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Michigan GOP gubernatorial candidate Ryan Kelley arrested on Jan. 6 riot-related charges

ALLENDALE, Mich. — FBI agents arrested Republican gubernatorial candidate Ryan Kelley on Thursday on misdemeanor charges related to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol, injecting a new round of turmoil into Michigan's upcoming primary election.

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Michigan GOP gubernatorial candidate Kelley arrested on Jan. 6 riot-related charges

FBI agents arrested Michigan Republican gubernatorial candidate Ryan Kelley on misdemeanor charges related to the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

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Michigan secretary of state interviewed again by Jan. 6 committee ahead of public hearings

WASHINGTON — Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson was interviewed last week by the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, a spokeswoman said Tuesday.

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Probe finds 11 voting breaches in Mich.

Trump supporters have now been busted in at least 17 attempted voting system breaches nationwide

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Mich. "voter fraud" fight hit with fraud

More petition fraud in Michigan: Another GOP campaign in the Mitten State gets sidetracked by phony signatures

Salon

Board of canvassers deadlocks, blocking 5 candidates for governor from ballot

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan's Board of State Canvassers deadlocked 2-2 Thursday, keeping, for now, five GOP candidates for governor who were entangled in an alleged wave of petition forgeries off the August primary ballot.

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Top Michigan election official claims Trump called for her execution after 2020 election

Democrat Jocelyn Benson called alleged remark ‘surreal’ and ‘sad’

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Michigan elections chief Jocelyn Benson says Trump suggested she be tried for treason

DETROIT — Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson told NBC News that former President Donald Trump allegedly said she should be tried for treason and "potentially executed" following the November 2020 election based on a source she wouldn't reveal.

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Michigan lawmaker entangled in voting tabulator probe

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan state Rep. Daire Rendon, a Republican who has previously claimed to have evidence of election fraud from information technology "experts," has quietly become entangled in a probe into unauthorized access to voting tabulators.

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'Unpermitted individual' allowed access to tabulator in Michigan township, email says

LANSING, Mich. — An "unpermitted individual" was allowed to access a voting tabulator in a west Michigan township, spurring an ongoing investigation by the State Police, according to an email obtained by The Detroit News through an open records request.

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In Ohio, Trump endorses an election official who doesn't think 2020 was stolen

Trump endorsed Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose ahead of Ohio's primaries on Tuesday. LaRose told NPR in January that candidates not conceding was a "really dangerous thing."

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GOP election-deniers elevate races for secretary of state

Add one more group of contests to the white-hot races for Congress and governor that will dominate this year’s midterm elections: secretaries of state

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Trump allies breach 8 voting systems

At least some breaches were linked to Mike Lindell's endless campaign to investigate nonexistent election fraud

Salon

Russian cyberattack could capitalize on election doubts

As the war in Ukraine continues, the United States is warning that Russia and aligned criminal groups may launch cyberattacks against critical American infrastructure, potentially including election systems ahead of November’s midterms.

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Michigan GOP attorney general race goes to runoff; Karamo wins SOS endorsement

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The Michigan Republican Party headed into a runoff election for attorney general after delegates on Saturday delivered a victory for former President Donald Trump's preferred secretary of state candidate, Kristina Karamo.

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Arizona House speaker gets Profile in Courage award

Arizona’s Republican House speaker has been awarded the John F

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Zelenskyy gets John F Kennedy award for defending democracy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is among five people being named as recipients of the John F

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Michigan secretary of state walks back statement on limiting access to driver records

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson's office announced Friday afternoon it would no longer release to media the driving records of "victims of violence," including Patrick Lyoya, a 26-year-old Black man shot by a Grand Rapids police officer during a traffic stop April 4.

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Michigan secretary of state's office says it will no longer give driving records of victims of violence to the media

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson's office said Friday it will no longer release to media the driving records of "victims of violence," including a 26-year-old Black man shot by a Grand Rapids police officer during a traffic stop April 4.

The Guardian - US

‘We need to work these polls’: Trump stumps for candidates who support the big lie

Trump praises little-known Republicans Matthew DePerno and Kristina Karamo, who both falsely claimed 2020 election fraud and are now seeking key Michigan offices

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Trump slams Whitmer, Benson, Nessel at Michigan rally

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Former President Donald Trump tried to boost select Michigan candidates running for secretary of state, attorney general and the Legislature Saturday in a nearly two-hour address that aimed to cement his influence in the Michigan GOP.

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The latest threat to democracy? A Trump-backed candidate willing to ‘find extra votes’

Trump-endorsed candidate Kristina Karamo is running for chief elections officer – if she wins she would have considerable sway over how the presidential election is conducted in 2024

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Michigan secretary of state asks for probe into voting machine access in Roscommon County

LANSING, Mich. — Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is asking the Attorney General's office and the Michigan State Police to investigate reports that an "unnamed third party" was granted access to voting technology in Roscommon County.

Los Angeles Times

State election officials survived Trump's attacks. Will they survive the ballot box?

WASHINGTON — Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and her 4-year-old son were settling in to watch "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" after putting up Christmas decorations when dozens of protesters descended on her home in December 2020 chanting "Stop the Steal" and "We want an audit."

Salon

Election truthers aim for power grab

If elected, Trump-truther candidates offer "clear line for election subversion," warns Michigan secretary of state

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