The Michigan House today approved Speaker Pro Tem Rachelle Smit’s legislation to eliminate an outdated paperwork requirement that has, in some cases, prevented duly elected school board members from taking office.

Members of the Michigan Board of State Canvassers on Thursday walked back their approval for a proposal to raise taxes on the wealthy to better fund the state’s public schools following a controversy surrounding changes to the petition language.

A campaign that wants Michigan voters to prove they are U.S. citizens says it will soon begin collecting petition signatures after a state board approved on Friday a summary of the proposal to be used on petition forms.

As members of the Board of State Canvassers met on Friday to consider petition language for a proposed Constitutional amendment requiring proof of citizenship to vote, discussions between the language of the proposal and its merits frequently shifted to debates about voters’ rights and concerns about noncitizen voting.

Michigan civic groups are discussing upcoming election law updates and legislative action expected for 2025. Promote The Vote, a nonpartisan organization aiming to advance Michiganders’ voting rights, hosted a press conference Wednesday to discuss the future of voting in Michigan.

In a 90-second meeting Tuesday, the House Election Integrity Committee voted 6-3 to send a proof-of-citizenship requirement for voters to the full House.

A Republican-led state House committee opened hearings Tuesday on a proposed amendment to the Michigan Constitution that would require people to show proof of citizenship to register to vote. The measure would also require people to show a government issued ID before they can cast a ballot.

Rep. Rachelle Smit, a former clerk, has won favor from Trump and others by suggesting improprieties in the 2020 election. Now she’ll help shape the state’s election law.

Rep. Bryan Posthumus (R-Rockford) on Wednesday announced plans to introduce a constitutional amendment in the upcoming legislative session aimed at blocking non-citizens from casting a ballot in the state.

Despite the crowded 11-bill agenda at Thursday’s meeting of the Senate Elections and Ethics committee, members made short work of the legislation before them, voting along party lines to return each bill to the Senate floor.

State Rep. Penelope Tsernoglou, D-East Lansing, introduced four House bills that would expand the allowable uses for on-demand ballot printing and clarify statutory language that was missed when implementing Michigan’s Proposal 2 of 2022.

More than three million people have already voted in Michigan’s general election, but officials say they’re still expecting a busy day on Election Day as voters head to the polls.

In a critical swing state during a tightly contested presidential election, Michigan Law students are doing their part to ensure that Michigan voters are guaranteed the opportunity to cast their ballots.

Early in-person voting is underway, which for many of us represents the light at the end of the tunnel of this long, grueling and historically close election cycle.

This article is a breakdown of where local residents can vote in person prior to the Tuesday, Nov. 5 General Election in the tri-county area.

Republican and Democratic politicians agree: Political campaigns are too expensive, and are too influenced by dark money.

The legal framework governing how Michigan residents vote has been drastically overhauled since 2020, with November’s election representing a pressure test for the new system.

While we know election season often comes with a lot of strong emotions and, quite frankly, a lot of divisiveness, one thing we can hopefully all agree on is that voting should be safe, accessible, and easy for everyone.

The Michigan Voting Rights Act will expand upon the federal Voting Rights Act and add new protections for Michigan voters.

U.S. citizens who apply for a Michigan driver’s license are automatically registered to vote, unless they choose to opt out. While noncitizens who are “legally present” in the country can apply for a driver’s license too, multiple safeguards exist to prevent them from registering to vote.