This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. Sign up for Votebeat Michigan’s free newsletter here. When Lama Ali Ahmad became a naturalized U.

If you want to vote early, in-person early voting starts July 26 and runs through Aug. 3. Absentee voting is another option. If you’re on the permanent absentee ballot list, you can vote now. If not, you’ll need to apply for an absentee ballot at your local clerk’s office.

Rogers ran for U.S. Senate against Democrat Elissa Slotkin in November but lost despite Trump carrying the state. Stevens was first elected to a Detroit swing district in the 2018 midterms, while McMorrow rose to national prominence in 2022 after a speech she made defending the LGBTQ+ community went viral.

Michigan Democrat Mallory McMorrow reported the most donations, followed by Abdul El-Sayed. Rep. Haley Stevens, though, has the biggest bank account.

The Michigan Department of State (MDOS) released a new report on Thursday on county-level voter turnout from the state’s first presidential election after Michigan voters passed new accessible voting options under Proposal 2022-2.

The Michigan Board of Canvassers approved language and 100-word summary for a proposed constitutional amendment that would bring ranked choice voting to the state. Rank MI Vote must collect 446,198 valid signatures over the next six months to get the amendment on the November 2026 ballot, per a press release.

A new poll has found that Michigan voters remained confident in the state's election system through the 2024 election. The poll was conducted by pollster Richard Czuba, founder of Glengariff Group, from June 1-6.

A campaign hopes Michigan voters will have a chance to adopt a ballot measure in November 2026 to bring ranked choice voting to the state's elections.

For the second time in three election cycles, Michigan voters last year favored Donald Trump in the race for the White House, helping the Republican clinch a second term as president. Trump in November 2024 secured 49.7% of the Michigan vote, completing a swing-state sweep across the U.S.

Election clerks from across the state spoke up before the House Election Integrity Committee Tuesday, offering their support for a piece of legislation aimed at preserving their say in pre-election testing of voting machines.

Friday is "an important day for the future of the state of Michigan."That's according to election law attorney Eric Doster, who said he and many others will ral

(The Center Square) – Michigan’s unemployment is the second highest nationally, according to the latest data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. With Michigan’s unemployment rate at 5.4% in May, Nevada is the only state with higher unemployment at 5.5%. Down just 0.1% from the previous month, 276,547 Michiganders remain unemployed.