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On Tuesday, voters in Flint cast their ballots in the primary race for the open 34th House seat. The seat has been open since former Representative Sheldon Neeley (D) resigned following his election as Mayor of Flint. His wife, Cynthia Neeley, beat nine other candidates to become the Democratic nominee for the seat. The seat […]

The Bureau of Elections is again partnering with local communities to perform risk-limiting audits to verify election results. This time, they are working to verify the November 5 election results with staff of Voting Works and the Brennan Center for Justice, along with the clerks of St. Joseph County, Kalamazoo County, Kalamazoo City, Rochester Hills, […]

Michigan voters can now register to vote or update their voter registration online. The secure, web-based tool is available to citizens with a valid Michigan driver’s license or state ID card. Michigan is joining 37 other states that allow citizens to register to vote online. Legislation providing for online voter registration was enacted by the […]

A random drawing was held this week to determine the 250,000 registered Michigan voters who will receive an application to serve on the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission, which was created by a ballot initiative in 2018. Representatives from a third-party independent account firm randomly selected the names, while members of the public and media observed. […]

This week the Michigan Department of State released the 2020 presidential primary candidates list. Under state law, the Secretary of State is required to issue a list of individuals “generally advocated by the national news media to be potential presidential candidates” for the Republican and Democratic parties for the presidential primary election. Following the release, […]

Sally Williams, the Michigan Elections Director, has announced her retirement effective December 31. Ms. Williams has spent more than thirty-years working at the Department of State and has served in her current role since June 2017. She’s served in several roles throughout the department, including the Election Liaison Division director, assistant to the chief of […]

This week, Representative Sheldon Neeley (D-Flint) was elected to serve as the next mayor of Flint. He is currently serving his third term in the House and will need to resign his seat before taking the oath of office as the Flint mayor. Governor Gretchen Whitmer will call for a special election to fill the […]

On the heels of Proposal 3 of 2018, legislation was introduced this week that will help local governments respond to the anticipated decrease of in-person voters. Introduced by Representative Ann Bollin (R-Brighton), the bill would allow a local city or township to expand the size of its election precincts to account for the drop-off in […]