Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson requested the investigation after her office received reports ‘an unnamed third party was allowed to access vote tabulator component.’ The first-term Democrat suggested the breach may be related to ongoing attempts to undermine the 2020 presidential election.
The nonpartisan group is partnering with a Washington D.C. law center in seeking to intervene against a Republican lawsuit challenging new congressional boundaries.
The suit claims the districts violate the constitution because they don’t have even populations. One of the plaintiffs is challenging Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson for re-election.
Voters could decide whether a political board should conduct post-election audits rather than the Secretary of State. Boosters say it’s a transparency measure. Foes say it’s dangerous.
Trump loyalists on Tuesday filed language for a planned petition drive that would require a ‘forensic audit’ of the 2020 election. Critics blast it as the height of hypocrisy.
Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signs a law to allow Michigan drivers to register their vehicle every two years — instead of annually — by paying the full cost up front.
The Legislature is working to pass legislation that makes it easier to vote and harder to cheat. The governor should take note — and get her facts straight.
Despite Qanon conspiracy theories, a state takeover and a missing tabulator that prompted a police raid, hundreds of Adams Township voters still hit the polls Tuesday. The 2020 election may have been rigged, but not here, they said.
Male, Female or X? Next week, Michigan residents will be able to eschew traditional male or female designations on their driver license or ID by instead choosing an “X” to reflect a nonbinary identity.
The search warrant comes after a voting tabulator went missing and a clerk who expressed support for QAnon was stripped of her authority to run next week’s election.
The fight has just begun as Republicans circulate a petition for identical legislation to tighten Michigan’s voter identification law, limit absentee ballot application mailings and bar private grants for election administration.
Michigan State Police are investigating after a voting machine went missing in rural Hillsdale County, where a clerk who has expressed support for QAnon had refused to allow routine maintenance on the machine.
After a small-town clerk publicly questioned her own voting machine and spread disinformation, the Michigan Bureau of Election used rare power to strip her of authority to administer next week’s vote.
Kristina Karamo, who is endorsed by former President Donald Trump, is speaking at ‘For God and Country: Patriot Double Down’ conference in Las Vegas. She says she doesn't support QAnon, though.
Some $3.4 million from excess donations would have to be returned or donated if recall petitions against the governor fail, according to a court filing from fellow Democrats.
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.
