Blog tagged as Secretary of State

With current Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and state Sen. Ruth Johnson (R-Holly) taking serious looks at running for U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Lansing)'s seat, it's natural to see how past Secretaries have done when running for Governor or the U.S. Senate.

The voting expansion ballot question, Proposal 2, netted six additional "no" votes and the abortion access question, Proposal 3, netted 109 additional "yes" votes as the Board of State Canvassers wrapped up Wednesday's recount by rejecting more than 100 appealed challenges.

Wayne County's chief circuit judge on Monday rejected Republican Secretary of State candidate Kristina Karamo's efforts to make Detroiters vote in person or acquire their ballots in person at a clerk's office.

Although Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is anticipating Michigan to have one of its highest turnouts for a midterm election, participation in its largest city, Detroit, could be as low as 28%, according to projections.

Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and Republican candidate Kristina Karamo have half of their campaign donations coming from outside of Michigan.