MFEI News & Commentary Articles

SOS Benson's third and final set of radical, new rules got a hearing on Friday. Find out how Michiganders objected!

HILLSDALE, Mich., July 11, 2025 — Under cross-examination in a probable cause hearing, Michigan Bureau of Elections Director Jonathan Brater was forced into a number of troubling admissions regarding his election instructions to Michigan clerks.

LANSING, Mich. (June 28, 2025) — Michigan’s Board of State Canvassers unanimously approved petition summary language for a constitutional amendment which would enshrine ranked choice voting (RCV) as the state’s required system of voting.

In a significant victory for election integrity advocates, the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to review a lower court’s decision on federal candidate standing and the counting of mail-in ballots after Election Day. The case, led by Congressman Mike Bost (R-IL) and two presidential electors, challenges an Illinois law permitting mail-in ballots to be counted up to 14 days after Election Day, even without a postmark. Michigan has a similar law as well, going so far as to waive p

On March 25, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed Executive Order 14248, his 116th executive order since taking office and one of his most significant. For election integrity advocates, including organizations like Michigan Fair Elections Institute (MFEI), EO 14248 was a landmark victory. The comprehensive document reads like a wish list of conservative election integrity measures, years in the making, lifting a heavy burden from the shoulders of those who fought for reform

MI AG Dana Nessel joins AGs from 19 states' in a lawsuit opposing President Trump’s EO addressing election administration.

Michigan activists are ramping up their plans for a 2026 state Constitution amendment on the ballot to allow for ranked choice voting (RCV).

HJR-B, amending the state constitution to require proof of citizenship to register and a photo ID to cast a vote, faces stiff opposition.

Federal legislation that would require proof of citizenship to vote has sparked opponents to wage a public relations campaign in Michigan.

Did USAID press its thumb the scales of our elections?  by Patrice Johnson | February 7, 2025 Revised Feb. 8, 2025 Last Saturday,...

MI election data analysts completed a comprehensive ranking of how all 83 MI counties responded to the analysts’ request for election data.

By Frederick Woodward and Caston Thomas | January 13, 2025 Kristine Christlieb also contributed to this article. A team of data...

Predicting election-related legislative trends for 2025, the Nat. Conference of State Legislatures doesn't mention cleaning up voter rolls.

Lawyers representing 11 Michigan legislators are battling to keep alive an election-related lawsuit dismissed in April for lack of standing.

The Michigan Voter Rights Act bill package passed out of committee and is heading to the House floor for a vote. PIME Chair sounds an alarm.

A volunteer poll challenger is disputing four ballots from a Michigan State University polling location.

Recently, the NY Times wrote a piece misrepresenting the intent of MFE publishing Responsibilities and Roles of County Boards of Canvassers.

Due to EO 14019, government agencies are now—apparently without screening for citizenship—registering persons they encounter to vote.

Three states sue the Biden-Harris DHS for obstructing their states’ attempts to verify the citizenship of “potentially ineligible” voters.

The RNC filed two lawsuits against Michigan's Secretary of State, Jocelyn Benson, and the judges' gavels came down in favor of the RNC.