Blog tagged as Elections

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.

Hall, Nesbitt Estimate 'Zero' Support for NPV In GOP Caucus

06/14/23 10:26 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Hall, Nesbitt Estimate 'Zero' Support for NPV In GOP Caucus
If House Democrats bring up the National Popular Vote (NPV) on the floor any time soon, House Minority Leader Matt Hall (R-Kalamazoo)foresees the number of Republicans supporting it will be "Zero."

MRP Committee Approves Slightly Tweaked Prez Selection Plan

06/12/23 03:26 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
MRP Committee Approves Slightly Tweaked Prez Selection Plan
If Michigan moves forward with a Feb. 27 presidential primary, the Michigan Republican Party will use the election to determine 16 of its 55 (29%) national delegates, under a proposal approved by the MRP's State Committee this afternoon by a two-thirds vote.conventions, not a state-run election.

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.

Common Sense Party Looking To Courts For Return Of 'Fusionist' Voting

05/16/23 11:00 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Common Sense Party Looking To Courts For Return Of 'Fusionist' Voting
If political consultant Jeff Timmer and his political allies are successful in rounding up 45,000 signatures to create his envisioned "Common Sense Party," don't expect to see a traditional convention nominate its own slate of general election candidates.