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The Secretary of State is the third-highest elected official in Michigan, and serves as acting governor in the absence of the governor and lieutenant governor. [ 1 ] Under state law, the secretary of state must have at least one office in each of Michigan's 83 counties .
Motor Voter started here. I recently sat down with Chris Thomas, whom Austin appointed as Michigan’s Director of Elections in 1981. Thomas held that job for 36 years. He’s now a fellow at the ...
Michigan Secretary of State elections (12 P) Pages in category "Secretaries of state of Michigan" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total.
The Michigan Republican Party was looking to win its 7th straight Secretary of State election. Along with the offices of Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General, the nominees for Secretary of State were chosen by party delegates at their respective party conventions. On November 6, 2018, Benson defeated Lang by an 8.9% margin.
Michigan has a process in place to ensure the state's voter rolls are up-to-date. Moves and deaths are common reasons for canceling registrations. How Michigan officials remove dead, unqualified ...
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson speaks at a post-presidential election press conference on Nov. 6, 2024. ©Michigan Department of State/Secretary of State Youtube channel
In 1890, Soper began to seek the office of Michigan auditor general. [5] On September 10, 1890, Soper was nominated by the Democratic state convention at Grand Rapids as Michigan secretary of state. [6] In the general election on November 4, Soper was elected with 180,855 votes, defeating Republican nominee Washington Gardner. [7]
The lieutenant governor is the president of the Michigan Senate [1] and acts as the governor when the governor is unable to execute the office, including whenever the governor leaves the state. The governor is the principal executive officer with the power of veto, appointment, reorganize executive government, budget proposal and other powers. [1]