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Michigan attorney general warns against recount disruptions after report from Jackson County

Lansing, Mich. — Attorney General Dana Nessel warned recount observers and participants Wednesday against causing disruptions during a statewide recount of Proposals 2 and 3, citing disruptions and concerns at two recounts in Ingham and Jackson counties.

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‘This movement was rejected’: Republican election deniers lose key state races

Relief as Republicans election deniers running to take over elections beaten in almost every statewide race

The Guardian - US

Election officials feared the worst. Here's why baseless claims haven't fueled chaos

So far, false claims of voting malfeasance have not incited the chaos that many had feared would ensue, stoked by a mythos of election fraud that's become a core belief for many on the right.

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Republicans who falsely claimed Trump won in 2020 are losing their races in critical state-level elections

GOP candidates fuelled by bogus election fraud narratives are failing to gain ground in races for governor, secretary of state and attorney general

The Independent UK

How Democrats' historic wins will bring 'monumental' shift to Michigan

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Democrats have won control of the state Legislature and the governor's office for the first time in 40 years, providing their party with a chance to reverse decades of GOP policies and overturn a Capitol culture that has catered to Republicans.

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Democrat beats Trump-backed election denier in key Michigan race

Secretary of state Jocelyn Benson condemns ‘conspiracy theorists and election deniers’ after being re-elected over Kristina Karamo

The Guardian - US

US midterm voters reject election deniers who support Trump’s false claim

Several avid participants in efforts to subvert the outcome of the 2020 presidential contest fell short in the midterm elections

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Democrat Jocelyn Benson is reelected as Michigan secretary of state

Benson defeated Kristina Karamo, an election denier who made a name for herself claiming without evidence she saw fraud in the 2020 election.

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Gretchen Whitmer wins a 2nd term as Michigan's governor

DETROIT — Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has won a second term in Michigan's top office, defeating Republican challenger Tudor Dixon after a heated race that focused on abortion rights and the battleground state's economy.

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Election lawsuits might gum up final vote counts, experts say

WASHINGTON — Dozens of courtroom fights over Tuesday’s elections, both months old and new, have a chance to delay the results of the midterm elections or even decide the results of some close races, election law experts said.

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Election lawsuits might gum up final vote counts, experts say - Roll Call

Dozens of courtroom fights over Tuesday’s elections have a chance to delay the results of the midterm elections, legal experts said.

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Tuesday's Michigan election could spark 'unprecedented' fights over ballots, canvassing

DETROIT — Battles over voter registration, absentee ballots and election equipment are expected to intensify Tuesday in Michigan two years after supporters of former Republican President Donald Trump lodged a months-long campaign challenging the results of the presidential election.

Tribune News Service

The midterms candidates opposing those who claim Trump won in 2020

Should these candidates prevail, it’s far less likely that schemes to overturn the 2024 election will succeed. Here’s a look at some of the key candidates

The Guardian - US

Dixon-Whitmer's 'high-stakes fight' for Michigan's top job reaches final hours

PONTIAC, Mich. — Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Republican challenger Tudor Dixon both contended they were problem solvers Sunday during some of their final campaign stops before Election Day, but they identified vastly different topics needing attention.

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Michigan’s top election official: ‘Every tactic tried in 2020 will be tried again’

Up for re-election as secretary of state herself, Jocelyn Benson expects more electoral interference in the looming midterms

WEKU

Election deniers could oversee voting in key swing states. Here are races to watch

Voters in a number of states are being presented with a stark choice: Do they want someone who denies the legitimacy of the 2020 election to oversee voting in their state?

Tribune News Service

Michigan Supreme Court allows poll challenger rules to stay in place for election

DETROIT — The Michigan Supreme Court will allow local clerks to continue using poll challenger guidance in next week's election that was issued by Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson's office in May, halting a lower court decision that blocked the rules.

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Michigan Supreme Court allows poll challenger rules to stay in place for election

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The Independent UK

‘The best closer we have’: Obama floods the campaign trail to help Democrats as midterms loom

Five years after he left the White House, the former president is taking on the role of elder statesman stumping for Democrats across the country, Eric Garcia reports

Salon

GOP already sowing chaos at the polls

"Voters deserve better than this when they exercise their constitutional right at the polls," said one watchdog

Tribune News Service

GOP candidate's voting lawsuit targets Detroit 2 weeks before election

DETROIT — Kristina Karamo, the Republican candidate to be Michigan's secretary of state, has filed a lawsuit, two weeks before Election Day, asking a judge to require residents of Detroit to vote in person or obtain their ballots in person at the clerk's office.

Al Jazeera

US braces for midterm elections turmoil amid legal challenges

String of legal challenges already filed around November 8 vote preview a potentially contentious, post-midterms period.

The Independent UK

Election Day is Nov. 8, but legal challenges already begin

Election Day is 12 days away

Tribune News Service

Judge knocks down some of Michigan secretary of state's new election rules, state to appeal

DETROIT — A state judge has blocked rules related to the management of election challengers by Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson's office, finding a May 2022 election manual from Benson's office contained rules that should have gone through the regular rulemaking process.

The Independent UK

Races to oversee elections draw an avalanche of spending

Campaign spending is setting records in races to oversee state elections

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