reckless’ fraud claims
The Board of State Canvassers certifies wins by Gretchen Whitmer, Dana Nessel and others and warns a handful of losing candidates to stop spreading ‘baseless allegations.’
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Michigan women score big, poised for key leadership in Legislature
With re-election wins for statewide office and key victories among the Legislature, Michigan is toward the top of the pack for women representation in state government.
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Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson defeats Trump pick Kristina Karamo
The race for secretary of state became a referendum on the state’s handling of the 2020 presidential election, which the incumbent Democrat Benson oversaw.