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Government & Politics

Why Trump wants to ban barcodes on ballots, and what it means for voters and election officials

Election workers scan ballots at the scanning stations of the Philadelphia City Commissioners Office and Election Warehouse on Election Day in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 5, 2024.

Government & Politics

Michigan is short of clerks to oversee elections, but harassment and workload turn people away

Election clerk working in a dark office on a computer.

News

More than a million people took advantage of expanded early in-person voting in this state. Here's what we know about them.

Students of Michigan State University voted early on October 24, 2024 in their campus in East Lansing, Michigan.

Government & Politics

Michigan managed to speed up election results, but some things just take time

Poll workers count ballots at the conclusion of Election Day at the Warren City Hall in Warren, Michigan on November 5, 2024.

Government & Politics

How Michigan's election safeguards prevent double voting

A voter takes a sticker after casting a ballot at a polling station during the 2014 mid-term elections in St. Clair Shores, Michigan.