Overview
- Rep. Debbie Dingell and state election officials held a town hall Monday in Ann Arbor to answer voter questions about ballot security, absentee voting and who is eligible to vote.
- Michigan Deputy Secretary of State Aghogho Edevbie reiterated that the state uses paper ballots and conducts routine post-election audits to verify results and registration lists.
- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has filed criminal charges alleging five non-citizens voted in the 2024 general election and one U.S. citizen registered a non-citizen spouse, a development officials say is limited in scope.
- Dingell said she received a whistleblower tip that five Ann Arbor mail routes were unstaffed on Aug. 1 and has sent a letter to the postmaster asking for a formal follow-up.
- State and local election offices are recruiting more poll workers, urging voters to return absentee ballots early and to track deliveries through the Michigan Voter Information Center, and instructing clerks to call law enforcement if intimidation occurs.