Hayley Harding

This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Michigan’s free newsletter here. At least 8,500 voters in Wayne County are getting new mail ballots after officials misprinted their originals. Belleville, Sumpter Township, and Van Buren Township all sent […]

Michigan voters will choose a new secretary of state — the state’s top election official — in the 2026 election. Here’s who’s running.

This article was originally published by Votebeat , a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access.

This November’s election will determine many things, but one of the most important is who will oversee the 2028 presidential election in Michigan.

A Detroit suburb’s 2025 mayoral election was decided by just 11 votes. Now that 37 disputed ballots have been counted, the outcome has been reversed.

This article was originally published by Votebeat , a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access.

Nearly a year after voters cast their ballots in a local mayoral election, a new candidate has taken the lead after 37 disputed ballots were finally counted.

A county clerk's attempts to remove voters from the rolls prompted intervention by local election officials and the state.

The state's Qualified Voter File slowed to a crawl during the August primary, making it difficult to register new voters or process absentee ballots.

It was nearly impossible for Michigan clerks to process absentee ballots or register new voters during a brief period on primary Election Day. The state says it has fixed issues for Nov. 3.