Hayley Harding

Hayley Harding

Reporter, Votebeat

Hayley Harding is a Detroit-based reporter who has covered government and the people who run it at all levels. She covers voting and election administration in Michigan. Before that, she was a data journalist on The Detroit News’ investigations team, where she covered population trends, social problems, and more. She has worked for the Idaho Statesman in Boise and for the Salisbury Daily Times in Salisbury, Maryland. A Michigander by birth, Hayley graduated from Ohio University.

Elon Musk and other Trump supporters have made misleading claims about the state’s voter rolls. But those claims misunderstand the numbers.

The legislation would fill the gaps in federal law, clerks say, but it could add to the costs and burdens they already face with fast-changing rules.

The attorney general also announced charges against three assistant clerks in St. Clair Shores after a fresh investigation found they altered election records.

Officials hope to keep complaints from slowing down the vote-counting process and delaying results.

ACLU says it’s ready to sue if the threat emerges again: ‘If you refuse to certify, you will be held responsible.’

The suit is a rare preemptive move to head off a crisis after the November election — like the kind that happened in 2020.

The four who were flagged likely hadn’t intended to vote twice, officials say.

Not every clerk has taken advantage of the new Michigan law, but cities that got a head start opening envelopes reported a smoother election night.

After ‘activist rulemaking’ in Georgia, experts are still confident officials can thwart local efforts to interfere with finalizing presidential results.

Four voters in St. Clair Shores allegedly cast two ballots in the primary, but they were quickly flagged by the local clerk’s office, and police are investigating.