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MFEI News & Commentary Articles


Election News Roundup - August 22 Edition
MFEI’s Communications Team brings you links to election news that you won’t want to miss.
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Aug 222 min read


MFEI PRESS RELEASE: Research Shows Ranked Choice Voting Could Disenfranchise Michigan Voters
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.
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Aug 193 min read


Whitmer's Nuclear Option . . . Just Don't Hold the Election
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.
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Aug 183 min read


Election News Roundup - August 15 Edition.
MFEI’s Communications Team brings you links to election news that you won’t want to miss.
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Aug 152 min read


Unintended Consequence: Hearing Targeting Township Clerk Reveals Weaknesses in Conduct of MI Elections
Cross-examination of Michigan Bureau of Elections (BOE) Director Jonathan Brater and other witnesses continued Monday in a probable cause hearing involving multiple felony charges against a former Adams township clerk.
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Aug 134 min read


3/4/3 on August 11, 2025 Three Stories/Three Minutes
Will Benson Stonewall the DOJ? . . . More absentee ballot chaos . . . National Poll Worker Recruitment Day
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Aug 115 min read


Election News Roundup - August 8 Edition.
MFEI’s Communications Team brings you links to election news that you won’t want to miss.
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Aug 83 min read


BREAKING NEWS: Michigan Fair Elections Institute Sues Genesee County Clerk
Michigan Fair Elections Institute (MFEI) is suing Michigan's Genesee County Clerk for denying a routine Freedom of Information Act request for election data.
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Aug 53 min read


Ones to Watch ... What We Know about the Candidates for MI Secretary of State
Two candidates have thrown their hats into the ring for Michigan secretary of state. Here's what you need to know.
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Aug 44 min read


Election News Roundup - August 1 Edition.
MFEI’s Communications Team brings you links to election news that you won’t want to miss.
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Aug 12 min read


Election News Roundup - July 25 Edition.
MFEI’s Communications Team brings you links to election news that you won’t want to miss.
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Jul 252 min read
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