Election officials in Michigan are dealing with a wave of ballot challenges from the AUgust primary--and expecting more for November’s election. The New York Times reported on concerted efforts to slow down or confuse the process of counting ballots. And election challenges are coming in droves, at the cost of taxpayer dollars, and risking voter confidence in the process.

GUEST: 
Alexandra Berzon, an investigative reporter on the politics desk with the New York Times

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Election officials in Michigan are dealing with a wave of ballot challenges from the AUgust primary--and expecting more for November’s election. The <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/28/us/politics/election-activists-voter-challenges.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;amp;referringSource=articleShare">New York Times</a> reported on concerted efforts to slow down or confuse the process of counting ballots. And election challenges are coming in droves, at the cost of taxpayer dollars, and risking voter confidence in the process.
GUEST: 
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<li>Alexandra Berzon, an investigative reporter on the politics desk with the New York Times </li>
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Conversations that matter to Michigan. Each weekday, host April Baer will bring you stories from people across the state—from policymakers in Lansing, to entrepreneurs in Detroit, to artists in Grand Rapids.

To access full episodes and individual story segments, please visit michiganpublic.org.

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Conversations that matter to Michigan. Each weekday, host April Baer will bring you stories from people across the state—from policymakers in Lansing, to entrepreneurs in Detroit, to artists in Grand Rapids.
To access full episodes and individual story segments, please visit <a href="https://www.michiganradio.org/stateside">michiganpublic.org</a>.
If you like what you hear on the pod, consider <a href="http://michiganpublic.org/podfund">supporting our work</a>: michiganradio.org/podfund

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Conversations that matter to Michigan. Each weekday, host April Baer will bring you stories from people across the state—from policymakers in Lansing, to entrepreneurs in Detroit, to artists in Grand Rapids.

To access full episodes and individual story segments, please visit michiganpublic.org.

If you like what you hear on the pod, consider supporting our work: michiganradio.org/podfund

Conversations that matter to Michigan. Each weekday, host April Baer will bring you stories from people across the state—from policymakers in Lansing, to entrepreneurs in Detroit, to artists in Grand Rapids.
To access full episodes and individual story segments, please visit <a href="https://www.michiganradio.org/programs/stateside">michiganpublic.org</a>.
If you like what you hear on the pod, consider <a href="https://bit.ly/3RJN5Ul">supporting our work</a>: michiganradio.org/podfund

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