Electoral college

Last week, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel charged 16 Michigan residents in an alleged "false elector" scheme following the 2020 presidential election. If convicted, they could face up to 80 years in prison.

“Let’s be fair about what this was: It was an effort to overturn a lawful election,” said Dana Nessel, a Democrat. “That type of activity can’t go without any consequences."

State officials – including Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and Attorney General Dana Nessel -- say they’re looking into whether people who tried flip the results of the 2020 presidential election in Michigan broke any laws.

The National Popular Vote ballot initiative seeks to award Michigan’s electoral college votes to the winner of the national popular vote in a presidential election.

Former Michigan Democratic Party Chair Mark Brewer and former state GOP chair Saul Anuzis are launching a petition drive to add Michigan to the National Popular Vote (NPV) consortium.

Electors gathered today at their state capitols to formalize Donald Trump's election to the presidency. As expected, Michigan's 16 electors cast their…

A lot of attention is being paid today to the usually almost-anonymous job of being a presidential elector.This afternoon at the state Capitol, in the…

I have been a staunch defender of the Electoral College, that quaint mechanism left over from the early days of the republic. You may well know how it…

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It would take a major swing in voter demographics to turn Michigan red in the upcoming presidential election, according to a new tool developed by NPR.The…