michigan secretary of state

• Michigan Secretary of State Land Stresses Innovation and Future Plans

[Terri Lynn Land] explained, "It's all about the economy and jobs." Noting one thing she plans to do about it, she added, "Dick DeVos will do a good job. That's why I am supporting him for governor. Looking back, Land commended the Legislature for acting to reduce the scourge of urban and rural communities - abandoned junk cars. Legislation passed in 2004 allowed the Secretary of State to streamline the process of dealing with derelict vehicles, as Land's office oversees vehicle titling and registration. Land had campaigned this statute revision since the launch of her administration. Land also has her eye on implementing campaign finance reform. To promote transparency in campaign finances, Land proposes that required disclosures be made in "real time." She explained that under existi...

• Michigan Chronicle
• August 06, 2009

• Advancement Project and Aclu Sue Michigan Secretary of State Over Unlawful Voter Purging

To: POLITICAL EDITORS Contact: James Freedland of ACLU National, +1-212-519-7829 or +1- 212-549-2666, media@aclu.org, Kary Moss of ACLU of Michigan, +1-734- 417-8757; Noemi Perez of Advancement Project, +1-703-338-3651, nperez@advancementproject.org, or Sabrina Williams of Advancement Project, +1-202-728-9557

• U.S. Newswire
• September 18, 2008

• Ralph Nader; Peter Miguel Camejo; Ralph Nader for President 2004; Reform Party of the United States of America, By and Through Its National Chair Shawn O'Hara; Shawn O'Hara, in His Individual Capacity as Chair of the Reform Party of the United States of America, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Terri Lynn Land, Michigan Secretary of State; Matthew Crehan, Defendants-Appellees., 433 F.3d 496 (6th Cir. 2006)

ARGUED: Bruce I. Afran, Princeton, New Jersey, for Appellants. Heather S. Meingast, Michigan Department of Attorney General, Lansing, Michigan, Michae...

• Federal Circuits

• Digital 10 Network Awarded Michigan Secretary of State Contract

To: STATE EDITORS Contact: Meghan Edwards, of Identity PR, for Digital 10 Network, +1-248-258-2333, or medwards@identitypr.com

• U.S. Newswire
• February 06, 2007

• Polk Executive Named to Business Roundtable

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., June 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Mike Gingell, vice president of corporate development at Polk, has been named to a new Business Roundtable developed by Michigan Secretary of State Ruth Johnson. The Roundtable includes a select group of Michigan business professionals appointed to help the Secretary of State's office operate more effectively and more efficiently. A major focus of the roundtable will be to provide input on the implementation of the State's new vehicle registration system. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110425/DE89174LOGO )

• U.S. Newswire
• June 21, 2011

• Hon. David F. Breck; Hon. William Lucas; Hon. Clayton E. Preisel; Hon. Michael Schwartz; Hon. George E. Montgomery, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. State of Michigan; Michigan Department of State; Michigan Bureau of Elections; Candice Miller, Secretary of State, Chief Elections Officer; Marlene M. Bruns, Clerk for the County of Lapeer, Defendants-Appellees., 203 F.3d 392 (6th Cir. 2000)

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan at Detroit. No. 98-74677--John Feikens, District Judge. Mayer B. Mo...

• Federal Circuits

• Michigan State Chamber of Commerce, a Non-Profit Michigan Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Richard H. Austin, Michigan Secretary of State, and Frank J. Kelley, Michigan Attorney General, Defendants-Appellees., 865 F.2d 716 (6th Cir. 1988)

Richard D. McLellan, William J. Perrone, Dykema, Gossett, Spencer, Goodnow & Trigg, Lansing, Mich., Joel M. Boyden, Dykema, Gossett, Spencer, Goodnow ...

• Federal Circuits

• Michigan Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land Issues Statement On the Passing of U.S. Representative Guy Vander Jagt

To: STATE EDITORS Contact: Kelly Chesney, Press Secretary of the Michigan Department of State, +1-517-373-2520

• U.S. Newswire
• June 22, 2007

• Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now; Kalamazoo Chapter of the Bertha Reynolds Society; Juan Cahue; Joe Ziolkowski; Catherine Lapalm; Robert S. Hackett; Cass Corridor Neighborhood Dev. Corp.; Westside Mothers; United States of America, Plaintiffs-Appellees, Project Vote, Intervenor-Appellee, v. Candice Miller, Acting in Her Official Capacity as Michigan Secretary of State; John Engler, Acting in His Official Capacity as Michigan Governor; Christopher Thomas, Director of the Mi Bureau of Elections, Acting in His Official Capacity; Gerald H. Miller, in His Official Capacity as Director of the Mi Department of Social Serv.; Vernice Davis Anthony, in Her Official Capacity as Director of the Mi Dept. of Public Health; Peter Griswold, in His Official Capacity as Director of Mi Rehabilitation Services; James Haveman, Jr., in His Official Capacity as Director of the Mi Dept. of Mental Health; State of Michigan, Defendants-Appellants., 129 F.3d 833 (6th Cir. 1997)

Steven B. Flancher (argued and briefed), Gary P. Gordon (briefed), Office of the Attorney General of Michigan, Lansing, Michigan, for Appellants. Set...

• Federal Circuits

• Janice Winfrey: 'I Have Been Tested'

In a recent editorial meeting with the Michigan Chronicle, Detroit City Clerk Janice Winfrey said heading the largest election department in the state has prepared her to become the next Michigan secretary of State. Wirtfrey said that as Detroit's chief election officer she has been tested and knows what is required to oversee elections at the state level as well as guarantee the voting rights of the citizenry. Winfrey, who recently announced her campaign, said she has the judgment and the knowledge to be trusted with that office. She is one of two Democrats running for the position in the Democratic primary. The other candidate is Jocelyn Benson, a Wayne State Univer$ity law professor and an election advocate. JW: Restoring and rebuilding public's confidence in our Election Administrat...

• Michigan Chronicle
• April 23, 2010