Today, Michigan voters head to the polls to decide on candidates for governor, U.S. Senate, U.S. House and many other local races. IPR is here to help, with information on voting and what to expect on your ballot.
Antrim County’s second-highest elections officer submitted her resignation last Thursday. Deputy Clerk Annette Marcus had assumed many of the election-related duties of the county clerk’s office, after elected clerk Victoria Bishop was barred from certain functions by the state.
Leading up to the election, a group of volunteers interviewed sixteen northern Michigan residents from different backgrounds about what really matters to them.
State officials say they’ve addressed a problem that stymied some work in the August primary. And while local clerks are optimistic that the technology won’t fail again, they’re prepared to handle it if a similar issue arises.