elections

Antrim County’s second-highest elections officer submitted her resignation last Thursday. Deputy Clerk Annette Marcus had assumed many of the election-related duties of the county clerk’s office, after elected clerk Victoria Bishop was barred from certain functions by the state.

Ingham County Clerk Barb Byrum says a lawsuit Republicans filed against Lansing election officials could be a warning shot for renewed election denialism ahead of November's midterms.

A document obtained by IPR shows Antrim County Clerk Victoria Bishop made more than a hundred unauthorized changes to the Qualified Voter File, including canceling 58 voter registrations.

According to the report, the state canceled over 300 noncitizen registrations during the observation period. That’s part of a broader set of nearly 1 million defunct registrations that got pulled.

Michigan has 1,240 townships. Each township has at least five board members. We're talking about at least 6,200 township officials. But in rural areas of the state, where the population is relatively low, it’s getting harder to fill critical government positions.

Getting to Capitol Hill might be an uphill climb for Barr. Republican U.S. Rep. Jack Bergman has held the seat for 10 years, and it's been occupied by a Republican since 2011.

A handful of questions faced voters in various counties and towns on Tuesday. A crucial one in Benzie was defeated by an incredibly narrow margin.

Democrat Jocelyn Benson and Republican John James both handily clinched their party's nominations in primary voting on Tuesday.

On this Primary Election Day, we take you to Antrim County, where the county clerk is under investigation for sowing doubt about voter registrations. IPR's Austin Rowlader talks to us from a polling place and updates us on an effort to recall Victoria Bishop.

IPR has assembled some resources to guide you as you exercise your franchise.