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.
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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Macomb County says it's the first in the state to make ballot images automatically available online.
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Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson’s comments came after President Donald Trump said earlier this week that Republicans in the federal government should “nationalize” the 2026 elections.
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The secretary of state's office investigated 15 voter registrations that the Macomb County clerk flagged as possibly noncitizens.
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In a court filing, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is pushing back against Michigan Republican allegations that she is refusing to cooperate with legislative election oversight efforts.
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The GOP lawmakers say federal oversight is needed because Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson has a conflict of interest since she is seeking the Democratic nomination for governor. One of the letter’s signers is Senate Republican Leader Aric Nesbitt, who is seeking his party’s nomination.
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Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson says the federal government does not have a right to voter data it’s seeking in a lawsuit.