Report: Voter confidence in election systems high, but more education needed
Voters in Michigan had a high opinion of the 2024 election being accurate, fair and secure, both before and after the election took place, and appear to have the same confidence in the upcoming 2026 election, according to a new poll that was hailed Thursday by a bipartisan group.
Poll findings released this week from Glengarrif Group showed that eight in 10 voters – from a sample size of 800 registered voters with a margin of error of 3.5% – felt that the upcoming election to select the three top heads of state; governor, attorney general and secretary of state, would be equally secure and fair.
The results of the poll, which was conducted during the first week of June, were released in conjunction with an event on Thursday at the Gerald R. Ford Museum in Grand Rapids. The panel featured members of the Democracy Defense Project, including two former Michigan governors, a former congressman and others.
Glengarrif Group noted that nearly 76% of Michigan voters said the November 2024 election was fair, and that 88% of voters said they trusted their local elections, which is a 10-percentage point increase from those who answered a related poll in October 2024.
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