Hi there, Michigan. 

Primary season is officially over! As of Monday, the Board of State Canvassers certified the August primary, meaning the results are official. 

As anyone with a television or a phone capable of receiving text messages is aware, though, we are already in general election season. Less than a month from now, the first round of general election ballots will likely be in the hands of voters. 

It feels like whiplash, certainly, but it raises another question: When will those ballots be finalized?

Soon. Probably. If only because we really don’t have a choice.

We know the candidates for sure. Republicans met this past weekend to confirm their candidates, and Democrats will do the same with their own candidates this weekend. But we’re still working on what statewide ballot measures will appear.

The Michigan Senate won’t vote on the Michiganders for Money Out of Politics effort seeking to change how utilities and those with large government contracts are able to donate to politicians, meaning it will be on the ballot. Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks — recently named Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson’s gubernatorial running mate — told reporters earlier this week that voters were clear: “They want this on the ballot in November.”

The fate of the proof-of-citizenship effort, better known as Americans for Citizen Voting, is less clear. You can get all the details here, but the Board of State Canvassers deadlocked on whether to send it to the ballot this week. Paul Jacob, president of the group behind ACV, said he would take that to court. I haven’t seen any filings on that quite yet, but state law dictates his team has until Sept. 2 to file their appeal, which would go directly to the Michigan Supreme Court.

I will, of course, keep you updated on that and everything else these pleasant peninsulas offer us ahead of the midterms. If you know someone else who would enjoy getting these dispatches, please encourage them to subscribe to this newsletter! They can do that right here.

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