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Election lawsuits might gum up final vote counts, experts say

WASHINGTON — Dozens of courtroom fights over Tuesday’s elections, both months old and new, have a chance to delay the results of the midterm elections or even decide the results of some close races, election law experts said.

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Election lawsuits might gum up final vote counts, experts say - Roll Call

Dozens of courtroom fights over Tuesday’s elections have a chance to delay the results of the midterm elections, legal experts said.

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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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The midterms candidates opposing those who claim Trump won in 2020

Should these candidates prevail, it’s far less likely that schemes to overturn the 2024 election will succeed. Here’s a look at some of the key candidates

The Guardian - US

Dixon-Whitmer's 'high-stakes fight' for Michigan's top job reaches final hours

PONTIAC, Mich. — Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Republican challenger Tudor Dixon both contended they were problem solvers Sunday during some of their final campaign stops before Election Day, but they identified vastly different topics needing attention.

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Michigan’s top election official: ‘Every tactic tried in 2020 will be tried again’

Up for re-election as secretary of state herself, Jocelyn Benson expects more electoral interference in the looming midterms

The Guardian - US

Election deniers could oversee voting in key swing states. Here are races to watch

Voters in a number of states are being presented with a stark choice: Do they want someone who denies the legitimacy of the 2020 election to oversee voting in their state?

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Michigan Supreme Court allows poll challenger rules to stay in place for election

DETROIT — The Michigan Supreme Court will allow local clerks to continue using poll challenger guidance in next week's election that was issued by Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson's office in May, halting a lower court decision that blocked the rules.

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Michigan Supreme Court allows poll challenger rules to stay in place for election

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‘The best closer we have’: Obama floods the campaign trail to help Democrats as midterms loom

Five years after he left the White House, the former president is taking on the role of elder statesman stumping for Democrats across the country, Eric Garcia reports

The Independent UK

GOP already sowing chaos at the polls

"Voters deserve better than this when they exercise their constitutional right at the polls," said one watchdog

Salon

GOP candidate's voting lawsuit targets Detroit 2 weeks before election

DETROIT — Kristina Karamo, the Republican candidate to be Michigan's secretary of state, has filed a lawsuit, two weeks before Election Day, asking a judge to require residents of Detroit to vote in person or obtain their ballots in person at the clerk's office.

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US braces for midterm elections turmoil amid legal challenges

String of legal challenges already filed around November 8 vote preview a potentially contentious, post-midterms period.

Al Jazeera

Election Day is Nov. 8, but legal challenges already begin

Election Day is 12 days away

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Judge knocks down some of Michigan secretary of state's new election rules, state to appeal

DETROIT — A state judge has blocked rules related to the management of election challengers by Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson's office, finding a May 2022 election manual from Benson's office contained rules that should have gone through the regular rulemaking process.

The Independent UK

Races to oversee elections draw an avalanche of spending

Campaign spending is setting records in races to oversee state elections

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2020 election denier resurfaces in Michigan county clerk's office

DETROIT — A Michigan activist who promoted false claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from former President Donald Trump and once live-streamed a protest outside Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson's home has begun working in the Macomb County clerk's office.

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Trying to get politics out of election certifying

Before the 2020 presidential election, certifying election results was routine and generated little public attention

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Michigan Gov. Whitmer signs elections bills, allowing two days of absentee ballot pre-processing

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Friday signed a package of bills allowing clerks in large cities two days of pre-processing time to make it faster to tabulate absentee ballots on Election Day.

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Trump set to return to Michigan, looks to energize his base for November

DETROIT — Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to return to Michigan Saturday with Republicans in the state hoping he can motivate his base of supporters and help secure Macomb County, a key area the GOP needs to win in November.

The Independent UK

Michigan lawmakers approve early absentee ballot processing

Michigan lawmakers approved legislation Wednesday that would allow larger municipalities to begin processing ballots two days before an election

Tribune News Service

Michigan clerks who gave away tabulators risk ability to run elections, letters show

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan clerks who handed over voting tabulators to aid investigations into unproven claims of fraud in the 2020 presidential election could lose their ability to administer future elections unless they confirm they've stopped allowing unauthorized access to equipment.

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U.S. House incumbent primary defeats reached highest point in two decades

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A hacker bought a voting machine on eBay. Michigan officials are now investigating

Harri Hursti bought the Dominion machine to uncover its vulnerabilities, something he often does for state election officials. But authorities are trying to find out how the machine ended up online.

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Michigan GOP AG candidate once said he had 'lab' where he could show how to 'stuff' ballots

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Republican attorney general candidate Matt DePerno told a crowd last year he had a "lab" where he could take people and show them how election equipment can be manipulated, according to a previously unreported video obtained by The Detroit News.

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