Michigan
Complete coverage for Michigan can be found below. (Return to States List)
Information & Analysis
October, 2008
- 6th Circuit Rejects MI Purges (10/30/08)
- Trouble Brewing over MI Absentee Ballots (10/24/08)
- Michigan Foreclosure Suit Settled (10/21/08)
- Michigan Court Orders Purges Undone (10/13/08)
September, 2008
March, 2008
November, 2007
- Appellate Court Rejects Michigan Primary (11/19/07)
- State Court Judge Blocks Michigan Primary (11/07/07)
July, 2007
- Michigan Supreme Court OK's Voter ID Law (7/19/07)
Commentary
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News Wire
Election law news from across the country concerning Michigan
January, 2013
November, 2012
- Metro Detroit voting updates: High spirits despite long lines (11/06/12)
- Long lines, delays reported at polls across Southeast Michigan (11/01/12)
October, 2012
- Secretary of State Ruth Johnson ordered to appear in court for hearing in voting case (10/05/12)
- Romney seeks extended deadline for overseas voters, including in Michigan (10/03/12)
September, 2012
August, 2012
July, 2012
- Michigan House Democrats target election fraud (7/27/12)
- Hoekstra cries foul over rival's new ads (7/25/12)
- State Dems file formal complaint against speaker (7/20/12)
- U.S. Rep. Thaddeus McCotter resignation may mean two elections for his seat in November (7/11/12)
- Rick Snyder vetoes voter ID bills (7/05/12)
June, 2012
May, 2012
April, 2012
February, 2012
January, 2012
October, 2011
- Secretary of State (10/13/11)
April, 2011
- Pros and cons of voter ‘photo ID law’ discussed (4/29/11)
- Presentation on proposed photo I.D. law set Thursday in DL (4/25/11)
February, 2011
July, 2010
May, 2010
- Michigan poll: Make voting more convenient (5/25/10)
- Michiganders want absentee ballots (5/10/10)
October, 2009
- Michigan considers e-mailing absentee ballots overseas (10/15/09)
- Secretary of State candidate tells Saginaw County League of Women Voters election reform needed (10/15/09)
August, 2009
- Legislation Introduced Today to Fix Michigan’s Broken Military Voting System (8/29/09)
- More murmurs about voter fraud (8/18/09)
- Detroiters alleging voter fraud to meet at church (8/16/09)
- Absentee voters to play a key role in Detroit primary (8/03/09)
July, 2009
- Detroit elections chief defends ballot designations (7/14/09)
- An election law change would help troops vote (7/03/09)
- Clerks push legislation to streamline absentee voting for Americans overseas (7/03/09)
June, 2009
- Voter ID Requirement (6/29/09)
May, 2009
- Stanley proposal to allow absentee ballots for any reason passes the House, now moves to Senate (5/11/09)
- Darryl Buchanan asks for recount after computer glitch in close Flint mayoral primary vote (5/07/09)
- No-reason absentee voting approved by House (5/06/09)
- Cockrel's campaign T-shirt may violate election law (5/06/09)
April, 2009
February, 2009
- Bill could repeal law requiring voter card, license to match (2/24/09)
- How local clerks can help voters (2/23/09)
January, 2009
December, 2008
- Mishandled ballots from judges' race not recounted (12/21/08)
- Editorial: State should look at no-reason absentee voting (12/11/08)
- Michigan House approves bill to allow early voting (12/04/08)
- Michigan House approves bill to allow early voting (12/04/08)
November, 2008
- Dems want early voting, other changes (11/12/08)
- Lines form at polling stations (11/04/08)
- Southwest Michigan election officials prepare for record voter turnout on Tuesday (11/03/08)
October, 2008
- State loses appeal on purging voters (10/31/08)
- Legal battles loom over elections (10/30/08)
- Court: Michigan must return purged names to voter rolls (10/30/08)
- Appeals court declines stay in Michigan voter registration case (10/30/08)
- Appeals court declines stay in Michigan voter registration case (10/30/08)
- Mich. AG files voter registration fraud charges (10/29/08)
- Voting camera ban (10/29/08)
- Court to hear suit on whether Michigan voters must remove political paraphernalia at polls (10/27/08)
- Union files suit over campaign gear (10/16/08)
- Judge strikes down Mich. voter registration rule (10/13/08)
- Federal judge orders 1,438 names restored to Michigan voter rolls (10/13/08)
- Judge: Michigan illegally purging voters (10/13/08)
- Michigan election officials deny removing eligible voters from lists (10/09/08)
- Editorial: No reason for Michigan to limit absentee voting (10/04/08)
September, 2008
- College student FAQs about registering to vote (9/30/08)
- House approves bill to expand absentee ballots (9/27/08)
- Michigan House approves 'no reason' absentee voting (9/25/08)
- Mich. House OKs 'no reason' absentee voting plan (9/25/08)
- Voting rights, voter removal program (9/24/08)
- Election detection (9/24/08)
- Lawsuit Argues That Michigan Is Disfranchising Student Voters (9/19/08)
- Voting-Rights Conflicts Intensify (9/17/08)
- Democrats Sue Michigan G.O.P. on Voter Issue (9/16/08)
- Detroit Faces $3 Million Election for an 8-Month Mayor (9/16/08)
- Voter registration applications are scrutinized (9/15/08)
- Election recounts show no changes in Ganges, Lee (9/10/08)
- Lose your house, lose your vote (9/10/08)
- Editorial: Politics stymies voting reform (9/05/08)
- Recounts change outcomes of two races (9/04/08)
- Waterford trustee primary race recount requested (9/03/08)
August, 2008
- Voting machines still a problem for some local clerks (8/20/08)
- Pinkney Could Face Election Problems (8/07/08)
- Higher turnout projected for today’s primary (8/05/08)
- Machines help prevent cross balloting in primary (8/05/08)
- Novi Tests Electronic Voter System (8/04/08)
- Federal law upsets township elections in Gratiot County (8/01/08)
July, 2008
- Absentee voter ranks still growing in some communities (7/30/08)
- Few voters request, return absentee ballot applications (7/30/08)
- No problems cited in voting tests (7/26/08)
- Bid to help absentee voters raises election-law concerns (7/25/08)
- Three States Accused of Illegally Purging Voter Lists (7/25/08)
- Editorial: Michigan Power Grab (7/24/08)
- Candidate's voter registration cancelled (7/24/08)
- Pittsfield Township clerk candidate quits job to avoid potential conflict with federal election law (7/18/08)
Litigation
Active Cases
Archived Cases
- Bay County Democratic Party v. Land (Provisional Ballots)
- Grebner v. Michigan (State Voter Registration Databases)
- Green Party of Michigan v. Michigan Secretary of State (Freedom of Information)
- Hayes v. Michigan Democratic Party (Selection of Presidential Electors)
- In Re Request for Advisory Opinion Regarding Constitutionality of 2005 PA 71 (Voter ID)
- Maletski v. Macomb County Republican Party (Voter Registration, Voter Eligibility)
- USSAF v. Land (Voter Registration, State Voter Registration Databases)
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Commentary
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