Blog categorized as Elections

NPV Sponsor Eyeing House Vote Before Summer Break

06/20/23 09:28 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
NPV Sponsor Eyeing House Vote Before Summer Break
The lead sponsor of legislation that would add Michigan to the coalition of states vowing to award their electoral college votes to the presidential candidates who win the national popular vote said she's "pretty sure" her bill will get a House vote before the summer recess.

Proposal 2 Implementation Bills Clear Both Chambers

06/15/23 11:03 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Proposal 2 Implementation Bills Clear Both Chambers
Local clerks would need to monitor their drop boxes with video cameras by 2026, under an amendment to the Proposal 2 implementation bills that passed the House and Senate Wednesday.

Michigan Senate Map Back In Spotlight After Supremes Reject Alabama's Voting Map

06/09/23 10:58 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Michigan Senate Map Back In Spotlight After Supremes Reject Alabama's Voting Map
A U.S. Supreme Court decision that sends Alabama congressional map makers back to the drawing board for not making enough Black majority districts throws the future of Michigan's Senate and, maybe, House map into question.

Clerks Want No-Voter I.D. Challenge Rule Modified

05/24/23 02:33 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Clerks Want No-Voter I.D. Challenge Rule Modified
Remember those long lines outside university student halls on Election Day?

Proposal 2 Online Ballot Tracker Codified Under House Bill

05/22/23 02:50 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Proposal 2 Online Ballot Tracker Codified Under House Bill
The Secretary of State would be charged with creating an online ballot tracking system for absentee voters under a Rep. Dylan Wegela (D-Garden City) bill that is designed to bring Michigan into compliance with Proposal 2 of 2022.