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Michigan Secretary of State
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DOJ to Jocelyn Benson: Officials could be prosecuted over noncitizen voters
Letters sent to a growing and bipartisan group of states threaten criminal liability, but election officials and experts say they look more like pressure than prosecution.
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DOJ to send election monitors to Detroit, Lansing, East Lansing
As the Trump administration ramps up scrutiny of Michigan elections, the Department of Justice plans to send election monitors to Detroit, Lansing and East Lansing for the Aug. 4 primary.
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As ballots go out, what to know about voting in Michigan’s Aug. 4 primary
Absentee ballots are starting to go out for Michigan’s Aug. 4 primary. Voters will choose candidates for everything from the governor’s race to U.S. Senate.
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Trump admin loses again in bid for Michigan voter rolls
A federal appeals court rejected the Trump administration’s latest attempt to obtain unredacted voter registration information from Michigan. The case could end up before the US Supreme Court.
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New law aims to ensure more votes count in Michigan elections
Previously, some local officials were taking office before all the votes in their elections were potentially counted.
Posted inGuest Commentary
Opinion | If we open up our nominations process, let’s do it right
There is a simple and cost-effective solution to improve primaries that maximizes voter participation, avoids vote-splitting, gives voters more meaningful choices and generates consensus with security, accuracy and transparency: ranked-choice voting.
Posted inMichigan Health Watch
Michigan teens skip organ donor signups. Lansing hopes to change that
With only about 1 in 3 first-time teenage drivers registering to become organ donors, Michigan lawmakers are considering a bill that would ask schools to explain the importance to students.
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Public voting begins for Michigan’s ‘I voted’ sticker design contest
The public can now vote on the 90 finalists in Michigan’s ‘I voted’ sticker design contest. Winners will be printed and provided to voters statewide.
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How Michigan elections could change if Democrats or GOP win full control
What could future Michigan elections look like? Republicans and Democrats have vastly different plans
