MFEI is forming an independent commission to investigate software company Civera, which provides election-related data tools to government agencies and the public.

Michigan is the only state in the nation that allows the creation of regulations without any independent oversight. Recently passed rules governing state elections violate federal law.

Michigan Fair Elections Institute (MFEI), joining a coalition of four citizen organizations, filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the United States Supreme Court on Wednesday, urging the justices to declare, once and for all, that Election Day is a hard deadline — not an aspirational suggestion.

SOS Benson's radical rule sets are working their way through the adoption process. Rule Set 15 is schedule for hearing on December 12.

Survey of local clerks reveals opposition to Ranked Choice Voting — too expensive and confusing. And, they don't have time to implement an entirely new system.

MFEI is supplying technical assistance to a large-scale investigation of election materials from Detroit’s 2020 election. As reported exclusively by Patty McMurray in The Gateway Pundit, a New Jersey man used the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to successfully gain access to all election materials (ballots, mail-in ballot applications, poll books) associated with the controversial 2020 election in Detroit.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Stockbridge, MI – September 15, 2025 Michigan Fair Elections Institute (MFEI) is formally submitting opposition to the Michigan Secretary of State’s proposed Rule Set 2025-14 ST to the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR), warning that the proposed rules governing pollbooks will undermine election integrity and violate federal and state laws.

Michigan Fair Elections Institute (MFEI) is launching an online publication called the Monthly Qualified Voter File (QVF) Change Report.

The Michigan Fair Elections Institute (MFEI) today announced the release of its comprehensive report, Ranked Choice Voting: A Threat to Our Electoral Process, examining ranked-choice voting (RCV) and its implications for Michigan's electoral system. The report comes as Rank MI Vote launches a petition drive for a 2026 constitutional amendment implementing ranked-choice voting.

Elizabeth Hundley, Livingston County Clerk, was presented with the Sunlight Award for responsiveness to citizens' election data requests.