Supporters call it a door-to-door canvass of suspect absentee ballots. Authorities say it verges on voter intimidation.
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Michigan clerks: Read fine print of Secure MI Vote. It could ban volunteers.
The petition’s ban on private donations for elections would also bar churches from providing free space for polling places and severely limit — if not outright prohibit — the use of volunteers in elections work.
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As absentee voting surges, Michigan Republicans seek to bar online applications
Fights over absentee applications and rules foreshadow a bigger skirmish over wholesale election law changes sought by the GOP.
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GOP’s LaFave targets Benson record in bid for Michigan secretary of state
Rep Beau LaFave is the second Republican to announce his candidacy in race that could become a litmus test for loyalty for former President Donald Trump.
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Michigan’s next big election fight: absentee ballot signatures
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson wants to codify absentee signature matching requirements for election clerks, but Republicans claim the rule would make it ‘nearly impossible’ to invalidate a forgery.
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What to know about Secure MI Vote initiative: security or suppression?
A petition may soon hit the streets to tighten Michigan voting and election laws. Here’s what the GOP initiative may mean for Michigan.
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Michigan Republicans sue over Gov. Whitmer fundraising loophole
Whitmer collected $8.6 million this year, thanks in part to contributions that blew well past the limits for individual donors.
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Opinion | State IDs and driver’s licenses are vital to Michiganders’ health
Michigan residents without state-issued identification struggle to access financial resources and educational opportunities and safely get to work, school, and medical appointments. That needs to change.
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Confusion reigns over deadlines to redraw Michigan county commission maps
The state’s advice on when to reconfigure districts could put Michigan’s counties in legal jeopardy, clerks fear.
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Nessel won’t charge Michigan GOP chair Ron Weiser for secret deal
Weiser already paid $200,000 to settle alleged campaign finance violations after it emerged that he paid party funds to a Republican to drop out of the 2018 Secretary of State race.