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The Michigan House Elections Committee will hold its first hearing Tuesday on bills intended to boost voter turnout.
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A new law in Michigan allowing certain municipalities to begin processing absentee ballots early could give some clerks a helping hand. That’s as the state reports over 1.8 million Michigan voters have requested absentee ballots for the midterms.The law gives clerks’ offices in municipalities with more than 10,000 residents permission to start processing absentee ballots the Sunday and Monday before the general election. They can open all absentee envelopes and verify ballot numbers to eliminate tasks for Election Day.
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The appeals come one day after the state board of canvassers was unable to certify the constitutional amendment for a women's right to an abortion to appear on the November ballot.
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State House Democrats rolled out an agenda on Wednesday to make voting easier, especially for voters who want to vote by absentee ballot.
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer vetoed three bills Friday to add more demands on people wanting to vote, including a photo ID requirement.
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Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson held a virtual town hall Thursday to inform non-English speaking voters how to get their ballots in on time for…
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Detroit City Clerk Janice Winfrey is urging voters who still have absentee ballots to avoid sending them through the mail. Instead she’s asking voters to…
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Legislation passed out of the state senate would make it a felony to submit an absentee ballot under someone else’s name.Submitting an absentee ballot…
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New legislation in the state house would make election days holidays.Regular election days in May, August, and November would become state…
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A candidate for Flint mayor is asking the Michigan Secretary of State’s office to give more oversight on next week’s election.Challenger Sheldon Neeley is…