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On October 8, the United States Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Bost v. Illinois State Board of Elections. A key legal concept being litigated is "standing." Many courts never examine election-related cases and evidence because they rule the defendants do not have "standing." Bost v Illinois could . . . finally . . . break through that barrier.

What President Trump's own statements about mail-in ballots suggest will be their likely fate in an upcoming executive order.

MFEI’s Communications Team brings you links to election news that you won’t want to miss.

MFEI’s Communications Team brings you links to election news that you won’t want to miss.

3 Stories in 3 Minutes . . . Alternate Elector Aftermath . . . USPS Mail-In Ballot Postmark Chaos . . . Constitution Day!!

Votebeat, an organization that touts its non-partisan reporting credentials, published an article earlier this month panning the Department of Justice’s actions to gather state voter registration data and its push to expedite or enforce maintenance of state voter rolls. Keshel responds.

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MFEI is pleased to reprint (with permission) Seth Keshel’s expert analysis of mail-in ballot impact. The column was originally published on August 29, 2025, at Keshel’s Substack site, CaptK's Corner.

A Michigan district court judge has dismissed felony charges against 15 alternate electors. The two-year legal ordeal ended today for 15 Michigan Republicans charged with eight felony counts primarily centered on forgery.

On Wednesday, September 3, the Tea Party Patriots' Only Citizens Vote bus pulled into Lansing and was greeted by a group of Michigan patriots supporting only American citizens voting. Patrice Johnson, founder and chair of Michigan Fair Elections Institute, offered her remarks to the group.

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A hearing to consider dramatic changes to how state elections are conducted and administered is being held in Lansing on Friday, September 5.   Beginning at 9:30 a.m., Michiganders are allowed to make public comment on 12 administrative rules (R 168.251-168.262) that would impact Michigan election administration.

A Chicago-based forum of business and government sector experts is releasing a 37-nation study that finds the United States has the worst voting systems in the world.

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Reprint from The Federalist: Election systems expert Heather Honey has been sworn in at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as a deputy assistant secretary, leading elections integrity for the Trump Administration.

Three Stories . . . Three Minutes Kirk on mail ballots . . . Fed Member registered 2x? . . . Nessel says DOJ vulnerable

Michigan’s Bureau of Elections (BoE) investigation of the 15 noncitizens who voted in the state’s 2024 election has spawned a lawsuit. Washtenaw county resident Judi Bennett is suing the BoE for additional information about the investigation.

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For more than seven months, voters in District 35 have had no representation in the state Senate. Seven citizens from the district filed a lawsuit August 10, demanding the Governor of Michigan perform her constitutional duty and fill the vacancy.