May 31st, 20240LANSING – Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson's Office declared that nine Congressional candidates failed to submit enough valid petition signatures to make the primary ballot in August, according to reports released Friday afternoon, May 24.
The determinations, if confirmed by the Board of State Canvassers next week, could whittle...
May 6th, 20230LANSING – On May 4, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson announced improvements to the mechanic certification process. Updated certification exams now cover current automotive technology and can be taken at students’ schools instead of Secretary of State Offices.
“Making mechanic tests available at schools where students already...
April 8th, 20230DEARBORN — As of March 22, the Michigan Secretary of State's Office reported that 97,000 voters across the state — and about 500 of the nearly 70,000 registered voters in Dearborn and 269 of about 44,000 registered voters in Dearborn Heights, which is less than 1 percent of registered voters in both cities — will be removed from...
October 14th, 20200LANSING — Three weeks out from the Nov. 3 election, nearly 1 million citizens have already returned absentee ballots, and more than 2.8 million have requested them, according to the Michigan Department of State (MDOS). A breakdown by jurisdiction of this week’s absentee ballot data is available here.
“Michigan citizens can be...
August 17th, 20200LANSING — Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson announced on Monday the final selection of 13 commissioners for the state’s first ever Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission. The commissioners were randomly selected by an independent accounting firm, Rehman LLC, from a final pool of 180...
June 25th, 20201
LANSING — Voters in Michigan who requested absentee ballots can expect them to arrive in their mailboxes soon. The state's Secretary of State office announced that clerks will begin mailing them on Thursday, June 25, for the August 4 primary elections.
A constitutional amendment passed by voters in 2018 requires ballot mailing...
May 19th, 20200DEARBORN — Many in the state may have heard of the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission. Michiganders voted to create the commission in 2018 to give citizens exclusive power over the drawing of district boundaries for the Michigan Senate and House, and the U.S. Congress, every 10 years.
This means that 13...
April 23rd, 20200LANSING — The Michigan Department of State (MDOS) will temporarily lay off more than 900 members of its staff starting on Sunday, April 26.
The layoffs will last two weeks, and could be extended.
“This is an extremely challenging time for our state, our state government and our department,” said Secretary of State Jocelyn...
