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      <title>Democratic U.S. Senate candidates escalate attacks as Michigan primary intensifies</title>
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      <description>Endorsements, immigration votes and medical credentials have become flashpoints in the race.</description>
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      <title>Your 2026 Michigan voting guide</title>
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      <description>Learn how to register to vote, see what's on your ballot and learn where to cast your ballot.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 17:50:38 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Brianna Edgar</dc:creator>
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      <title>Michiganders urged to respond to U.S. Supreme Court ruling striking down part of the Voting Rights Act</title>
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      <description>The decision struck down a majority-Black congressional district in Louisiana. The court majority ruled the map relied too heavily on race. The ruling began reverberating through statehouses across the South.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 21:47:13 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Steve Carmody, The Associated Press</dc:creator>
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      <title>Antrim County clerk allegedly changed, canceled voter registrations, state says</title>
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      <description>The conservative county was at the center of voting machine conspiracy theories in 2020, and the new clerk has pledged to “restore election integrity in Antrim County.”</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:52:06 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Hayley Harding, Votebeat</dc:creator>
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      <title>In fight with DOJ over voting roll access, Michigan may be poised to go the distance</title>
      <link>https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2026-03-25/in-fight-with-doj-over-voting-roll-access-michigan-may-be-poised-to-go-the-distance</link>
      <description>A fast-moving Sixth Circuit and its conservative tilt could put Michigan at the center of the DOJ’s fight over access to state voter rolls.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 18:55:27 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Hayley Harding, Votebeat</dc:creator>
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      <title>Michigan AG won’t appeal decision to drop charges against 2020 'false electors'</title>
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      <description>In a 110-page report, Michigan’s Dana Nessel said she concluded the case was ultimately unlikely to succeed, but wanted to create a detailed record.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 22:13:44 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Hayley Harding, Votebeat</dc:creator>
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      <title>Michigan will pick a new top election official this year. Here’s where the candidates stand.</title>
      <link>https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2026-03-03/michigan-will-pick-a-new-top-election-official-this-year-heres-where-the-candidates-stand</link>
      <description>Votebeat asked Michigan’s secretary of state candidates their positions on proof of citizenship, election security, and more.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 23:37:26 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Hayley Harding, Votebeat</dc:creator>
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      <title>Supreme Court declines to hear twice-dismissed case on Michigan voter rolls</title>
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      <description>On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a case against Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, challenging the state’s process for canceling the voter registration for dead individuals.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 22:23:32 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Kyle Davidson, Michigan Advance</dc:creator>
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      <title>Michigan Gov. Whitmer proposes $43 million for new election equipment</title>
      <link>https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2026-02-16/michigan-gov-whitmer-proposes-43-million-for-new-election-equipment</link>
      <description>The money will help clerks replace voting machines whose contracts expire in 2027.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 23:46:41 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Hayley Harding, Votebeat</dc:creator>
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      <title>Michigan voters to decide if it’s time for a constitutional convention</title>
      <link>https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2026-01-21/michigan-voters-to-decide-if-its-time-for-a-constitutional-convention</link>
      <description>By law, the issue must appear on the ballot every 16 years. The last updated constitution was approved in 1962.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 23:27:30 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Pat Batcheller</dc:creator>
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