Cheri A. Hardmon

Senior Press Secretary at Michigan Department of State. Emmy nominated Journalist. Personal Account

[Cheri A. Hardmon @Hardmon68]

@SarahAnthony517 🙌🏽

[Sarah Anthony @SarahAnthony517]

…what I’m celebrating

[Bill Madden @maddenifico]

On Saturday, in a fierce show of support for Kamala Harris, thousands of women marched in Washington, D.C. and across the country. 🙌🙏💪👏👊🌊🇺🇸

[Jocelyn Benson @JocelynBenson]

Morning all! Here’s some voting data from Michigan to start your day:
✅ overall turnout: 41% (2.9M)
✅ voting by mail: 2.4M have requested ballots, 1.9M are returned
✅ early in person: 1M (!)
✅ Sat 11/2: highest early in person voting day yet: 146K

You can see a county and municipality breakdown of these numbers at https://t.co/iydBDwEqnv

[Jocelyn Benson @JocelynBenson]

Still have your absentee ballot? To avoid any postal delays and to make sure your vote is counted, return your ballot in person to:

• your clerk’s office
• your nearest dropbox
• your early voting site or polling place

Get all that information and more at https://t.co/VB8sChs0Hl. And don’t forget to sign your ballot before you drop it off! 🗳️ #mivotematters

[Jocelyn Benson @JocelynBenson]

Over 2 million Michigan voters have cast their ballots, either by absentee ballot or by early in person voting! Haven’t voted yet? You can vote early today, tomorrow, or any day thru Sunday November 3rd! Just remember the LAST day to vote is November 5th. Get all your voting information at https://t.co/VB8sChs0Hl, or if you live in another state like @HillaryClinton, head to https://t.co/Lj13mdw4sk. 🗳️ #teamdemocracy

[Jocelyn Benson @JocelynBenson]

That’s right: Over 145,000 Michiganders showed up today and voted, making history for the first day of early voting! 🗳️ #mivotematters

[Jocelyn Benson @JocelynBenson]

Today is the first day of early voting all across our state! That means you can cast your ballot in this historic election right now. Don’t have time today? You can go anytime between now and November 3rd! Head to https://t.co/VB8sChs0Hl to get all the information you need and to make sure your voice is heard. 🗳️ #mivotematters

[Acyn @Acyn]

Tyler Perry: You want to hear some thing about the American dream? Fort Mcpherson was once a confederate army base… now that land is owned by me.

[Renee @PettyLupone]

Tyler Perry’s quilt vs sheet analogy is probably the line of the night.

[Jocelyn Benson @JocelynBenson]

There are less than 2️⃣ weeks till Election Day, but it’s not too late to register to vote, vote by absentee ballot, and VOTE! However you decide to vote and when, all the information you need is at https://t.co/y1GevOf0MS! 🗳️ #mivotematters

[Jocelyn Benson @JocelynBenson]

False and misleading claims about our elections may make salacious social media posts. But they don’t hold up in court.

And today we won, again.

I’m grateful that the US District Court today validated our vigorous work to maintain the accuracy of Michigan’s voter rolls in accordance with state and federal law, dismissing a lawsuit designed to plant false seeds of doubt about the integrity of my work and our elections.

Let me be clear: We have secure elections in Michigan. Our state’s bipartisan, professional election officials work with my team every day to ensure every valid vote – and only valid votes – count in this and every election. 

As we head into the final days of the 2024 election we will continue to serve the people of Michigan with a commitment to telling truth, stating the facts, following the law, and operating with transparency. To those with other interests and agendas, some advice: next time you’re in a hole, stop digging.

You can read the entire opinion here: https://t.co/TwKFrxo9Qw

[Michigan Advance || @michiganadvance.bsky.social @MichiganAdvance]

Michigan judge dismisses GOP lawsuit targeting overseas and military ballots https://t.co/d0jp3CzcW7 via @michiganadvance

[Jocelyn Benson @JocelynBenson]

The truth, the law, and the facts are on the side of the voters. We will continue to speak out about the truth and the law, and let people know the facts about our elections, which you can check out at https://t.co/tcS9gcoCqq. Thank you, @AlexWitt and @MSNBC for this thoughtful conversation. #mivotematters

[Jocelyn Benson @JocelynBenson]

Hi @elonmusk 👋🏼

In Michigan we tell the truth and we follow the law.

I suggest you do the same.

For everyone else: https://t.co/qMhferLiUh

[Jocelyn Benson @JocelynBenson]

Did you know: Michigan is ranked 5th in the nation by the @EACgov
for our work to ensure accurate voter registration rolls? 💫

That’s because we’ve done more in last five years to improve the accuracy of our voter rolls than in the previous two decades. Including:

✅ partnering with other states to ID and remove voters who have moved.

✅ identifying & removing voters who have died using voter registration data and Social Security death data.

✅ sending a statewide mailing to every registered voter to identify and begin the process of removing outdated records.

This and more enabled the Bureau of Elections to cancel more than 800,000 outdated records since 2019 and identify more than 600,000 others slated for cancellation in 2025 and 2027 once the legally required two-federal election cycle period has passed.

Learn about all this and more at https://t.co/I444qWpfBe

[Jocelyn Benson @JocelynBenson]

Let’s be clear: @elonmusk is spreading dangerous disinformation.

Here are the facts:

There aren’t more voters than citizens in Michigan. There are 7.2 million active registered voters and 7.9 citizens of voting age in our state.

Musk is pushing a misleading number that includes 1.2 million inactive records slated for removal in accordance with the law.

Don’t feed the trolls. Get trusted info at https://t.co/J1P5NhN1zQ

[Ammar Moussa @ammarmufasa]

NEW AD >> Yesterday, Donald Trump trashed Detroit, while in Detroit.

Today, we’re making sure Detroiters see EXACTLY what Trump thinks of them.

[Joe Tate @JoeTate313]

Donald Trump might not remember where he is right now so here’s a quick reminder about what Detroit’s all about. This is the greatest city in the country & we’ve bounced back after Trump killed our jobs, closed our businesses, & tried to throw out our votes. #Detroit threw Trump out of the White House last time and we’ll do it again.