Lawmakers have a busy week, as they work to pass a long list of bills and the next state budget before they hope to adjourn for the summer. Scheduled for a vote this week are bills introduced by Representative Penelope Tsernoglu back in March to streamline ballot petition procedures.

Unlike most states, Michigan administers its elections at the municipal, rather than the county level. This level of decentralization makes our elections incredibly safe and secure — but it won’t stay that way without continued investment.

Michigan lawmakers are considering reforms to how the state handles petitions for ballot initiatives following recommendations from the Board of State Canvassers.

This year, voting will be far easier for Michigan residents – thanks to new laws that establish early voting, automatically send out absentee ballots to voters who requested them, and mandate that every community has at least one drop box in which to return those ballots.

The Michigan House Elections Committee heard testimony on Tuesday about Senate Bills 603 and 604, which would modify the recount process, filing fees for recounting, and sentencing guidelines for certain Michigan election law violations that deal with recounts.

Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson announced Monday that more than 1 million Michigan voters had already cast their ballot in the Presidential Primary with less than 24 hours until polls opened on Election Day.

On the eve of Michigan's 2024 presidential primary, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson gave one last update on early in-person voting in Detroit.

When Michigan's nine-day early voting period ended Sunday night, 78,000 voters had cast ballots in Michigan's presidential primary election, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson said in a Monday press conference.

More than 1 million Michigan voters have cast an early ballot as of Monday morning in-person at a location, by mail or by dropbox. The number is 13% higher pre-Election Day turnout than in the 2020 presidential primary.

Joining us to talk about the importance of making sure that everybody knows not only how to vote but how to get a ballot in your hands, how to get to the polls is Election Protection Director for Promote the Vote, Shira Roza.

Nine days of early voting for the Presidential Primary began Saturday, Feb. 17. The actual election day is Tuesday, Feb. 27.

Voters with disabilities can access new voter education videos featuring American Sign Language on MichiganVoting.org.

For the first time in a major statewide election, Michigan voters will have the opportunity to cast their ballots through early, in-person voting for the state's presidential primary.

Michigan’s political mapmakers are advancing to the next stage of a court-ordered redraw of seven metro Detroit state House districts.

With the presidential primary races around the corner and more elections to come later this year, the Sterling Heights City Clerk’s Office is wasting no time in informing residents of their options for how to cast their ballots.

Uncertainties loom over an election with Democratic control of the Michigan House on the line after a three-judge panel ruled more than a dozen Detroit-based state legislative districts unconstitutional and ordered them redrawn.

On Thursday, Governor Whitmer signed a package of bills that will work to guarantee that every vote in Michigan can be cast and counted.

The legislature passed a bill that will also expand automatic voter registration in other ways, including applying it at Medicaid offices, and likely add many new Michiganders to voter rolls.

In this episode of Democracy Decoded, host Simone Leeper breaks down the power of ballot initiatives, showcasing how everyday citizens can use this tool of direct democracy to bring about significant change.

Despite an increasingly partisan national landscape, Michigan has implemented key voting and representation reforms and set a trailblazing example for transformative change, largely due to citizen-initiated constitutional amendments.