After a controversial August primary, the Detroit election process went through a major overhaul to prepare for a record number of absentee ballots.
Louis Aguilar
Louis Aguilar is BridgeDetroit’s senior reporter. He covered business and development for the Detroit News, and is a former reporter for the Washington Post.
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Thousands of Detroiters sign up to be Election Day poll workers
Motivation is high among Detroiters to help on Election Day, in what is seen to be a historic election. Following a fiasco at the polls in the summer, thousands apply to assist in November.
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How to make sure your Detroit absentee ballot is counted
With absentee voting expected to be the way most Detroiters will vote in the November election, a widespread effort is underway to avoid ballots being rejected due to mail delays.
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Detroiters get out early to vote as officials work to avoid Election Day chaos
23 satellite voting offices open, new alliances form to protect Detroiters’ right to vote amid rising concern of suppression tactics.
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Detroit’s war on blight faces a growing threat: repairing tens of thousands of homes
Detroit’s Proposal N vows to repair 8,000 tax-foreclosed homes. The problem is bigger than that, housing advocates contend.
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After 39 years of sitting idle, part of Detroit Uniroyal site on path to revival
A planned RiverWalk link on a post-industrial wasteland near Belle Isle is the first development close to becoming reality on the property. Over the decades, the site attracted plenty of bad ideas and mean politics.
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Can $250M really wipe out 16,000 blighted homes in Detroit?
An examination of Detroit officials’ claim that 8,000 homes can be saved and 8,000 homes demolished by 2025 with a $250 million budget.
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Poll: 50% of likely MI voters support Black Lives Matter stance on police brutality
A Michigan political poll found likely voters fairly split on BLM efforts on police reform but the movement is already shaping debates in many areas of public life.
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Coronavirus obstacles challenge Detroit primary, yet turnout rises to 24.9%
More than 104,000 absentee ballots were requested in Detroit and a total of 121,298 ballots cast, according to the City Clerk. In the end, 1 in 4 registered voters, 24.9 percent, in Detroit cast ballots in the primary. That’s a big jump from the primary four years ago, when 13 percent of voters participated.
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U-M: Detroit’s unemployment rate improves but money woes mount
1 in 5 Detroiters say they are struggling financially as $600 a week in unemployment benefits ends — at least temporarily. This while rental evictions resume.