Blog categorized as State Politics

If Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. wasn't Robert F. Kennedy running as the Natural Law Party candidate in Michigan, recent history of Natural Law Party nominees shows that he'd likely get less than 3,000 votes.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s name will remain on Michigan’s Nov. 5 presidential ballot after a federal judge rejected his effort to remove it.

Local governments will be banned from implementing election practices or policies that could arguably make it more difficult for minority Michiganders to vote under legislation approved today along party-lines.

U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Holly) is leading Republican former Congressman Mike Rogers 48 to 45 percent due in large part to her near unanimity among Democratic voters, according to Mitchell Research and Communications polling conducted last week for MIRS.

Advocates of ranked-choice voting – where winning candidates are determined through voters ranking them from most to least preferred – are going on a town hall tour to figure out if the public support is there for a constitutional amendment ballot proposal.