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A Court of Claims judge Tuesday quickly quashed former presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s request to force the Bureau of Elections from keeping his name on the Nov. 5 ballot.

The ACLU of Michigan and the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit Tuesday against a member of the Kalamazoo Board of County Canvassers who acknowledged his willingness to violate election law if he disagrees with the upcoming presidential election results.

Cybersecurity is an ongoing challenge for state and local governments that cannot be ignored, panelists said at a National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) forum earlier this month.

Rolling into the Labor Day weekend, the Democratic-nominated Supreme Court candidates and their allies have reserved at least $2.4 million in paid media while the Republican nominees & friends have yet to pull the trigger.

The Secretary of State’s 2022 instructions that tightened restrictions on election challengers are consistent with state election laws and don't need to undergo the traditional rule-making process, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.