Hayley Harding
@hayleyharding.bsky.social
I write about Michigan and our elections and our voting rights and our democracy for @votebeat.org. Bunnies are Honey and Puff.
Here's what we learned from the DOJ monitors here in Michigan yesterday: www.votebeat.org/michigan/202...
The Trump administration sent federal monitors to the Michigan primary. Here’s how it went.
Monitors from the Department of Justice quietly observed the voting process in four Michigan cities.
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Anyway here are two bunnies who definitely did not cause a loud crash right as their mom went live on the radio
Just said this on the radio but: I spoke to probably more than 100 people who work in and around elections yesterday — clerks, poll workers, inspectors, etc — and I'm left feeling so optimistic. It's genuinely reaffirming to see the process in action! I'd recommend it to anyone with questions.
Good morning I am alive/awake/alert/enthusiastic and will be joining @iprnews.bsky.social here in a few moments!
*smacks the roof of the U-Haul rented by the city of Detroit to ensure ballots arrive safely and securely* you can fit 3500 ballots the entire country is waiting on in this bad boy
while you guys are here do you want to read my @votebeat.org story on the DOJ monitors in Michigan www.votebeat.org/michigan/202...
The Trump administration sent federal monitors to the Michigan primary. Here’s how it went.
Monitors from the Department of Justice quietly observed the voting process in four Michigan cities.
votebeat.org
anyway back to the news. They just announced a new round of absentees (about 3,500) will be here in 10-15 mins. Sounds like there's another batch after though? So do with that what you may
I work for a nonprofit btw if you like the idea that someone is sitting here bearing witness you can support that effort and other efforts like it around the U.S. www.votebeat.org/support-us/
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Word on the street is the final round of absentees should be here ...... soon.
OK I'm the only reporter left in Huntington Place where they're counting Detroit's absentee votes AMA
no one tell my mom I'm not sitting ladylike as I enter hour 16 of my day
Detroit says they expect to get 4,000 absentee ballots in the next 20ish minutes for processing. The final 3,000? They expect that in 2-3 hours. Inching closer to being done in the city after those come in.
Now on with @galendruke.bsky.social !! www.gdpolitics.com
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Polls are now closed in 79 of Michigan's 83 counties.
I'll be on BBC in the next few moments talking my favorite state if anyone would like to watch.
Less than an hour until the majority of polls close here in Michigan. Of note so far: - the QVF was slow and made it difficult to register new voters (a constitutional right here) but is back up now - it's a little humid around the state today which can contribute to paper jams 1/?
Michigan is headed to the polls today. Here's when to expect primary election results. Be sure to follow @hayleyharding.bsky.social for more from Michigan! www.votebeat.org/michigan/202...
It won’t be long until we know the results of Michigan’s primary election
Watching Michigan’s primary election? Here’s what to know about when to expect election results.
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Are you normal or did you paint your nails to matching your flowering luffa plants
Slipped into Detroit News style so aggressively today that Votebeat is formally adding "Michigander" to our style guide in an attempt to stop me
Why thousands of Michigan votes likely won’t be counted in this year’s primary michiganadvance.com/2026/07/25/w... Via @hayleyharding.bsky.social w/ @votebeat.org
Why thousands of Michigan votes likely won’t be counted in this year’s primary • Michigan Advance
Every other August in Michigan, thousands of votes are rejected because voters don’t understand or pay attention to the directions on their primary ballot.
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We are a week until the primary election here and Michigan, and the state is already reporting an 11.3% turnout in early and absentee voting
Folks ALWAYS wear shoes with appropriate traction lest you nearly eat it in a meeting room full of people chasing someone down for a quote
A supercut of dozens of dropbox security cameras around the state capturing me attempting to take a single nice photo for the Votebeat website
I've thought long and hard about it and I would like it to be less hot.
The part of me that wants to open my blinds and let the sunlight in is in direct conflict with the part of me that doesn't want my heat-retaining brick house to be 80 degrees
Primary ballots are available in Michigan! Here's how to get yours and everything else you need to know ot vote: www.votebeat.org/michigan/202...
Michigan’s primary is coming up. Here’s how to vote in it.
We answered every question you could have about how to vote in the Michigan primary.
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Late last week, the Michigan Bureau of Elections revoked Antrim County Clerk Victoria Bishop's access the state's voter rolls. This comes after she changed and canceled voters' registrations and failed to explain herself to the state. More at @votebeat.org: www.votebeat.org/michigan/202...
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