Election 2016

Michigan Secretary of State Ruth Johnson tells 95.3 WBCK she has notified the Michigan Congressional delegation and Vice President Mike Pence of the immediate ways she things federal elections could be shored up. Johnson points to her years heading elections in Michigan, in particular her efforts to do a number of more-or-less "no-brainers" to plug holes in the system...

A post-election analysis of Calhoun County ballots cast in the 2016 presidential election reveals 47.2% of voters employed the straight party option. Choosing the straight party ticket option on the Michigan ballot gives voters the option of choosing a party's entire slate with one action...

The on-again, off-again, on-again and, finally, off-again Michigan presidential election recount certainly prompts political opinions. As well, there is always a chance it might spur election reform. So says political science assistant professor Peter Wielhouwer of Western Michigan University...

Battle Creek's Dr. Joe Schwarz, former mayor, state lawmaker and U.S. representative, is calling on all sides to come together and support President-Elect Donald Trump now that the election is over. Schwarz, a Republican, publicly endorsed Hillary Clinton for president during a visit to WBCK in September, 2016...

Emmett Township may have crumbling roads, in some cases, but it is not enough for voters to pass a roads tax to fix them. In fact, they have said so twice. Once in the August primaries of 2016, then again in the general election a week ago...

Western Michigan University Associate Professor of Political Science Peter Wielhouwer has joined us on The Richard Piet Show regularly over the election run-up, talking about various nuances as candidates came and went. Polls came and went...

Calhoun County polls open at 7 a.m. Tuesday morning, November 8, 2016, as in-person voters will mobilize and head for their precincts. They will close at 8 p.m. Tuesday evening. Absentee Ballots Still Available Monday As of Monday morning, voters can still request an absentee ballot, according to Teri Loew, chief deputy clerk of elections in Calhoun County...

Michigan's 63rd House District pits three candidates against each other on Election Day. Representative Dave Maturen (R-Brady Township) is being challenged by Democrat Lynn Shiflea (not pictured) and Green Party candidate John Anthony LaPietra, an attorney from Marshall...

Voters may now have a clearer picture on some positions as the candidates for 62nd District state representative met and answered questions live on WBCK Friday, October 28, 2016. The exchange was structured debate-style, with Rep. Dr...

A Clinton supporter, tired of his signs being stolen, has written "KKK" on his own truck and hung sheets in his yard.