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Elections The ‘Gander Newsroom’s Guide to Voting in Michigan in 2022

There’s a lot on the line in Michigan this year. As part of The ‘Gander Newsroom’s mission to inform and empower voters, we’ve put together a resource that you can easily bookmark and return to as you make plans for voting in Michigan’s Nov. 8 General Election. TOP STORIES: Guide: Where do candidates stand on...

The 'Gander Staff The 'Gander Staff July 26, 2022 6:37 pm EDT
Voting Bellaire, Michigan, USA - October 22, 2021: The Historic Antrim County Courthouse
Voting ‘It Needs to Be Fair’: Why a Michigan Prosecutor Rejected Rudy Giuliani’s Request to Turn Over Voting Machines

A Republican prosecutor in Antrim County said Trump’s team asked him to turn over voting machines. He declined because that's illegal. 

Isaac Constans Isaac Constans February 23, 2022 5:07 pm EST
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Voting Some Michigan Towns Rely on Churches to Vote. What Happens If That’s Banned?

More than 20% of Michigan’s polling places are houses of worship. But that could be banned under a GOP voting plan. “None of this was ever about securing the vote.”

Joey Oliver Joey Oliver December 7, 2021 11:52 am EST
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Elections ‘People Have Fought Wars for This:’ Clerks Respond to Republicans’ Plan Banning Voting in Churches

One in every five polling places could be gone under a new Michigan voting plan. That concerns local clerks. 

Joey Oliver Joey Oliver November 24, 2021 1:33 pm EST
Voting In this Feb. 12, 2019 file photo, state Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey, R-Clarklake, watches during the State of the State address at the state Capitol in Lansing, Mich. Michigan lawmakers plan to convene for the first time in weeks to lengthen Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's emergency declaration amid the coronavirus pandemic but are at odds over the extension and whether the session is even necessary. The Republican-led Legislature is scheduled to meet Tuesday, April 7, 2020, three weeks after last voting. Shirkey's spokeswoman said “He thinks we can come to some middle ground in terms of the extension, and that doesn't preclude it from being extended again if were necessary at some point.”
Voting How a Handful of Michiganders Could Make Voting Harder for the Rest of Us

Michigan voters overwhelmingly chose to expand access to ballot boxes in 2018. Now a loophole is allowing the GOP to propose stripping these rights with just 3% of Michiganders pushing for it.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel July 5, 2021 3:43 pm EDT

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President Joe Biden speaks during an announcement related to small businesses at the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images) Uncategorized Enough Bad News: Five Ways Politicians Are Actually Helping Michigan Families
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Millions of Michiganders are waiting on news of student loan forgiveness. Education Voters Want Student Debt Erased—But Many Michiganders Don’t Have to Wait
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Commentary I Was Raised in Rural Michigan. I Vote to Protect the Constitution.

Collin Hubbard is a field representative of the Progressive Turnout Project, and he has a message for voters: This election is about American values.

Collin Hubbard Collin Hubbard November 2, 2020 3:43 pm EST
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Voting How Rural Michigan Voters Are Approaching This Election Differently

Rural Michigan helped elect President Donald Trump, but a growing movement across the state’s countryside communities is bringing new voices to the table.

Nick Mordowanec Nick Mordowanec October 15, 2020 5:04 pm EDT