voting laws

The bills would echo the federal Voting Rights Act to protect minority groups from being disenfranchised

Ahead of Michigan’s presidential primaries, a virtual news conference addressed the voting process ensuring secure and accurate elections.

Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson said the new law is important to get in front of the use of rapidly changing technology that is used to influence voters.

Voters get 9 days of early voting, while security measures put in place

The bills would register more eligible voters and allow for people and organizations to pay for buses, taxis or other transportation to the polls

The House agenda includes bills to allow help with giving voters rides to the polls and for military voters to return absentee ballots electronically

Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed several voting rights bills Tuesday. Some of the bills are part of enacting the voting rights amendment adopted last year by voters

The bills spell out what the new changes mandated by the voting rights constitutional amendment

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

Michiganders are now able to automatically receive absentee ballots for every election.