Elections

A group of 22 Republican state lawmakers is asking the U.S. Department of Justice to supervise Michigan’s elections next year. We have more from Rick Pluta.

The Michigan Senate approved bills Thursday to outlaw per-signature payments to professional circulators gathering signatures for pollical candidates and ballot campaigns. We have more from Rick Pluta.

President Donald Trump issued preemptive pardons Monday to 16 state Republicans who tried to pass themselves as presidential electors following the 2020 election when the Democratic ticket carried Michigan. We have more from Rick Pluta.

The 2025 election season may have just wrapped up, but the 2026 campaign in Washtenaw County has already begun. Ann Arbor has its first council member announcing she will seek reelection. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

Washtenaw County voters have approved a new 10-year millage to fund Career Technical Education. The measure passed by almost a ten-point margin. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

The Chelsea Area Fire Authority will have more money to work with over the next three years. As WEMU’s Ana Longoria reports, voters in the city of Chelsea and Sylvan, Lyndon, and Lima Townships have approved a .75-mill tax.

Voters in Milan overwhelmingly pass a library millage renewal and choose library board members

Edward Kolar III has won his bid for a third two-year term as mayor of Milan. WEMU’s Caroline MacGregor reports.

Lima Township residents have voted to pass on allowing commercial cannabis businesses within the township borders. WEMU’s Ana Longoria reports.

Voters in Saline have made their choices for city council from a field of six. There will be a new member, a former councilmember and an incumbent serving for the next three years.