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Michigan Republican lawmakers have asked the DOJ to oversee the state’s 2026 elections, claiming a conflict of interest as Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson runs for governor. The move heightens tensions over election management ahead of a high-stakes election year.

The Michigan Senate approved bills to outlaw per-signature payments to professional circulators gathering signatures for political candidates and ballot campaigns.

Petition signature gatherers can lie to you about what’s in the petition you’re signing. New legislation aims to curb fraud in the petition signature gathering process. Plus, lawmakers look to throw the legal cannabis industry a bone after passing the new 24 percent wholesale tax on marijuana.

Bills adopted Wednesday by a state Senate committee would outlaw political petition circulators being paid by the signature.

The Board of State Canvassers will now make sure everything is in order with the petition language before supporters start gathering signatures.

The Board of State Canvassers will now make sure everything is in order with the petition language before supporters start gathering signatures.

A challenge filed with a statewide elections board seeks to keep presidential candidate Cornel West off the general election ballot.

Three people will face trial on felony charges alleging they defrauded the campaigns of several candidates for Michigan governor in the 2022 election cycle.

Each declared GOP U.S. Senate candidate faces calls to investigate signatures on their nominating petitions, and a Democratic U.S. House candidate might not make the cut.

It’s looking like a ballot question to limit service fees on payday loans did not qualify to go before Michigan voters this November.