I investigated the concerns raised by officials. I found:

🗳️ The criticisms appeared false or lacked context.
❓ They raise questions about how effectively officials will be able to administer 2026 elections.
😨 They could exacerbate voters’ fears of election malfeasance.

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Trump administration demands ballots from Michigan’s biggest county In its search to uncover fraud in past elections, the Department of Justice is turning its eyes to Michigan.

New over on @votebeat.org: The DOJ wants Wayne County to turn over all its 2024 ballots.

But Wayne County doesn't have any of them. In Michigan, counties don't run elections like in other states. It's the local clerks that store the ballots. www.votebeat.org/michigan/202...

you never hear about midistricting and fadistricting

Life is so beautiful you can attach a gutter to your back fence and plant strawberries in it if you want

Republican election official improperly canceled voter registrations, Michigan alleges Victoria Bishop pledged to “restore election integrity in Antrim County.” Now she may be improperly unregistering voters.

Scoop from @hayleyharding.bsky.social: A far-right county clerk in Michigan is reportedly canceling voter registrations without authorization. www.votebeat.org/michigan/202...

Republican election official improperly canceled voter registrations, Michigan alleges Victoria Bishop pledged to “restore election integrity in Antrim County.” Now she may be improperly unregistering voters.

Scoop over at @votebeat.org: The state is asking Antrim Clerk Victoria Bishop to explain what appears to be her improperly changing or even canceling voter registrations www.votebeat.org/michigan/202...

I love to log into PACER 173 times each and every day very good system

I wrote about Old Space Polls and they let me keep in the phrase "Unlike the space programs they’re asking about, survey questions don’t exist in a vacuum."

www.cnn.com/2026/04/09/s...

New over on @votebeat.org: Stan Grot, accused of being one of 16 Michigan "false electors," is back running elections after charges against him were dropped www.votebeat.org/michigan/202...

if you see me crashing out it's because I love my 2011 Kindle (bought used on ebay for $11.90 in 2021) more than life itself

Trump executive order is unconstitutional, lawsuit argues It’s at least the fourth lawsuit seeking to block Trump’s executive order giving the U.S. Postal Service unprecedented authority over mail voting.

Michigan AG Dana Nessel is one of 23 AGs (plus the governor of PA) suing the Trump admin over this week's executive order www.votebeat.org/national/202...

The secret weapon Michigan political campaigns are just starting to learn about Campaigns in other states have run robust ballot curing operations for years, but in Michigan, their potential is still largely unrealized.

If your signature doesn't match on your absentee ballot, it won't count unless you fix it.

Campaigns have capitalized on ballot curing as a way to ensure their voters are heard. And you can expect to see a lot more of it in MI in coming years. In @votebeat.org: www.votebeat.org/michigan/202...

Trump executive order would give federal government huge role in 2026 midterms Trump’s first executive order on elections was largely blocked in court, but that didn’t stop him from issuing a second.

eaction to the president's new executive order on mail voting: A lot of states preparing to sue. “The courts will strike it down faster than a cheetah on meth,” one local election official told
@votebeat.org www.votebeat.org/national/202...

I fear that if I don't change my behaviors my household is going to have to institute a "no gummy bears in bed" rule, but that's my favorite place to eat gummy bears.........

Michigan election result could be reversed — even though the winner has been in office for months The city’s new mayor won by only 11 votes, but a court just ruled that 37 disputed ballots should be counted.

Hamtramck's November 2025 election isn't over yet. Today, the Michigan Court of Appeals ruled that 37 contest ballots SHOULD be counted, despite a lower court ruling. More for @votebeat.org: www.votebeat.org/michigan/202...

I'll be fine EVENTUALLY I just have to CRY ABOUT IT FOR A WHILE

*experiencing something heartbreaking that I expect will affect the way I approach the world for the next few months at least but still trying to make the best of it despite crying a lot voice* "ok well at least I am still capable of being heartbroken!!!!! isn't that cool"

Kinda mad Love is Blind Ohio is over. Really did love talking shit about those men

TKO: What a punching bag with a candidate’s face has to do with 37 uncounted ballots in Michigan Hamtramck City Clerk has been fired for “a clear lack of professional neutrality,” the mayor says.

Here's a weird one from @hayleyharding.bsky.social. There were candidate faces taped to punching bags in the Hamtramck elections' office. Then 37 ballots were throw out. Here's how that's connected.

Also, hear from one of the featured faces. www.votebeat.org/michigan/202...

TKO: What a punching bag with a candidate’s face has to do with 37 uncounted ballots in Michigan Hamtramck City Clerk has been fired for “a clear lack of professional neutrality,” the mayor says.

A punching bag with a candidate's face on it. More than three dozen disenfranchised voters. A razor-thin margin in a race to be the city's next mayor.

Here's the fullest reporting we have so far on what the hell happened in Hamtramck.

www.votebeat.org/michigan/202...

“False electors” in Michigan won’t face trail after AG decides not to appeal Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel slammed President Donald Trump for what she says is his role.

For @votebeat.org: Michigan's so called "fake electors" won't face trial after Nessel declined to appeal. In a 110-page report explaining why, she said it was "unjust" to prosecute "low-level" participants in an effort she said was led by the president.
www.votebeat.org/michigan/202...

Assumed a dark dense plant was a weed because who the heck is thriving in Michigan in the first week of March.....shoutout to Summer Hayley for leaving the nursery label stake in the ground because now Spring Hayley knows that it is a native plant I spent money on instead of a weed !!!!

Instagram's interface is so bad tell me why I accidentally reposted this ad to my feed at 1 a.m. with a bad tap

One of Michigan’s biggest counties is taking a new step in transparency The county will post every single ballot online in future elections, officials say.

One of Michigan's most important swing counties will post every ballot online in an effort to improve transparency

www.votebeat.org/michigan/202...

Votebeat Get the latest news on election administration and voting access in Michigan, plus more essential local voting news to keep you up to speed on what matters.

Gorgeous people all over Michigan will soon be getting the Votebeat Michigan newsletter........will you be one of them www.votebeat.org/michigan/sub...

* taps the sign *

As I wrote a few days ago for @votebeat.org (link in next post), restrictions on mail-in ballots are not currently in the SAVE America Act.

(as far as I know, numbers four and five aren't, either, but I didn't write about that)

After grueling hand count in 2024, a Texas county tries again When Gillespie County Republicans hand-counted the 2024 primary, it took all night and led to several errors. That didn’t stop them from doing it again in 2026.

For those following what's going on in Texas: @jessicahuseman.bsky.social was in Gillespie County last night where Republicans once again hand-counted ballots

www.votebeat.org/texas/2026/0...

Here’s when Texas voters can expect to see 2026 primary election results Republicans’ decision to count ballots by hand in two Texas counties could delay unofficial primary election results.

It's Election Day in Texas and some counties could be slower to report results.

Those include Gillespie and Eastland where results are likely to take longer because Republicans are counting their ballots by hand.

Here's what to expect:
www.votebeat.org/texas/2026/0...

Coming to learn that my CORRECT opinion that March is one of the best months (daylight savings starts, first signs of life after winter, can finally switch to lighter jackets instead of heavy coats, etc) is a hot take, which is weird because I'm right

In their clearest denial to date, DHS flatly promised election officials yesterday they would not send ICE to polling places this year: www.votebeat.org/2026/02/26/i...