Election News Roundup - December 19 Edition

MFEI ARTICLES

• BREAKING: Rank MI Vote Calls it Quits . . . for Now

• Download Your Free 2026 Impact Portfolio

• Can Benson's Rule Set 15 Be Stopped? Opponents Sound Alarm

MICHIGAN

• Michigan ranked choice voting group ends 2026 ballot effort

• Michigan Township charges reporter $164,000 for FOIA records

• Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson has refused to cooperate with the federal government on providing voter roll data

• Opinion: Jocelyn Benson effectively gets to choose who her opponent(s) will be in the 2026 gubernatorial election.

AROUND THE NATION

• Justice Department Sues Four Additional States and One Locality for Failure to Comply with Federal Elections Laws

• Reform Meets Reality: How Ranked Choice Voting Impacts Election Administration

• Inside the left’s push to reshape 2028 with ranked-choice voting

• Votebeat: Could Congress vote to change election laws for the 2026 midterms?

• Trump Must Appoint Republicans To USPS Board Currently Run By Mail-In Voting Activist

• Republicans could gain nearly 200 state legislative seats in voting rights case, report finds

• The Federalist on X: Year in the Review: 2025’s Biggest Election Integrity Stories

• DOJ sues Fulton County to force release of 2020 ballot documents

• Wisconsin Elections Commission denies U.S. DOJ demand for voter personal information

• Wisconsin judge rules Trump aides must face trial in 2020 fake elector scheme

• Maine asks court to throw out DOJ lawsuit seeking access to sensitive voter data

• Fulton County: ‘We Don’t Dispute’ 315,000 Votes Lacking Poll Workers’ Signatures Were Counted In 2020

• Blacksburg, Virginia Councilman found guilty on election fraud charges

• 3 US House Reps Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Expand Ranked Choice Voting to all Congressional Elections

• NC board orders reruns of two local elections after poll worker problems

NEWS AGGREGATOR SITES:

• ElectionBriefing.com

• ETI Media Report

• RealClearPolitics

• CitizenFreePress.com

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