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Partial hand recounts of 2 Michigan ballot proposals validate election results

DETROIT — Unofficial recount results for Proposals 2 and 3 on the Nov. 8 Michigan ballot show no significant changes in the margin of victory for the constitutional amendments that allow for nine days of early voting and enshrine abortion rights in the state's constitution.

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Michigan elections director warns against further recount 'disruptions'

DETROIT — Michigan Elections Director Jonathan Brater in a Friday letter warned against disruptions at recount locations across the state, citing examples of some challengers overstepping their roles in the recount process and resulting in at least one individual being escorted from a Marquette recount operation.

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Michigan attorney general warns against recount disruptions after report from Jackson County

Lansing, Mich. — Attorney General Dana Nessel warned recount observers and participants Wednesday against causing disruptions during a statewide recount of Proposals 2 and 3, citing disruptions and concerns at two recounts in Ingham and Jackson counties.

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Michigan election board slams recounts as 'frivolous,' allows them to proceed

LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Board of State Canvassers allowed Monday recounts targeting two ballot proposals to go forward despite concerns the efforts amounted to a "fishing expedition" aimed at advancing unproven claims of election fraud.

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Bipartisan Michigan board votes 4-0 to certify Nov. 8 election results

LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Board of State Canvassers voted unanimously Monday to certify the results of the state’s Nov. 8 general election during an at-capacity, hours-long meeting in which two audience members were escorted out by police.

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Bipartisan Michigan board votes 4-0 to certify Nov. 8 election results

LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Board of State Canvassers voted unanimously Monday to certify the results of the state's Nov. 8 general election during an at-capacity, hourslong meeting in which an audience member was escorted out by police.

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Tuesday's Michigan election could spark 'unprecedented' fights over ballots, canvassing

DETROIT — Battles over voter registration, absentee ballots and election equipment are expected to intensify Tuesday in Michigan two years after supporters of former Republican President Donald Trump lodged a months-long campaign challenging the results of the presidential election.

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Ahead of Nov. 8 election, Michigan AG Dana Nessel's office says officials who violate 'clear legal duty' risk removal

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel's office issued a letter this week, saying state appointees who go against a "clear legal duty" might risk losing their positions, a likely warning to members of the board in charge of certifying the state's elections.

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Abortion rights initiative certified for the Michigan ballot

On Sept. 8, 2022, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled in a 5-2 decision that an initiative to create a state constitutional right to reproductive freedom, defined to include abortion, contraceptives, and other pregnancy-related matters,must be added to the November ballot. The initiative was officially certified by the Board of State…

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Voting policy amendment certified for the Nov. ballot in Michigan

On Sep. 9, 2022, the Michigan Board of State Canvassers certified a citizen-initiated measure to amend voting policies for the election on Nov. 8. The initiative will appear on the ballot as Proposal 2.

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Michigan Supreme Court orders abortion, voting rights proposals on Nov. 8 ballot

DETROIT — The Michigan Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a proposal onto the Nov. 8 ballot that seeks to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution, a highly charged issue that political experts said would affect the election.

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Michigan high court asked to OK ballot question on abortion

An abortion rights group has asked the Michigan Supreme Court to approve a November ballot question on whether the right to abortion should be enshrined in the state constitution

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GOP blocks MI abortion ballot initiative

Republican officials blocked a ballot question that garnered a record-shattering 753,759 signatures

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Word-spacing issue keeps abortion and voting amendment from Michigan's ballot; court fight expected

DETROIT — The Michigan Board of State Canvassers deadlocked along party lines on certification of a proposal to enshrine abortion rights in the state Constitution, pushing the battle over the fate of the proposal into the Michigan Supreme Court.

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Abortion and voting rights proposals should make Nov. 8 ballot, Michigan bureau says

LANSING, Mich. — A proposal to enshrine abortion rights in the Michigan Constitution gathered enough valid signatures to make the November ballot, according to state Bureau of Elections reports published Thursday.

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Michigan secretary of state: Attempts to block election certification will be 'futile'

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson says her office will not tolerate any effort to obstruct the certification of Tuesday's primary election based on "partisan games" or "baseless lies."

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Record signature numbers filed for Michigan abortion, voting rights initiatives

LANSING, Mich. — A ballot committee seeking to enshrine the right to abortion in the Michigan Constitution turned in 753,759 signatures Monday, a record amount that exceeds the state-mandated signature tally by more than 300,000.

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Craig announces write-in campaign in Mich. governor's race

DETROIT — Former Detroit Police Chief James Craig, who was disqualified from the gubernatorial ballot for the August primary amid alleged petition forgeries, announced Thursday that he intends to run as a write-in candidate.

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Republican gubernatorial hopeful Perry Johnson asks federal judge to cease printing of Michigan primary ballots

LANSING, Mich. — Republican Perry Johnson asked a federal judge Monday to order the Michigan secretary of state's office to "immediately cease the printing of August 2022 primary ballots" as he made a last-ditch effort to get back into the race for governor.

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Craig, off ballot, says campaign's not over: 'I'm not going to let this go'

Former Detroit police Chief James Craig vowed that his fight to advance in Michigan's Republican primary for governor would continue, two days after the Michigan Supreme Court declined to place him on the August primary ballot.

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Michigan Supreme Court leaves GOP gubernatorial candidates Johnson, Craig and others off ballot

DETROIT — The Michigan Supreme Court on Friday ended the chances of at least three Republican gubernatorial candidates to appear on the August primary ballot, siding with the state Bureau of Elections in ruling a deluge of forged signatures were enough to keep them off the ballot.

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Why several Republican candidates for Michigan governor were blocked from the ballot

State officials blocked five GOP candidates from the ballot after signatures they submitted included alleged forgeries. The Republicans said they were unaware of problems with the signatures.

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GOP candidate for Michigan governor denied spot on ballot in court ruling

DETROIT — The Michigan Court of Appeals rejected Wednesday a lawsuit from Republican businessman Perry Johnson, who asked the judges to revive his campaign for governor by giving him a spot on the August primary ballot.

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Board of canvassers deadlocks, blocking 5 candidates for governor from ballot

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan's Board of State Canvassers deadlocked 2-2 Thursday, keeping, for now, five GOP candidates for governor who were entangled in an alleged wave of petition forgeries off the August primary ballot.

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Michigan petition forgery report spurs bipartisan calls for criminal prosecutions

LANSING, Mich. — Petition circulators who allegedly forged signatures, leading to five Republican candidates for Michigan governor potentially losing their spots on the primary ballot, should be criminally prosecuted, key political figures from both sides of the aisle said Tuesday.

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