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Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson.
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House GOP subpoenas Jocelyn Benson for election materials

Rick Pluta April 23, 2025

The Republican chair of the Michigan House Oversight Committee has delivered a subpoena calling on Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson...

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Jocelyn Benson being interviewed by WDET
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MichMash: Benson warns Michigan voter citizenship proposal ‘isn’t about election security’

Hernz Laguerre March 7, 2025

A voter citizenship proposal that aims to have voters show proof of citizenship in Michigan was presented at a committee...

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The Michigan Hall of Justice.
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Michigan appeals court upholds charges in political robocalls cases

Rick Pluta December 18, 2024

The Michigan Court of Appeals has ordered criminal election fraud cases to go forward against two men accused of orchestrating...

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FILE - Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks at the SelectUSA Investment Summit, May 4, 2023, in Oxon Hill, Md.
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Whitmer: State prepared to fight election interference attempts

Rick Pluta November 5, 2024

With so many closely contested races in Michigan, authorities are on the lookout for efforts to meddle with elections or...

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Non-US citizen faces felony charges after allegedly voting in Ann Arbor

Steve Carmody November 1, 2024

Authorities have charged a 19-year-old Chinese student in Ann Arbor with voting illegally.The unidentified University of Michigan student allegedly registered...

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Donald Trump supporters gather at TCF Center in downtown Detroit in November 2020.
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Detroit deploys new election security after 2020 chaos

Quinn Klinefelter November 1, 2024

The special counsel in the election subversion case against former President Donald Trump released a report weeks ago that held...

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Absentee voters
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Created Equal: How early voting affects voter turnout and election distrust

Sasha Bacon October 31, 2024

Michigan is among 47 states in the U.S. that have early in-person voting this presidential election. More than 500,000 people...

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Detroit Evening Report: Early in-person voting kicks off in Michigan

Sascha Raiyn October 21, 2024

Early in-person voting started in Detroit on Saturday, with residents now able to vote at several recreation centers, churches, Wayne...

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Voting Vote Election 3
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Dana Nessel issues law enforcement election guidance memo

Rick Pluta October 18, 2024

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has issued guidance for election workers and law enforcement on everything from new voting laws...

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FILE - Dawn Stephens, right, and Duane Taylor prepare ballots to be mailed at the Mecklenburg County Board of Elections in Charlotte, N.C., Sept. 5, 2024.
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  • Voter Information Center

Republican lawsuits target rules for overseas voters, but those ballots are already sent

Associated Press October 14, 2024

ATLANTA (AP) — The latest method of voting to fall into the political crosshairs is the way overseas voters —...

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A voting ballot folder.
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Poll reveals gaps in public understanding of election security

Colin Jackson October 11, 2024

New polling from the Democracy Defense Project found a vast majority of voters would have confidence in election results if...

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Empty voting booths
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  • MichMash
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MichMash: State leaders fight election misinformation with new Democracy Defense Project branch

Hernz Laguerre September 27, 2024

Election integrity has the spotlight as the presidential election takes center stage in these last five weeks of the campaign....

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