MFEI News & Commentary Articles

Officials with the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) are demanding information about how Michigan’s Department of State is complying with federal laws related to elections. Benson has 14 days to comply.

3/4/3: Three quick read headline stories for midweek. Today's 3: Dixon calls Benson “conniving”; RCV aligns with anti-Trump protests ; AG candidate defends alternate electors and criticizes RCV

In a landmark decision for election integrity, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled the Michigan Republican Party and the Republican National Committee (RNC) have standing to sue Flint officials for failing to appoint an equal number of Republican election inspectors during the 2022 elections.

The late June victory of socialist and Shia Muslim Zohran Mamdani in the city’s Democratic primary has a lot of political observers saying ranked choice voting (RCV) was a big success and crucial to pushing the candidate across the finish line to win. However, a deeper dive into the numbers and processes reveals some contrary information.

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

Shades of GBI Strategies in Minnesota • Colbeck on deck • Board of State Canvassers considers dueling non-citizen voting proposals

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.

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