Re-elect Mike Hanley Saginaw County Clerk

08/02/2020

It continues to be a great day for our campaign. This weekend alone, we’ve hit over 400 doors, met some new amazing Saginaw residents, revisited some old friends and have seen our fair share of red barn doors.

08/02/2020

2 DAYS left!!!!!

Another special thank you to WNEW TV 5 for shedding some light the efforts that our clerks throughout the county are making to combat COVID-19 at our polls! This unprecedented pandemic has been met with unprecedented leadership from our team of clerks. Thank you all for your hard work.

This election is incredibly important, and we’re doing everything possible to keep our voters safe when they come to the polls.

As always if you have any questions please call me at (989) 798-3903. Thank you for your continued support!

“In Mid-Michigan, county leaders are working around the clock to ensure safety for the Aug. 4 primary...Hanley wants voters to know every step has been taken to ensure a safe in-person voting experience.
“All our poll workers will be masked and they’ll be sanitized. Their temperatures will be taken before they work and they’re encouraged to stay home if they’re not feeling well.”

In Mid-Michigan, county leaders are working around the clock to ensure safety for the Aug. 4 primary election.

08/01/2020

3 DAYS left!!!!!

A special thank you to WNEW TV 5 for profiling the efforts that we’re making to ensure that your election results will be counted as safely and quickly as possible following our election on Tuesday, August 4th!

This election is incredibly important, and we’re doing everything in our power to avoid mistakes that other state made during their primaries earlier this summer, many of which resulted in unknown election outcomes for weeks!

As always if you have any questions please call me at (989) 793-3903. Thank you for your continued support!

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wnem.com/clerk-says-saginaw-county-seeing-highest-voter-turnout-for-primary/article_13ea1716-d36a-11ea-94be-3ffbbfc6b429.amp.html

As election day nears, a Mid-Michigan county clerk says it could be the biggest voter turnout yet.

08/01/2020

Not many people know this, but we’ve been at this race for over 9 months!

Over the last few days of this campaign, my opponent made some equivocal statements that I would like to address.

My opponent said:

🚨 July 28th 🚨
"Saginaw County deserves a clerk [who will] ensure that our new voting rights are fully and faithfully implemented.”

When my opponent made those statements this week on social media, a number of local clerks and community members called to voice their concerns over her lack of acknowledgement for the work that’s been put into increasing our voter participation countywide since Proposal 3 passed.

Saginaw County's voting participation is up dramatically compared to previous elections. This year alone, over 32,000 absentee ballots have been delivered for our August 4 primary; at least 3 times the total absentees that were counted in 2018.

Saginaw County deserves a clerk who'll applaud and champion the hard work and progress that our team of local clerks has put into Saginaw County after the passage of 2018’s Proposal 3.

🚨 July 29th, and first July 16th 🚨
“The vast majority of my proposals are already done in other counties in our state and are merely an increase in the County Clerk's time, not the county budget” but said days earlier that “[Saginaw County’s] budgets are limited...my proposals...[will be] little to no cost.”

Right now, my opponent is making political promises that realistically have little to no chance of being implemented by the County Board during these tough personal and economic times. At a recent committee meeting, the administration and Board made it clear that budget cuts are likely and new expenditures of any kind are ‘out of the question,’ because we’re in a fight to keep all of the staff we've got right now.

Saginaw County deserves a County Clerk that will always be honest, and who will remain honest when times are tough. Saginaw deserves an experienced leader who knows how to get more done with less and who'll be upfront about what we can get accomplished right now.

🚨 Yesterday - July 31st 🚨
“[I am] the only candidate with a plan for the future” but she refused to talk about it in the past.

Our office, along with our local clerk friends have implemented Proposal 3 thoroughly, and other local initiatives including changes in poll worker training, uniform pre-election weekend hours, and great teamwork between all clerks.

We’re always open to creative ideas and suggestions, and we approach issues with pragmatism.

Right now, today, we’re taking action to make access to our county's records quicker and more affordable online.

