The address returned to allegations that have already been examined through investigations, audits, and reviews. Those reviews did not find evidence that votes were changed or that the outcome of the 2020 election was altered.
Most importantly for Michigan voters, nothing in the speech changes Michigan election law, election dates, or voting procedures.
Michigan’s August 4 Primary Election and November 3 General Election are proceeding as scheduled.
Michigan elections are run locally
Local clerks and election workers register voters, issue ballots, operate early voting sites and Election Day polling places, process absentee ballots, and report election results. They must follow Michigan law and established security procedures.
Michigan’s election system is decentralized across the state’s cities and townships. Republican, Democratic, and independent election officials and community members work together to administer each election.
A presidential speech does not change these responsibilities or give the federal government control over Michigan elections.
Michigan’s voting options have not changed
Eligible Michigan voters will continue voting under current state law.
For the August 4 Primary Election, voters can:
- Vote with an absentee ballot
- Vote in person with an absentee ballot at their city or township clerk’s office
- Vote early in person at their assigned early voting site
- Vote at their polling place on Election Day
Monday, July 20 is the last day to register to vote or update a voter registration online or by mail for the August Primary. Starting July 21, voters can still register through 8:00 PM on Election Day, but they must do so in person at their city or township clerk’s office with proof of residency.
Michigan elections include checks and safeguards
Michigan election officials use multiple safeguards before, during, and after elections.
These include testing voting equipment before it is used, maintaining paper ballots that can be reviewed, following procedures for securing and tracking ballots, allowing credentialed observers, and conducting post-election audits.
Michigan’s reviews of the 2024 General Election included recounts, a statewide ballot audit, and hundreds of procedural audits. The Michigan Bureau of Elections reported that those reviews confirmed the security and accuracy of the election.
Election systems should continue to be reviewed, tested, and improved. That work is different from repeating unsupported claims that can cause voters to distrust elections without evidence.
Why Election Protection partners are concerned
Election Protection partners are concerned that repeating claims about the 2020 election six years later can create confusion and reduce confidence ahead of the 2026 elections.
They are also concerned about broader attempts to interfere with election administration or shift authority away from the state and local officials who run elections.
Those concerns do not mean voters should doubt whether Michigan’s elections will take place or whether their ballots will be counted. Michigan election officials are preparing now to administer the August Primary and November General Election under current law.
What Michigan voters can do now
Check your registration and make a voting plan using trusted election information.
Visit mi.gov/vote to:
- Check or update your voter registration
- Find your city or township clerk
- View your sample ballot
- Find your early voting site or Election Day polling place
- Request or track an absentee ballot
- Locate a secure ballot drop box
Michigan’s elections are still happening. Michigan’s current voting options remain available, and local election officials and workers are preparing to conduct secure and accurate elections.
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