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July 16, 2026
Today, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson issued the following statement reaffirming Michigan's safe and secure election process following the presidential address:
"As health care costs escalate and millions of Americans struggle to make ends meet, the President of the United States chose tonight not to discuss any plans to address those critical needs. Instead he chose to rehash long debunked and baseless conspiracy theories about an election he lost almost six years ago.
"But none of his rhetoric changes what’s true: Michigan’s elections are secure and safe and the results are an accurate reflection of the will of the people. This was the case in 2020, 2022, 2024, and will be again in 2026. Because in every election, over 1,600 bipartisan professional election administrators and thousands of trained poll workers ensure that the law is followed and that every valid vote counts. And after every election, we conduct dozens of professional audits at every level to reinforce this fact.
"To the Michiganders and American citizens concerned about the president’s statements tonight, I encourage you to serve as a poll worker in the upcoming elections. You’ll see firsthand just how secure our elections truly are."
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Early voting sites open Saturday, July 25, for the Aug. 4 Primary Election, and Michigan’s county, city, and township clerks are now conducting mandatory pre-election tests of their machines to ensure they are working properly.
In a video released today, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and Xavier DeGroat, founder and CEO of the Xavier DeGroat Autism Foundation, marked five years of the communication impediment designation at the Michigan Department of State (MDOS),
The regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of State Canvassers on July 31 has been cancelled.
The Secretary of State office at 10577 Main St. in Honor will be closed for two days because of scheduled upgrades to the office, but residents can go online instead for most of their transactions.
As Michiganders prepare to celebrate Independence Day this weekend, 34,160 drivers across the state have purchased a red, white, and blue license plate to mark America’s 250th anniversary.
Today is the final day to vote online on the final designs for the state's official November 2026 Election "I Voted" stickers. Voting closes at 11:59 p.m. tonight, June 30.
Today, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson issued the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Watson v. Republican National Committee, allowing states to continue to count mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day:
Michiganders have a few more days to vote online on the final designs for the state's official November 2026 Election "I Voted" stickers. Voting closes at 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, June 30.
Today, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and Michigan state Senator Sarah Anthony (D-Lansing) announced in a video that Michiganders can now order a license plate with a logo of a participating historically Black fraternity or sorority.
