Primary Election Next Week

Primary Election Next Week

On Tuesday, Michigan voters will cast their ballots in the state’s primary election. Despite it being a midterm election, it is a major election cycle in Michigan. Due to term limits, all statewide seats are open and up for election, including the top role, governor....
Absentee Voting Increases From 2022

Absentee Voting Increases From 2022

With two weeks left before the August 4 primary election, 572,553 Michigan voters have already cast their ballot, according to data on the relaunched Michigan Voting Dashboard. Voter requests for mail ballots and the number of completed ballots returned are...
Election Equipment Testing Underway

Election Equipment Testing Underway

This week, Michigan’s county, city, and township clerks began conducting mandatory pre-election tests of their machines to ensure they are working properly ahead of the August 4 primary election. Testing is open to the public and must be conducted at least five days...
Campaign Finance Reforms Announced

Campaign Finance Reforms Announced

Last week, bicameral legislation was introduced in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United v. FEC. In the 2010 decision, the Court ruled that government restrictions on political expenditures by corporations, labor unions, and other...
Election Equipment Testing Underway

DOJ Monitoring Elections in Michigan

The United States Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Civil Rights Division announced its plan to have election monitors present at polling locations in three Michigan cities. The three cities, Detroit, East Lansing, and Lansing, are all majority-Democratic areas in the...