A court ruled that guidance issued by Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson on counting absentee ballots with mismatched numbers is not valid.

After reading the legislators’ letter, it’s clear that the “federal oversight” being requested is limited to monitoring, not federal control of Michigan’s election system. A DOJ takeover of state or local election administration would be unlawful.

The far-right Heritage Foundation, whose Project 2025 dictated a number of highly controversial policies for the first year of the Trump administration, says ending ranked choice voting is among its priorities for 2026.

As states, Michigan among them, weigh additional restrictions to prevent noncitizens from casting a ballot, a report from a trio of organizations focused on racial justice and democracy warns that enacting these laws would carry a hefty price tag.

A former Michigan township clerk and her personal attorney will stand trial for unauthorized access to 2020 voter data.

New polling suggests Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers is likely to win the upcoming general election in Michigan.