Posts tagged with "Secretary of State"

Whitmer signs legislation allowing for two-year vehicle registrations Local

Whitmer signs legislation allowing for two-year vehicle registrations

November 11th, 20210 LANSING — Governor Whitmer signed legislation Wednesday in hopes of saving drivers a trip to the Secretary of State’s office every year. House Bill 4117 allows drivers to choose a two-year vehicle registration, helping to improve the convenience of Secretary of State services. Whitmer also signed Senate Bill 220, allowing for...
Redistricting Commission to hold meeting and public hearing in Dearborn on June 3 Local

Redistricting Commission to hold meeting and public hearing in Dearborn on June 3

June 2nd, 20210 The Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission will conduct a meeting at 5 p.m. and a public hearing at 6 p.m. on June 3 at the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center, 15801 Michigan Avenue in Dearborn. Masks are required at all times while indoors. Individuals are encouraged (but not required) to RSVP in advance to...
Secretary of State seeking $25 million to hire more staff Local

Secretary of State seeking $25 million to hire more staff

June 2nd, 20210 LANSING — Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and Democratic lawmakers want $25 million to hire more staff and pay overtime to employees. The money would go towards expanding appointments and hours at branch offices that are facing large backlogs of transactions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. If the spending is approved by the...
Biden ready to return to Iran nuclear deal; lifts Trump-era sanctions International

Biden ready to return to Iran nuclear deal; lifts Trump-era sanctions

February 19th, 20210 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Biden administration, through Secretary of State Antony Blinken, affirmed on Thursday it is willing to come to the negotiation table with Iran over a return to a nuclear accord, if Tehran came into full compliance with the deal. The Iran Nuclear Deal, first struck in 2015, is aimed at preventing the country...
Audit shows accuracy of presidential election in Michigan Elections

Audit shows accuracy of presidential election in Michigan

February 12th, 20211 LANSING — After months of accusations about widespread voter fraud in Michigan, results of an audit exercise to determine the accuracy of the results of the November presidential election give a clearer picture. A hand count of more than 18,000 ballots randomly selected throughout the state affirms the electoral victory of...
Secretary of State to expand online and self-services options in March COMMUNITY

Secretary of State to expand online and self-services options in March

December 16th, 20200 LANSING — The Michigan Secretary of State's Office is expanding its online and self-service options and is expecting them to be available in March. Some of the new options include renewing standard and enhanced driver’s licenses and state identification cards at self-service stations and online. Michiganders will also be able...
Michigan secretary of state releases rejected ballot data Elections

Michigan secretary of state releases rejected ballot data

December 3rd, 20200 LANSING — Data of rejected ballots from the Nov. 3 general elections shows more wrongfully cast votes were rejected for a variety of reasons in that election than the August primary. Ballots can be rejected for several reasons. For example, when no signature is provided by the voter, or when the signature doesn’t match records or...
Secretary of state urges voters to hand deliver absentee ballots COMMUNITY

Secretary of state urges voters to hand deliver absentee ballots

October 21st, 20200 LANSING — With just two weeks until the election, Michigan’s secretary of state is urging voters to hand deliver their absentee ballots. Jocelyn Benson told the media during a press conference that voters are being urged to not risk post office delays. “Only the absentee ballots received by 8 p.m. on November 3 can be...
Early voting begins in Michigan as absentee ballots get mailed out on Thursday Elections

Early voting begins in Michigan as absentee ballots get mailed out on Thursday

September 24th, 20200 LANSING — On Thursday, election clerks the state opened their offices for early voting. Local clerks also mailed out ballots to residents who have requested them.  Today marks the 40th day before the Nov. 3 election, when clerks are required by the state constitution to open up for early voting. The state says more than 2.39...
Driver’s license, vehicle renewal extension will expire Sept. 30 COMMUNITY

