Rep. Rachelle Smit, a former clerk, has won favor from Trump and others by suggesting improprieties in the 2020 election. Now she’ll help shape the state’s election law.

Rep. Bryan Posthumus (R-Rockford) on Wednesday announced plans to introduce a constitutional amendment in the upcoming legislative session aimed at blocking non-citizens from casting a ballot in the state.

Despite the crowded 11-bill agenda at Thursday’s meeting of the Senate Elections and Ethics committee, members made short work of the legislation before them, voting along party lines to return each bill to the Senate floor.

State Rep. Penelope Tsernoglou, D-East Lansing, introduced four House bills that would expand the allowable uses for on-demand ballot printing and clarify statutory language that was missed when implementing Michigan’s Proposal 2 of 2022.

More than three million people have already voted in Michigan’s general election, but officials say they’re still expecting a busy day on Election Day as voters head to the polls.

In a critical swing state during a tightly contested presidential election, Michigan Law students are doing their part to ensure that Michigan voters are guaranteed the opportunity to cast their ballots.

Early in-person voting is underway, which for many of us represents the light at the end of the tunnel of this long, grueling and historically close election cycle.

This article is a breakdown of where local residents can vote in person prior to the Tuesday, Nov. 5 General Election in the tri-county area.

Republican and Democratic politicians agree: Political campaigns are too expensive, and are too influenced by dark money.

The legal framework governing how Michigan residents vote has been drastically overhauled since 2020, with November’s election representing a pressure test for the new system.

While we know election season often comes with a lot of strong emotions and, quite frankly, a lot of divisiveness, one thing we can hopefully all agree on is that voting should be safe, accessible, and easy for everyone.

The Michigan Voting Rights Act will expand upon the federal Voting Rights Act and add new protections for Michigan voters.

U.S. citizens who apply for a Michigan driver’s license are automatically registered to vote, unless they choose to opt out. While noncitizens who are “legally present” in the country can apply for a driver’s license too, multiple safeguards exist to prevent them from registering to vote.

A group of Republican state lawmakers is appealing the dismissal of a federal lawsuit to undo Proposal 3 of 2018 and Proposal 2 of 2022, two of Michigan’s voter-approved constitutional amendments.

Lawmakers have a busy week, as they work to pass a long list of bills and the next state budget before they hope to adjourn for the summer. Scheduled for a vote this week are bills introduced by Representative Penelope Tsernoglu back in March to streamline ballot petition procedures.

Unlike most states, Michigan administers its elections at the municipal, rather than the county level. This level of decentralization makes our elections incredibly safe and secure — but it won’t stay that way without continued investment.

Michigan lawmakers are considering reforms to how the state handles petitions for ballot initiatives following recommendations from the Board of State Canvassers.

This year, voting will be far easier for Michigan residents – thanks to new laws that establish early voting, automatically send out absentee ballots to voters who requested them, and mandate that every community has at least one drop box in which to return those ballots.

The Michigan House Elections Committee heard testimony on Tuesday about Senate Bills 603 and 604, which would modify the recount process, filing fees for recounting, and sentencing guidelines for certain Michigan election law violations that deal with recounts.

Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson announced Monday that more than 1 million Michigan voters had already cast their ballot in the Presidential Primary with less than 24 hours until polls opened on Election Day.