Voting

Washtenaw County officials are anticipating voter turnout in tomorrow’s election will be somewhere between 25 and 30%. We get the details from WEMU’s Taylor Pinson.

The August 2nd primary elections are right around the corner. Redistricting has a number of things in Washtenaw County, including voting districts and some polling locations. All the while, there are important races and ballot issues to decide and knowing who and what you are voting for is vital. Informing the electorate is the mission of the non-profit, the League of Women Voters of Washtenaw County. WEMU's David Fair caught up with the organization's new president, Lynn Kochmanski, to discuss those efforts.

Michigan elections officials — with a new member in the group — are evaluating whether a pair of constitutional amendments should appear on the November ballot. Colin Jackson has more.

The Michigan Reproductive Freedom for All campaign turned in petitions this week to put abortion rights into the state Constitution. That’s several hundred thousand registered voters who’ve put their names on paper as supporting the cause. And that support could extend beyond abortion rights and offer some help for Democrats and progressives going into this November’s elections and beyond. We have more from Rick Pluta.

The petition campaign to enshrine abortion rights in the Michigan Constitution turned in signed petitions Monday to put the question on the November ballot. Organizers say an amendment would end any uncertainty in Michigan on whether abortion is legal in the state after the US Supreme Court overturned Roe versus Wade. We have more from Rick Pluta.

The August primary is just a few weeks away, and one of the issues being taken into account is safety at the polls. We get the details from WEMU’s Taylor Pinson.

Absentee ballot requests for Michigan’s upcoming primary elections are outpacing the 2018 cycle by hundreds of thousands. Colin Jackson has more.

Only one of about ten initiative petitions in circulation submitted signatures in time to appear on the November ballot. Colin Jackson has more.

The Michigan Court of Appeals has tossed out a legal challenge to the presidential election results in Antrim County. Rick Pluta reports.

Ten Republican candidates have submitted signatures to run for Michigan governor ahead of Tuesday’s deadline. Colin Jackson has more.