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Without evidence, state Legislature votes to subpoena elections bureau
The 2020 presidential election is decided, but disinformation keeps circulating.
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After 4 days of vote counts, Biden is projected to win presidency over Trump
After days of vote tabulation from the start of Election Day, former Vice President Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris is projected to win the presidency over President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence.
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Court of Claims officially denies Trump Campaign lawsuit
Judge Cynthia Stephens announced a plan to deny the lawsuit Thursday. Stephens' opinion was issued Friday, after hearing arguments, in which the suit was ruled to unlikely succeed on its merits.
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East Lansing to host event, close offices on Veterans Day
Up to 25 community members are invited to a wreath laying ceremony Nov. 9. The event will take place at 9 a.m. at East Lansing's Medal of Honor Memorial and Veterans Monument.
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Benson updates vote counting, addresses Trump lawsuit
A record 5.2 million Michigan voters cast their ballots this year, beating the previous record of 5 million set in 2008 when former President Barack Obama won the state.
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Gary Peters is projected to hold Michigan's U.S. Senate seat in 2020 election
Statewide, the margin between Peters and James was much closer throughout the vote counting process.
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Biden projected to win Michigan in 2020 election
After two days of vote counting, Joe Biden is projected to win Michigan's 16 electoral votes.
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Ingham County Clerk reports all unofficial results have been tallied
Multiple Democratic candidates won Ingham County, with a high number of absentee votes across the board.
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Trump campaign announces lawsuit to halt vote counting in Michigan
Currently, 96% of votes have been reported in Michigan, a swing state. Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is leading at 49.5%; however, Trump is close behind at 48.9%, according to the Associated Press unofficial results.
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'We’re focused on counting every single ballot': Benson's 2020 election update
Ballots for the Nov. 3, 2020 election are still being counted in Michigan.
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Rep. Elissa Slotkin projected to win reelection
In total across the three districts, Slotkin holds 221,133 votes. Junge currently holds 203,662.
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MSU Omega Psi Phi quenches voters' thirsts, encourages others to vote
Senior Anthony Hines Jr. and junior Ryan Thomas, members of MSU’s Omega Psi Phi, camped outside of the clerk’s office, handing out water bottles to those waiting in line and encouraging others to vote.
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Scenes from Election Day 2020 in the East Lansing area
Election Day looked drastically different this year for in-person voters. The State News' photojournalists captured moments to show what voting on the historic day looked like.
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LIVE: Ingham County 2020 election results as we get them
Nov. 3 election results as they come in, but remember to be patient.
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Rep. Elissa Slotkin greets East Lansing voters
Tuesday’s visit marked one of the congresswoman’s final stops of her four-day Get-Out-the-Vote initiative, in which she visited areas such as Lansing, Brighton and the coffee shops of downtown East Lansing to encourage residents to vote.
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Michigan voters receive misleading robocalls on election day
Michigan residents have reported receiving robocalls containing harmful misinformation on election day, similar to calls received by voters over the summer
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Ingham County health officer discusses voting safety, warns to avoid large gatherings
“Vote, please vote,” Vail said. “No matter which side of that you are on, science says that social distancing, trying not to be in large indoor crowds, wearing masks if you are in those indoor areas as well, face coverings as well as maintaining that social distancing is going to mitigate risks to a large extent.”
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Election Day continues with steady rate of voters at local precincts
Less than two hours before polls close for the Nov. 3 election, local precincts report steady voter turnout rates throughout the day.
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Gov. Whitmer, Sen. Stabenow speak at Election Day canvass volunteer launch
"I'm ready for a United States where the president doesn't make news every two minutes because of his Twitter feed," Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said.
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USPS ordered to accelerate ballot deliveries in Michigan
The order requires USPS to identify incoming ballots and use extraordinary measures, such as Priority Mail Express, to deliver them by 8 p.m.