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Kent County saw 70% turnout. Statewide turnout was 79%

More than three thousand votes were not initially reported on the county’s website

Stolen ballots in Blue Lake Twp., early voting in Kent Co., lead reduction efforts, and a public hearing on GR Fulton/Monroe development. Increased security for ballot counting and U.P. election officials removed.

As the state moves through its first-ever early in-person voting presidential election, clerks are more determined than ever to assure voters that the process is secure, transparent, and accurate

The added security measures are in response to the 2020 presidential election when supporters of then-President Donald Trump heckled workers and attempted to disrupt vote counting

No-reason absentee voting, ballot drop boxes, early in-person voting that begin weeks before Election Day are now all in wide use under reforms adopted under recent amendments to the Michigan Constitution

Kennedy appealed after losing before a U.S. district court judge in Detroit

The state says President Joe Biden was able to withdraw because even though he won Michigan’s February primary, he was never formally nominated at the Democratic National Convention

As the election heats up, some Michigan voters are looking to vote by mail. But some groups are sending out absentee ballot applications to voters unprompted

Ottawa County Clerk Justin Roebuck said a decision to change ballots this late in the process would have consequences, especially since ballot printing is a specialty that requires compliance with exacting standards