Hayley Harding

The bills aim to expand ballot access by providing ballots in more languages, create a voting data clearinghouse, codify protections for voters who may need help casting their ballot, and broadly aim to prevent voting suppression.

he Michigan Attorney General’s Office said it may appeal the decision in St. Clair Shores involving two deputy election clerks. A man charged with voting absentee and in person will face trial.

Two alleged double voters in St. Clair Shores now have been sent to trial in circuit court.

By further disincentivizing fake signatures, lawmakers are hoping to improve the critical part of the state’s election process.

A campaign worker for presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. holds clip boards with petitions for voters to sign during a campaign rally at St. Cecilia Music Center in February 2024 in Grand Rapids.(Joshua Lott / The Washington Post via Getty Images)

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Votebeat explains how Michigan's Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson suggested that additional resources and manpower led to Election Day improvements, but prioritized accuracy.

Votebeat explains how Michigan's Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson suggested that additional resources and manpower led to Election Day improvements, but prioritized accuracy.

Votebeat explains how Michigan's Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson suggested that additional resources and manpower led to Election Day improvements, but prioritized accuracy.

Votebeat explains how Michigan's Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson suggested that additional resources and manpower led to Election Day improvements, but prioritized accuracy.