Stories tagged: "August primary"

Voting Signs at Detroit’s Frederick Douglass Academy encouraged social distancing. Photo by Franz Knight
Voting Detroit, Benson Collaborate to Address Polling Site Problems

Following serious issues arising during the August primary, Detroit has reached out for state assistance to avert disaster on Election Day, Nov. 3.

Associated Press Associated Press September 9, 2020 9:59 am EDT
Voting Letter carriers load mail trucks for deliveries at a U.S. Postal Service facility in McLean, Va., Friday, July 31, 2020. Delays caused by an increase in voting by mail may contribute to public doubts about the results. The public might not know the winner of the presidential race on Election Day because of a massive shift to voting by mail during the coronavirus pandemic. That’s because mail ballots take longer to count because of security procedures and laws in some states that limit when they can be processed. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Voting More Than 10,000 Ballots Weren’t Counted in Michigan’s August Primary. Here’s Why.

The United States Postal Service has never been more important to elections, but it faces more challenges than ever. What can be done before November?

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel August 10, 2020 9:48 am EDT
Elections Abraham Ayiash and Isaac Robinson. Photo courtesy Abraham Aiyash.
Elections Meet Abraham Aiyash, Running to Fill the Seat of His Friend Who Died of Coronavirus

Abraham Aiyash's friend and mentor state Rep. Isaac Robinson died of a suspected case of coronavirus in March. Aiyash wants to carry on Robinson's work in Lansing.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel August 7, 2020 1:14 pm EDT
Voting Despite the larger number of people taking advantage of Absentee Ballots, a few still choose to vote in person at the polls. Photo by Franz Knight.
Voting Michigan Clerks Tell Us What They Learned From the Primary, and What Needs to Change by November

As November looms, work is already underway to shore election procedures.

Nick Mordowanec Nick Mordowanec August 7, 2020 11:00 am EDT
Elections Rep. Andy Levin, D-Mich., speaks as the House of Representatives debates the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019. (House Television via AP)
Elections Labor Leader Andy Levin Wins Renomination, Continuing Legacy in Metro Detroit

From the environment to the economy, Rep. Andy Levin has been adding his own chapter to the Levin family legacy in Michigan politics.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel August 7, 2020 10:49 am EDT

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Elections Michigan Primary Results: 6 Things You May Have Missed

From major showdowns to preparing to hold a massive, absentee-focused election, Michigan already is already looking ahead to November’s election.

Associated Press Associated Press August 6, 2020 1:12 pm EDT
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Voting Why Voters in Michigan Say They Feel More Informed When Voting by Mail

When elections for offices at the local level aren't filled out in ballots, it's called "ballot roll-off," and voting by mail helped Michiganders avoid it in the August primary.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel August 6, 2020 10:23 am EDT