Blog by Team MIRS

Because her cerebral palsy impairs her ability to write, 68-year-old Marguerite Maddox planned on using the voter assist terminal (VAT) on Election Day. But when she arrived at her polling location, around 3:03 p.m., the device had not been prepared to accommodate her.

Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson announced Monday that more than 3.2 million Michigan citizens cast ballots in the General Election, which is slightly down from the 3.3 million who voted early in 2020.

Between Tuesday of last week and Saturday, pollster Steve Mitchell of Mitchell Research said ongoing interviews found surging voter sentiment toward Vice President Kamala Harris – with the biggest surge seen in completed surveys from Saturday.

In 2022, more than 94,000 registered Michigan voters faced an unprecedented attack on their right to vote, according to a new report.

Former President Donald Trump and U.S. Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) have made more Michigan campaign stops than the Trump-Pence campaigns of 2020 and 2016 combined as of Friday, reaching 25 visits between the two.