election

Today is the last day to register to vote!  While you may not think that your vote matters, it does! Granted you may not like either choice we have for president, but in elections, there are many more offices that are up for grabs.  City Council members, county judges, auditors, mayors, state representatives and congress people...

A number of West Michigan communities headed to the polls on Tuesday, May 3, including Grandville, Sparta, Grand Haven, Hudsonville, Jenison, Zeeland and more. View complete election results for Kent and Ottawa counties.

Voters in New Hampshire have called an audible by writing in Tom Brady on the ballot in the Presidential Primary held on February 9.

Good news if you want a pony! Lesser known presidential candidate Vermin Supreme finished fourth among Democrats in the New Hampshire primary!

The first Republican debates began a few weeks ago, and, just a little ahead of the 2016 elections, and this video is a nice summary if you missed it. To some of the politically involved, these debates are deeply interesting. For the rest of us, we have the people of "Bad Lip Reading" to help create something a little more amusing out of the clips from the debate...

Today, Michigan voters decided if the state sales tax would be increased from six percent to seven percent. Voters in Byron Township, Caledonia, East Grand Rapids, Forest Hills, Grand Haven, Hudsonville, Kentwood, West Ottawa and other communities also had issues on the ballot. Results are in.

Wait, NO! There's finally one place on this planet you can't take a selfie, at the polls!

President Barack Obama, former Massachusetts governor and presidential candidate Mitt Romney, former Florida governor and presidential candidate Jeb Bush and former U.S. Secretary of State and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton have all campaigned this fall in Michigan, but not in their election bids. They were supporting Michigan candidates for governor and U.S. Senate. Michigan's general ele

Tuesday was primary election day in Michigan. West Michigan voters decided on candidates for state House and Senate, Congress, judges, county commission, and multiple proposals. Results are in.

By Jo Anne Paul | WJIM-AM For the first time in what is believed to be Michigan history, there is no primary challenge in the same year for the gubernatorial and U.S. Senate race. And with the lack of big name candidates at the top of the ticket, there is concern the number of voters heading to the polls will hardly offset the cost of holding the elections. Despite the significance of the outcome

School issues, sidewalks, and more were on the ballot in West Michigan today. Results are in.

In the majority of countries around the world, voting takes place on a weekend or election day is a national holiday.  This allows for the most people to reach the polls without their jobs interfering.  Some countries even have polls open for several days or weeks to make sure that everyone who wishes to vote can do so.  Should the United States do the same thing?  Take our poll and tell us what y