State News

• Ignore the rumors: Ballots should get marked in Michigan

  Poll-worker markings are routine verification and do not disqualify a Michigan ballot, despite a false claim spreading before early voting opens Oct. 24.

• Michigan Voter Guide: Every Deadline, Drop Box and Local Race for Nov. 3

  Absentee ballots must reach the clerk's office or a drop box by 8 p.m. Nov. 3 to count, with a $1.51 billion school bond and four school board seats at stake.

• Dearborn ballot access tested by Nov. 3 election changes

  All 42 Dearborn precincts keep their usual polling sites Nov. 3, but a 20-year inactivity rule may cancel some registrations; check Michigan.gov/Vote.

• State Rep. Erin Byrnes Campaigns for Michigan Senate Seat Ahead of August 4 Primary
• Michigan Pushes Reshoring and Global Investment — Could Dearborn's Auto Heritage Be a Draw?
• Dearborn Becomes National Lightning Rod: Mayor Hammoud Faces Viral Anti-Muslim Attacks While Backing Benson's Gubernatorial Bid
• McMorrow Out, El-Sayed and Stevens Remain: Michigan's 2028 Senate Race Reshapes with Implications for Arab American and Metro Detroit Voters