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Residents in the 8th Senate District will soon have representation in the Michigan Senate after a special general election is held this coming Tuesday. The district is located in Macomb County and has been open since former Senator Pete Lucido resigned following his election as Macomb County Prosecutor. The district is considered safe for Republicans; […]

Next week, a special general election will be held to fill the open 28th Senate district in Kent County. The seat was left open after former Senator Pete MacGregor resigned after he won election as Kent County Treasurer. The winner will fill the remainder of the term, which ends on January 1, 2023. Due to […]

This week, the Senate approved of the latest round of reforms to Michigan’s voting laws, focusing on voter identification. Under the changes, voters would be required to show identification when voting in person and require absentee voters to write their Michigan driver’s license number or state ID card number on their absentee ballot application. Alternatively, […]

The Senate Elections Committee reported legislation informing residents if their local clerk has not met the state’s election training requirements. The bill, introduced by Senator Roger Victory (R-Georgetown Twp.), would require the Secretary of State to submit a report to the legislature no less than 60 days prior to each November general election detailing the […]

In a move that some have called a solution in search of a problem, the Michigan House approved a series of bills that would require that electronic poll books and vote tabulators be disconnected from the Internet during an election. The bills wouldn’t have an immediate impact as those machines currently aren’t connected to the […]

The Office of Auditor General (OAG) does not have authority to audit county clerks and local units of government according to an opinion issued by Attorney General Dana Nessel. According to the opinion, while the OAG may subject the Bureau of Elections to a performance audit concerning their procedures for conducting post-election audits, that authority […]

This week, the special primary election was held in the 28th Senate District. The district includes a portion of Kent County and was left open after former Senator Pete MacGregor resigned after he won election as Kent County Treasurer. The primary race winners are: Democratic candidate – Keith Courtade Former Kent County Commissioner. Republican candidate […]

The 8th Senate District is one step closer to having representation in Lansing following the special primary election this week. The seat has been open since former Senator Pete Lucido resigned following his election as Macomb County Prosecutor. The district is considered safe for Republicans; thus, Representative Wozniak is likely to win the seat later […]