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The decision will determine whether leaders of the 1599 Project will face charges of circulating a robo-call that used falsehoods in an effort to deter Detroit voters from using mail-in ballots.The defendants lost their efforts in lower courts to have the charges dismissed.

Republicans say the bill might be well-intentioned. But they say it would leave too much room for abuse by groups trying to get in the last word before dropping voters off at polling places

The lawsuit alleges both amendments, which got to the ballot via the petition process, unconstitutionally skipped legislative input

Among candidates—a former mayor and the mayor that beat him last election.

An eight-day window to pre-process absentee ballots would apply to cities or townships with at least 5,000 residents. Smaller communities would be allowed to pre-process on the Monday before an election

There’s a partisan split over voting rights bills working their way through the Legislature. Work will continue on the bills next week

In an order signed Monday, Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Timothy Kenny said the Oct. 26 lawsuit in which Karamo was the lead plaintiff was “rife with speculation, an absence of facts and a lack of understanding of Michigan election statutes and Detroit absentee ballot procedures.”

The nine-day early voting window would initially run from two Saturdays before an election up through the Sunday before

-Supporters say the current electoral college system leads candidates to ignore certain states-The bill was adopted by the House Elections Committee on a 6-2 party-line vote-The compact has been adopted so far by 16 states and the District of Columbia

Several ballot proposals to consider including three in Algoma Township