mail-in ballot

The ballots themselves are scheduled to become available later next month after the list of candidates becomes finalized

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.

People in about 50 Michigan communities are participating in largely mail-based local elections that might be a blueprint for the presidential…