This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. Sign up for Votebeat Michigan’s free newsletter here. Intentionally lying about elections could draw a fine under a new bill proposed by Michigan Senate Democrats.

Michigan Democrats have reintroduced a bill to impose penalties on those who knowingly lie about elections or a voter's eligibility, while three other bills were introduced to ban the practice of paying petition circulators for signatures,

This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. Sign up for Michigan’s free newsletter here. Michigan voters serving in the military away from home have a new way to return their ballots starting this week.

With Congress yet to pass broad regulation of artificial intelligence, Michigan is among the states moving ahead with its own guardrails. Local AI regulation is taking shape in Michigan, with a 2024 resolution on preventing bias and new statutes on AI-generated election content.

A Republican-led House subcommittee heard testimony on the alleged election fraud case that was dismissed by a judge last week.

A Michigan state judge on Tuesday dismissed charges against the fake electors who signed certificates falsely claiming President Donald Trump won Michigan in the 2020 election, saying that the state failed to prove the 15 men and women were knowingly trying to break the law.

Michigan’s election security stakes are rising and while no votes have been proved compromised, state officials have warned about cyber vulnerabilities, bomb scares and even intimidation of local cler

A Michigan judge has dismissed the case against 15 individuals accused of being "fake electors" for Donald Trump in the 2020 election.

A Michigan judge has dismissed the criminal cases against 15 people accused of acting falsely as electors for President Donald Trump in the 2020 election.

The dismissal of fraud charges against 15 Michigan Republicans is the latest and most dramatic setback in the cases against the fake electors who were part of President Donald Trump's attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

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