Secretary of State Ruth Johnson: Local clerks in 70 communities missed military and overseas absentee-ballot mailing deadlines

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Michigan Secretary of State Ruth Johnson today announced that a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit is imminent after local city and township clerks in 70 communities missed state and federal deadlines for providing absentee ballots to military and overseas voters for the August primary election. Michigan.Gov | SOS | Headlines | State Wide News

Secretary of State Ruth Johnson: Local clerks in 70 communities missed military and overseas absentee-ballot mailing deadlines

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Michigan Secretary of State Ruth Johnson today announced that a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit is imminent after local city and township clerks in 70 communities missed state and federal deadlines for providing absentee ballots to military and overseas voters for the August primary election. Michigan.Gov | SOS | Headlines | State Wide News

Johnson comments on DOJ agreement

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Secretary of State Ruth Johnson today issued the following statement regarding U.S. District Judge Robert J. Jonker’s decision on a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice. The DOJ had filed the lawsuit after 70 local communities failed to mail out absentee ballots to military and overseas voters by required state and federal deadlines. … Read more