Long wait times to vote can be a problem on Election Day, but policy changes and an efficiently designed process can lead to shorter lines and a more positive experience.

As Michigan prepares for what’s sure to be a contentious midterm election cycle, experts are warning that skepticism of election results becoming a bipartisan interest could have damaging consequences for the state of American democracy.

Michigan voters might not decide next fall whether to switch the state’s elections to a ranked choice voting system. Organizers trying to get the ranked choice voting question on the November 2026 ballot said Thursday that they’ve suspended signature ...

Fifteen non-citizens voted in the 2024 general election from Michigan, according to the Michigan Department of State. In April 2025, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson released the results of an election review in which state investigators compared motor vehicle records with state voting records.

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — A statewide petition effort to bring ranked-choice voting to Michigan says it still needs about 200,000 valid signatures to qualify for the November 2026 ballot. RankMIVote, a coalition pushing the proposal, reports roughly 2,500 ...