Stories tagged: "August primary"

Michigan Despite the larger number of people taking advantage of Absentee Ballots, a few still choose to vote in person at the polls. Photo by Franz Knight.
Michigan Michigan Clerks Tell Us What They Learned From the Primary, and What Needs to Change by November

As November looms, work is already underway to shore election procedures.

Nick Mordowanec Nick Mordowanec August 7, 2020 11:00 am EDT
Voting Graphic by COURIER/Denzel Boyd; Photo by Franz Knight
Voting Why Michigan Voters Say They Feel More Informed When Voting by Mail

When elections for offices at the local level aren't filled out in ballots, it's called "ballot roll-off," and voting by mail helped Michiganders avoid it in the August primary.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel August 6, 2020 10:23 am EDT
Elections Signs at Detroit’s Frederick Douglass Academy encouraged social distancing.Photo by Franz Knight
Elections How Michigan’s Tuesday Primary Election Crushed Turnout Records

Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson called the August primary "momentous." Here's why she said it served as a preview for the Presidential election in November.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel August 4, 2020 9:33 pm EDT
Voting As the state gears up for its largest mail-in count in history, absentee ballots arrive at clerks' offices across Michigan by the bin. Photo via WSBT
Voting Here’s How Michigan Is Handling the Unprecedented Number of Absentee Ballots

"We just roll with it. We don't have time to sit there and complain about it or panic about it," said one local clerk.

Associated Press Associated Press August 4, 2020 10:35 am EDT

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A photo of the Fall Creek School District building in Eau Claire County. Gina Kildahl, a parent whose 7-year-old son contracted COVID-19 while attending the school, recently filed a lawsuit against the district for failing to implement masking requirements and other precautions aimed at mitigating the spread of the virus. (Photo courtesy of the Fall Creek School District) Coronavirus Mom Who Sued Over Lack of COVID Protections in National Spotlight
Getty Images Elections Michigan’s County Clerks are Still Living Through the 2020 Election