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An effort in Lansing could change the way the Electoral College operates. A bill introduced in the Michigan House of Representatives would have the state join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact.
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The Michigan Legislature officially ended its session on Wednesday, leaving a host of priorities for next year.
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Democrats in Michigan had considerable success in last week’s election, winning the top three statewide offices and gaining full control of the legislature for the first time in nearly 40 years.Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson told members of the women’s equality organization ‘Supermajority’ that reforms put in place by Michigan voters in 2018 drove the high turnout rate this year.
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ElectionReporting.com is a service provided by Kent County at accesskent.com.“For the public for interactive use and understanding the election results down to the precinct level.”Lisa Posthumus Lyons is Kent County Clerk.
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Earlier this year the Michigan Secretary of State restricted poll watchers’ credentialing, their communication, and their use of electronic devices in absentee ballot counting facilities.Republican Party representatives challenged that guidance, and a state court invalidated some of its provisions.
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“This nation is worth defending.”U.S. Senator Ted Cruz and his Truth and Courage PAC Take Back America Bus Tour rolled into Grand Rapids Wednesday evening making a stop at NOTO’s Old World Italian Dining. That’s where the Texas Republican rallied support for party candidate John Gibbs.A banquet room at capacity with a few hundred Gibbs supporters cheered Cruz’s message.
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Michigan has been an abortion rights battleground since June, when the US Supreme Court issued the Dobbs decision that overturned Roe versus Wade.Proposal 3 on the November ballot is an attempt to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution.But the issue is more complex than a single up-or-down vote, and the controversy will almost certainly linger past the November election. The Dobbs decision made abortion rights a national controversy that’s playing out state by state in the mid-term elections. Besides Michigan, there are four other states where voters will also decide abortion rights ballot questions.
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If the proposed amendment doesn't hit any further roadblocks, voters in Michigan will be able to decide whether to protect abortion rights in the state constitution this November.
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Perry Johnson is the first Republican hopeful for governor to call on a court to put him on the August statewide primary ballot.
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An audit of the 2020 presidential election is being conducted today (was conducted Thursday) by the Lansing City Clerk’s office.“Alright, we’re ready to…