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On Tuesday, August 3, special primary elections will be held in two Senate districts. The primary winners will go on to the special general election this November. The winner of the general election will fill partial terms, ending January 1, 2023. The 8th Senate District was left open following the resignation of former Senator Pete […]

This week, the Senate Oversight Committee released their report on Michigan’s November 2020 general election. Most notably, the committee found no evidence of fraud in the election. However, they did find some areas they feel could be improved upon. Led by chairman Senator Ed McBroom (R-Vulcan), the committee’s work reviewing the election included: Conducted over […]

This week, the Senate passed the first three bills in their 39-bill package making reforms to elections in Michigan. Prior to passage, there was a heated debate over the changes, with Democratic members speaking in strong opposition to the legislation. The bills require anyone applying for an absentee ballot with the secretary of state or […]

Under a package of bills reported by the House Elections and Ethics Committee this week, Michigan’s primary election would move from August to June. The legislation also moves May school elections to the same date in June, consolidating the two elections. The combined elections would take place on the third Tuesday in June, beginning in […]

The Senate Democratic Caucus announced the members who will be leading the caucus’ campaign team in 2022. Senator Adam Hollier (D-Detroit) and Senator Jeremy Moss (D-Southfield) will serve as co-chairs of the team. Serving as finance co-chairs will be Senator Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) and Senator Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit). All 38 seats in the Senate […]

Members of the Senate Republican caucus introduced a 39-bill package making reforms to the state’s election laws. The package covers a wide range of election related issues including the processes before, during, and after an election; ballot security in drop boxes; management of the state’s Qualified. Voter File; poll challenger training; and post-election audits. Some […]

Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson announced that all of the state’s more than 250 election audits of the November 2020 general election are complete, confirming the accuracy of the election. More than 1,300 Republican, Democratic, and nonpartisan clerks, as well as the Bureau of Elections, participated in the audits. In addition to the audits of […]

In a proposal titled, Advancing the Vote, Protecting Democracy, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson has outline legislative measures the state can take to expand voter accessibility and further strengthen election security. The plan outlines a number of initiatives the legislature could take, including: Requiring absentee ballot applications be mailed to registered voters every federal election […]