President Biden supports making Michigan one of the first states in the nation to host primaries. Republicans say doing so could hurt state delegates and is like ‘spitting in the face of half of the state.’
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Democrats, out of power for decades, passing bills in record time in Lansing
The party is wasting no time after regaining control of the Senate and the House. Republicans grouse the breakneck pace is reckless, but Democrats say the GOP is getting a ‘taste of their own medicine.’
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Michigan clerks: We need more money, guidance to implement early voting
Many changes are necessary to accommodate Proposal 2, the constitutional amendment that allows for nine days of early voting, some clerks say.
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Jocelyn Benson wants tougher penalties for harassing election workers
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.’