https://www.wcmu.org/tags/jake-rollow Jake Rollow en-US Copyright Thu, 29 Sep 2022 22:54:32 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2022-09-29/legislature-sends-elections-deal-to-governor-whitmers-desk Election bills are heading to governor’s desk after lawmakers reached a deal this week following months of negotiating.Republican Senator Ruth Johnson chairs the Senate Elections Committee. She says the bill would allow more clerks to pre-process absentee ballots two days before election day. In 2020, clerks could do that pre-processing one day before the election. It would also require county clerks to scrub the deceased from their lists of registered voters at least monthly. Thu, 29 Sep 2022 22:54:32 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2022-09-29/legislature-sends-elections-deal-to-governor-whitmers-desk Colin Jackson https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2020-10-26/lawsuit-challenges-mask-distance-rules-for-poll-workers A lawsuit filed with the Michigan Court of Claims challenges Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson’s Election Day instructions to poll watchers. The lawsuit… Mon, 26 Oct 2020 21:18:04 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2020-10-26/lawsuit-challenges-mask-distance-rules-for-poll-workers