Lawmakers work to codify Proposal 2 reforms like early voting into state law. They aren’t the only election-related changes Michigan Democrats are considering.
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Opinion | Michigan must find dedicated source to fund state elections
Our local, decentralized voting system makes Michigan elections incredibly safe and secure. But costs, and the threats posed in recent elections, have risen. Democracy depends on dedicated funding for election administration.
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Michigan Democrats seek to boost turnout, allow vote preregistration at 16
Michigan had one of the highest rates of young voter turnout in 2022. Now, lawmakers want Michigan to join other states in allowing 16 year-olds to pre-register, making them automatically eligible to cast ballots when they turn 18.
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Opinion | Restore Michigan licenses, IDs for undocumented immigrants
Democrats’ swift passage of gun safety, abortion rights and LGBTQ protections earned Michigan the moniker of the ‘anti-Florida.’ But the state has yet to take action to protect undocumented immigrants from regressive laws.
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Opinion | To preserve democracy Michigan must ban guns where people vote
As political divisions escalate, Michigan must ensure polling places are safe from violence or intimidation. It is time to pass a law that bans firearms at or near polling and early voting sites, clerk’s offices and ballot drop boxes.
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Michigan may let candidates, officials use campaign funds for child care
Democrats say change would benefit working-class candidates. Republicans question ‘carve out’ for politicians.
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A hero to election deniers, Michigan clerk has a new fight: keeping her job
Adams Township Clerk Stephanie Scott is on the front lines of the doomed fight over the 2020 election. She’s lauded by conspiracy theorists. Closer to home, some residents are tired of her antics.
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Michigan voter roll maintenance means removing nearly 100,000 registrations
In their efforts to remove dead voters and residents who have moved, state officials and clerks call on community groups to check their work and make sure no eligible voters have their registrations canceled.
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Turns out, young voters didn’t sway ‘22 election in Michigan, records show
It made for a good narrative, but there was no youth surge in November, records show. In fact, turnout among voters under 30 fell from 2018, when legalizing pot was on the ballot, particularly among men.
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Jocelyn Benson: Michigan clerks need $45M to implement Proposal 2 vote changes
Michigan voters approved nine days of early voting and a host of other changes. Many clerks welcome the changes but say more money is needed for drop boxes, staffing and other improvements.