absentee ballots

A Wayne County judge used scathing language to reject the Republican secretary of state candidate’s late-hour request to impose new absentee ballot rules on Detroit voters.

The number of Hoosiers voting early – whether in-person or by mail – is down this fall compared to past elections.

Michigan elections bureau spokesperson Jake Rollow said in an online press conference that at this point it’s a good idea for voters to drop off ballots with local clerks instead of using the mail.

Many elections officials are saying they won’t take advantage of a new law that allows them to complete some pre-processing of those ballots a couple of days before election day.

A lawsuit filed by the Indiana and St. Joseph County Republican parties against the Democratic members of the St. Joseph County election board has changed court venues.

A Marshall County judge has declined to issue a temporary restraining order requested by the Indiana and St. Joseph County Republican Parties in their lawsuit against the Democratic members of the St. Joseph County Election Board.

The Indiana Republican Party has filed a lawsuit against the Democratic members of the St. Joseph County Election Board, the latest development in a fight over how Democratic County Clerk Rita Glenn stored and processed absentee ballots in the May 2022 primary.

Last Tuesday, the St. Joseph County Commissioners passed a resolution to set up a third-party review of county election procedures because they say concerns have been raised over election integrity. But that resolution, approved by the all-Republican commissioners in a 2 to 1 vote, is now seeing pushback.

The St. Joseph County Commissioners approved a resolution Tuesday to set up a third-party review of county absentee ballot processing procedures after concerns were raised about election integrity.

The legislation would allow more local clerks to start pre-processing absentee ballots two days before an election.