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President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a sweeping executive action to overhaul elections in the U.S., including requiring documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections a...
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Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold joins Ana Cabrera to react to the change and to explain more about voting rights.
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Republican State Sen. Bill Cowsert of Athens said Thursday that he and other Republicans want to further examine recent ethics findings that voter participation group New Georgia Project improperly c...
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Absentee ballots available for May 6 local elections in Michigan
Michigan voters who live in municipalities where a May 6 election is scheduled can now request an absentee ballot.
Proof of citizenship, absentee ballots: What Trump order means for Ohio elections
President Trump signed an executive order requiring proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote and prohibiting absentee ballots received after Election Day from being counted. Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose expressed support for the order,
Trump Signs Order Seeking to Overhaul US Elections, Including Requiring Proof of Citizenship
President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a sweeping executive action to overhaul elections in the U.S., including requiring documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections and demanding that all ballots be received by Election Day.
Trump 'can't dictate' law of the land: CO Secy. of State slams order targeting elections
President Trump signed an executive order requiring proof of citizenship in order to register to vote in federal elections. Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold joins Ana Cabrera to react to the change and to explain more about voting rights.
Illinois elections board says Trump executive order won't impact April 1 elections
Illinois State Board of Elections spokesman Matt Dietrich said the agency was aware of the order but that it would have no bearing on the April 1 elections. He said the agency was waiting on changes to state or federal law — which executive orders cannot make — to update guidance for local
Local impact of executive order on elections
Donald Trump on Tuesday signed another executive order apparently aimed at exacting retribution against a law firm for its links to one of the president’s many past legal troubles. A few weeks after targeting another firm which had re-hired a lawyer who had worked in the Manhattan district attorney’s office during its investigation into Trump,
Illinois to defy Trump voter order for April election
The state of Illinois will defy President Trump’s executive order and will not require voters to present identification to receive a ballot in next month’s election.
'Voter suppression': Sen. Padilla slams Trump executive order going after voting rights
President Trump signed an executive order aimed at overhauling elections. The order requires proof of citizenship in order to register to vote. Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) joins José Díaz-Balart to explain more about the impact of this change and to react to calls for Defense Secretary Hegseth to resign.
Despite Trump order, Illinois won’t require voter proof of citizenship
Despite a Trump order requiring proof of citizenship to vote, Illinois elections will proceed under current state laws.
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Democrats say Michigan House committee a ‘circus’ after platforming election deniers
After Detroit-area pastor Lorenzo Sewell, an advocate of President Donald Trump, testified this week in the newly renamed Michigan House Election Integrity Committee, Republican and Democratic members of the committee are at odds on their respective visions of fair elections.
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1 thing is dominating Michigan politics, and it's not the damn roads | Opinion
In the 2026 election for Michigan’s next governor, the primary issue won’t be roads or taxes or education or the state's business climate. Sure, the gubernatorial candidates will talk about those issues. But, nope, none of those will dominate the election.
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Michigan Democrats, advocates vow to fight Trump election order: ‘We’ll see him in court’
Michigan officials are reacting to President Donald Trump’s executive order overhauling how U.S. elections are administered, including requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote. Signed Tuesday,
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Michigan civic groups discuss election law changes, legislative action around voting
Michigan’s new laws bring changes to voting recount policy and a ban on firearms at polling locations in 2025.
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Michigan GOP lawmakers petition SCOTUS to strike down voter-approved election laws
Nearly a dozen Republican lawmakers in Michigan are petitioning the U.S. Supreme Court to declare several voter-approved election laws unconstitutional.
Gov. Whitmer's office mum on key Michigan Senate special election
U.S. Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet's old seat in the Michigan Senate has remained vacant for seven weeks without a special election scheduled.
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Detroit leaders testify before election integrity committee, claim 'systemic voter fraud'
Michigan's House Election Integrity Committee held a meeting Tuesday, where they heard a presentation that made claims of election fraud.
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Michigan local pols resign after election, then quickly replaced by appointment, not new election
Circumventing the democratic process? “Appointments are meant to be a temporary solution to an unexpected vacancy, not a tool for political manipulation,” Jean Zott said.
Trump signs new order to overhaul US elections, require voters to have proof of citizenship
Trump’s order is likely to face legal challenges, given that the Constitution gives authority over elections to the states.
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