Stories tagged: "Protect the Vote 2020"

Voting Benson, Whitmer and Nessel, masked, address Michiganders. Photos courtesy the Office of the Governor.
Voting Michigan Leaders: Once Again We Reassure You That the November Election Is Safe, Accurate, and Fair

Baseless concerns about the security of this election haven't deterred more than 1 million early voting Michiganders. They trust this process.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel October 29, 2020 2:09 pm EDT
Voting Protesters with rifles watch outside the State Capitol in Lansing, Mich., Wednesday, April 15, 2020. Flag-waving, honking protesters drove past the Michigan Capitol on Wednesday to show their displeasure with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's orders to keep people at home and businesses locked during the new coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Voting Michigan’s Ballot Box Is Not a Shooting Range: Guns Banned at Polling Places

Here's how Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is continuing a decades long fight against armed voter intimidation.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel October 22, 2020 1:08 pm EDT
Voting Photo by Franz Knight
Voting Why You Really Need to Use Michigan’s Ballot Drop Boxes Right Now

A last-minute court ruling reversed Michigan's ballot deadline extension. That means absentee ballots should be mailed by Oct. 19 to be counted on Election Day.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel October 19, 2020 12:31 pm EDT
Voting Photo by Franz Knight
Voting Michiganders Are Confident Their State Is Ready for November. Here’s Why.

Michigan has been preparing for Nov. 3 since before the pandemic began. Experts and Michiganders have faith in the system.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel October 14, 2020 8:17 pm EDT
Voting Whether you're walking your ballot to an approved drop box, into your local clerks office, or taking advantage of other options, Michigan voters can cast their ballots safely and securely.
Voting Michigan Republicans Seek to Reverse Decisions About Counting Absentee Ballots

An earlier decision that allowed any ballot postmarked before election day is being challenged by local, state and national Republicans.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel October 8, 2020 2:27 pm EDT

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Kamala Harris is sworn in as vice president by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor as her husband Doug Emhoff holds the Bible during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021.(Saul Loeb/Pool Photo via AP) Politics How VP Kamala Harris Expands the Definition of Who Gets to Hold Power in American Politics
Rep. Matt Maddock (R-Milford) attends the State of the State address in 2020. Politics Far-Right Conspiracy Group ‘Milford Conservatives Matter’ Includes State Rep. Maddock
Graphic by Denzel Boyd. Politics Meet MI Leaders: How Rosemary Bayer Went From Computer Scientist to State Senator
Voting Mayor Mike Duggan of Detroit. Photo courtesy the Federal Communications Commission.
Voting Detroit Dedicates Entire City Staff to Election Duty This November

Detroit's Mayor Mike Duggan said that the fast and accurate count of this Presidential election is a duty that "weighs on every big city in the country."

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel September 29, 2020 10:58 am EDT
Voting FILE - In this June 9, 2020, file photo, election workers process mail-in ballots during a nearly all-mail primary election (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
Voting Michigan Senate Approves Early Processing of Ballots—Here’s What That Means for You

Local and county clerks are cheering on the ballots processing decision, saying it's "desperately needed" for November.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel September 18, 2020 2:23 pm EDT