Driver’s license, vehicle renewal extension will expire Sept. 30

September 1st, 20200 LANSING — Those Michiganders whose driver's license, state ID or vehicle registration expires between March 1 and Sept. 30 have until Sept. 30 to complete their renewals, the Michigan Department of State (MDOS) announced today. With that deadline now a month away, MDOS is encouraging drivers who haven’t completed their renewals...
Trump wants to delay elections, but only Congress has the power to do so Elections

Trump wants to delay elections, but only Congress has the power to do so

July 30th, 20200 WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Trump once again went after what he calls "universal mail-in voting" fraud, calling foul play and even considered delaying national elections "until people can properly, securely and safely vote." https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1288818160389558273?s=20 But the U.S. Constitutions give...
DHS extends REAL ID enforcement deadline to next year COMMUNITY

DHS extends REAL ID enforcement deadline to next year

March 26th, 20200 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), as directed by President Trump, has extended the REAL ID enforcement deadline to 12 months beyond this year’s deadline, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The new deadline is now October 21, 2021.  Acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf said in a statement that the department...
Secretary of State-elect Jocelyn Benson announces transition team Elections

Secretary of State-elect Jocelyn Benson announces transition team

November 24th, 20180 LANSING— Secretary of State-elect Jocelyn Benson has announced her transition committee, which will guide her preparation to assume the role of Michigan’s chief motor vehicle administrator and chief election officer, on January 1.  “I am honored that two leaders and mentors I respect and admire, Senator Levin and Commissioner...
Whitmer, Nessel and Benson sweep Michigan's top jobs, defeat Republicans COMMUNITY

Whitmer, Nessel and Benson sweep Michigan’s top jobs, defeat Republicans

November 10th, 20180 Democrat Gretchen Whitmer wins governor'- race, beats Republican candidate Bill Schuette In a pivotal election, Democrat Gretchen Whitmer has won the race for governor of Michigan. She swept 53.3 percent of the votes, beating Republican Bill Schuette in 17 of Michigan’s 83 counties. Among them were Macomb, Oakland, Genesee, Wayne...
AAPAC issues across-the-board endorsements as Election Day approaches Elections

AAPAC issues across-the-board endorsements as Election Day approaches

October 19th, 20181 DEARBORN – Several key races are brewing that could alter the course municipalities and the state take as they face challenges like improving public education, fixing dilapidated infrastructure and lowering insurance premiums. After interviews and deliberations on October 17, The Arab American Political Action Committee (AAPAC)...
Shri Thanedar challenges Abdul El-Sayed’s eligibility to run for governor Elections

Shri Thanedar challenges Abdul El-Sayed’s eligibility to run for governor

May 4th, 20180 LANSING – In an increasingly heated battle to remove one other from the ballot this primary election, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Shri Thanedar is challenging rival Abdul El-Sayed’s eligibility to run for office. The two are running against Gretchen Whitmer in the Democratic primary. Thanedar filed the complaint with the...
Local state senate race heats up as resident challenges candidate eligibility Elections

Local state senate race heats up as resident challenges candidate eligibility

May 4th, 20180 DEARBORN — A Dearborn resident is challenging State Representative Sylvia Santana’s eligibility to run for the third State Senate district, alleging that she has not paid late filing fees from her last election before filing to run this year. If confirmed, Santana’s name could not appear on the ballot this November. The third...
Trump fires State Sec. Tillerson after clashes, taps CIA Director Pompeo U.S. Politics

Trump fires State Sec. Tillerson after clashes, taps CIA Director Pompeo

March 13th, 20180 WASHINGTON, D.C. ― President Trump fired Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Tuesday after a series of public rifts over policy on North Korea, Russia and Iran, replacing his chief diplomat with loyalist CIA Director Mike Pompeo. The biggest shakeup of Trump’s Cabinet since he took office in January 2017 was announced by the...
Michigan legislators debate bills that could allow online voter registration Elections

Michigan legislators debate bills that could allow online voter registration

March 9th, 20180 LANSING — For those in Michigan still not registered to vote, signing up may soon become easier. The elections committees in both the State Senate and House of Representatives debated legislation Thursday to allow people who have driver's licenses or state identification cards to register to vote online. The Senate panel unanimously...
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