MFEI News & Commentary Articles

A Michigan court has just ordered 37 absentee ballots to be processed toward counting in Hamtramck’s disputed 2025 mayoral race. The ruling sounds reasonable on the surface. Voters shouldn’t be punished for election officials’ mistakes, right?

Michigan's Bureau of Elections is redesigning its election data reports, no longer including important information. MFEI is suing the state for the complete data file. The State has asked a judge to dismiss the case, saying it does not have in its possession the requested records.

Preliminary findings from Detroit ballot investigation identify "ghost write-ins." Are the ballots poorly designed? Were first-time users of mail-in ballots confused? Is it fraud? All of the above?

Will Benson Stonewall the DOJ? . . . More absentee ballot chaos . . . National Poll Worker Recruitment Day

A MI Fair Elections Institute (MFEI) volunteer was featured in a nationally syndicated podcast with an audience of 3.5 million listeners.

Election workers and officials St. Louis MO have learned the hard way that the United States Postal Service mail delivery is unreliable.

MI AG Nessel issued a memo extending the overseas absentee ballot deadline to Nov. 12, raising concerns from critics about ballot security.

Election Inspectors needed to work the Absentee Voter Counting Board at the Huntington Place Center in Detroit.

Early Voting, Absentee Ballots, Election Day Voting. So many options for Michigan Voters.

by C.E. Sanborn | March 25, 2024 It was the best of times and the worst of times…(sigh). My apologies for channeling my inner Charles...

FOIA’d Emails Reveal MI AG Nessel Personally Visited Detroit USPS Distribution Center