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Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson will not be sending absentee ballot request forms to all voters this year.

Michiganders will be able to register their vehicles for two years at a time under a new state law. The governor signed a bill Wednesday allowing for the extended registration period.

Criticized for a massive backlog at local Secretary of State office branches, Secretary Jocelyn Benson says her department is taking steps to improve…

Poll workers are pre-processing absentee ballots in some Michigan cities ahead of Tuesday’s election under a new law.More than 2.9 million ballots have…

County clerks say they need help providing the personal protective equipment and sanitizers to poll workers for the August and November elections.In order…

Michigan has a new state elections chief. Elections bureau director Jonathan Brater says his top job is ensuring the integrity and public confidence in…

Michigan’s Secretary of State says it’s time to modernize her department’s 131 branch offices.Jocelyn Benson spent the past few months visiting each…

Local Secretary of State offices around Michigan and the department’s online services will be getting a major computer upgrade this weekend.After the…

Michigan might see an increase in voter turnout for the August primary.The Secretary of State is reporting that the number of requested absentee ballots…

Michigan Secretary of State Ruth Johnson released her response to a request from the Trump administration’s election commission for voter data on Monday.…