2024 Election Security and Integrity
Concerned about the security and integrity of the 2024 election? Election officials have confirmed this election is safe and secure. You can read about it in more detail in the coverage below.
Michigan Public Newsroom
The typically dull but important process of officially counting ballots became a circus show four years ago in Michigan. Since then, courts and voters have reiterated that the board of canvassers' job is simple – to count votes. Challenges go elsewhere.
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Michigan Public
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Michigan Public
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The Michigan Board of State Canvassers has determined the "Michiganders for Money Out of Politics" campaign to ban some companies from making political donations has gathered just enough signatures from registered voters to move ahead. -
In his primetime address Thursday, President Donald Trump cited an alleged voter registration fraud scheme in Muskegon from six years ago as evidence that elections aren’t secure. -
The U.S. Justice Department also reiterated its request for Michigan's voter rolls, which state officials have repeatedly rebuffed. -
In Detroit, Grand Rapids and Lansing, religious leaders from many faiths gathered Tuesday to speak against what they described as efforts to intimidate and disenfranchise Michigan voters. -
The Trump administration is expected to appeal two federal court rulings that block the federal government getting hold of unredacted voter information from states. -
Lawmakers said it's up to states to ensure voter protections in the face of U.S. Supreme Court rulings and actions by the Trump administration. -
Antrim County clerk accused of voter roll tampering is also subject of MI State Police investigationThe Antrim County clerk is accused of improperly changing the voting registration status of residents. Interlochen Public Radio's Austin Rowlader joined Morning Edition. -
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson says there is a firewall between her and decisions about this year’s elections while she is running for governor. -
A man has been sentenced to at least four years in prison for an election petition scandal that spoiled the candidacies of five Republicans who were running for Michigan governor in 2022. -
Macomb County says it's the first in the state to make ballot images automatically available online.
