General Election Day is Tuesday, November 4th. That’s just over a month away. Now is the time to start doing your homework.

A GOP proposal would make Michigan’s school board candidates declare a party affiliation, a change that’s drawing criticism from local election officials and school board members.

The lineup of Democrats includes Salak, Brandell Adams, Martin Blank, Chedrick Greene, William Morrone and Pamela Pugh. The Republican candidates include Jason Tunney, Chadwick Twillman, Christian Velasquez and Andrew Wendt. The state Senate district encompasses parts of Bay, Midland and Saginaw counties.

The February primary and May general election will determine who represents the 35th District, potentially shifting the balance of power in the narrowly divided state Senate.

MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) - A county prosecutor from lower Michigan is in the U.P. for a four-day campaign tour. Karen McDonald, the current Oakland County Prosecutor, is the third Democrat to enter the race for the 2026 Michigan Attorney General.

Absentee ballots are now available for local elections that are scheduled for November 4, the Michigan Secretary of State's office said.

The emerging legal battle comes amid a push to increase safeguards aimed at preventing individuals who aren't U.S. citizens from voting in Michigan.

The U.S. Department of Justice said Thursday that it was filing federal lawsuits against six states, including Michigan, for failing to produce statewide voter registration rolls upon request. U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi filed the lawsuits in each of the state’s various federal district courts.