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Canvassers eye big changes to Michigan petition signature review process

LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Board of State Canvassers is contemplating changes to the state's rules regarding the review of voter signatures for changing state laws, amending the constitution or a candidate seeking to get on the ballot after a year of record demands on the Bureau of Elections.

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Michigan elections board certifies recounts that upheld ballot proposal victories

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan's Board of State Canvassers certified Wednesday the findings of hand recounts that upheld two ballot proposals' victories, with elections director Jonathan Brater saying the reviews showed voting machines had worked properly.

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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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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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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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EXPLAINER: Abortion returns spotlight to obscure Mich. board

A once obscure Michigan elections panel is back in the spotlight after rejecting a ballot initiative seeking to enshrine abortion rights in the state’s constitution and another to expand voting

The Independent UK

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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Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 21 (May 5, 2022)

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