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The Michigan Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court’s ruling that Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson was lawfully permitted to send out unsolicited absentee voter ballot applications to registered voters. In a 2-1 decision, the appellate court ruled that state law and the Michigan Constitution allow Secretary Benson to mail the applications, as the Michigan […]

The Senate approved of legislation aimed at helping local clerks process the increased number of absentee ballots expected in November. Introduced by Senator Ruth Johnson (R-Holly), the legislation would allow clerks or cities or townships with populations of at least 25,000 people to perform certain preprocessing activities of absentee ballots prior to this year’s November […]

The Department of State launched its Partners in Democracy web page to provide information on statewide and national organizations joining in the work of engaging voters within their communities. It also serves to provide information and resources for groups interested in voter engagement and turnout efforts ahead of November. The web page will provide information […]

Through the general election on November 3, the MLC Blog will be highlighting races generally considered swing seats, ones either party could win because of the voter base.  Candidate’s website and professional information is listed when available. District The 11th U.S. House District is located in Southeast Michigan and includes portions of Oakland and Wayne […]

With eight weeks to go until the general election, more than 2.1 million Michigan voters have requested absentee ballots. That surpasses the total number of absentee ballots requested for the August primary of 2 million. Of those requested for November, 1.7 million requests have been submitted since August 5. For your personal voter information, please […]

Through the general election on November 3, the MLC Blog will be highlighting races generally considered swing seats, ones either party could win because of the voter base.  Candidate’s website and professional information is listed when available. District The 8th U.S. House District includes Ingham and Livingston Counties and a portion of Oakland County. Commentary […]

Through the general election on November 3, the MLC Blog will be highlighting races generally considered swing seats, ones either party could win because of the voter base.  Candidate’s website and professional information is listed when available. District The 7th US House District includes Branch, Eaton, Hillsdale, Jackson, Lenawee, and Monroe Counties and a portion […]

The Democratic National Convention, albeit unprecedented in its style, met the expectations and needs of its constituency.  A wider swath of voters likely watched from home this year than would have watched at all if it would have been a traditional in-person event held in Milwaukee.  People were intrigued.  I was.   Conventions are a good […]