Right now, residents are waiting two months to get appointments with the Secretary of State's office, so this access is crucial to all of us.

On the topic of team equity, last year I assisted my opponent on an important unequal access to birth records issue. After lending my opponent assistance, she moved forward to sponsor a bill in the Michigan House which was appropriate. While she chooses to highlight this fact in her campaign flyers, she will not mention any cooperation between us on this issue.

My opponent has yet to offer the County Clerk's Office the same recipercation that could benefit the office and all of our residents, and we were both interviewed at the same time for the Nov. 2019 interview on ABC 12. My opponent had decided to save all of her suggestions at that time and use them as promises for this campaign in our now-present future.

Saginaw County deserves a County Clerk who will work with all of our city and township clerks as a team leader, and work to keep moving Saginaw’s voting performance up.

I will continue to do my best to run a campaign that we as a community can be proud of until the very end, because that is what’s most important. This election is about who is helping right here, and right now. We will continue to move our office and our county forward so we can tackle the crucially important races over now and over the next 4 years. Thank you all for your support!

State Representative Vanessa Guerra is entering her final year on the job. She plans on running for Saginaw County Clerk, which has disappointed the current clerk Mike Hanley, who is also a Democrat.

07/31/2020

Thank you Regina for supporting our campaign, but more importantly thank you for taking the time to educate yourself on the differences between myself and my opponent. You’ve set a great example for the thousands of other responsible voters in Saginaw County.

07/30/2020

5 DAYS left!!!

I’ve been getting some calls today about a post that is going around and I want to clarify something for everyone. ALL city and township clerk offices are open this Saturday, August 1st from 8:00 am until 4:00 pm.

We have Same Day Voting Registration so you will still be able to register to vote through Election Day Aug 4th. Again the deadline to register is NOT August 1st.

Be safe, have a great weekend, and as always feel free to keep calling (989)798-3903.

“Michigan allows same-day voter registration. That means up to and through Election Day, you can go to your local clerk, register and cast a ballot.”

When do the Michigan polls open and close? Can I get an absentee ballot? Do I need a mask at the polls? All the answers you need for Election 2020.

07/29/2020

6 DAYS Left!!

"All absentee ballots for the primary election must be returned to the city or township clerk’s office by 8 p.m. Tuesday, August 4."

🚨🚨🚨SAGINAW COUNTY 🚨🚨 With only a week left, please make sure that you have a solid plan for voting on Aug 4th, or for turning in your absentee ballot! If you have any questions, please call me at (989) 798-3803.

City and county clerks across the state are urging Michigan voters who haven’t yet received a primary election ballot or sent a ballot in the mail to drop them off in person

07/29/2020

We are grateful for S.O.S. Benson's leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic. Over at the Saginaw County Clerk's office, we are partners in many of these initiatives because it is important that YOUR voice is heard in this election, whether that be in five days or three months.

Please take a moment to read over this Press Release delivered today from Secretary Benson, and make sure you have a safe and solid plan to VOTE in just 5 days!

As always, please call me if you have any questions (989) 798-3903.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 29, 2020
Contact: Tracy Wimmer

(517) 281-1876





Benson implementing voter-approved elections improvements during pandemic
Calls on Legislature to support clerks and voters
Michigan’s elections system is safe, secure, and prepared to handle the challenges of the COVID-19 era, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson confirmed at a press conference today. Ahead of the statewide primary next week, Benson discussed the work that has been done to strengthen election security and fully implement the election reforms voters overwhelmingly approved in 2018.



“For the past 19 months my administration has worked in partnership with local clerks and national experts to strengthen and modernize our elections system to meet the mandate of the voters,” said Secretary Benson. “That work has continued even in the midst of a pandemic, and our collective efforts have made it easier to vote and harder to cheat in Michigan.”



Improvements and actions carried out by Benson’s administration include:



Implementing automatic voter registration and online voter registration
Ensuring all voters were informed of their new right to vote from home and provided an absent voter application
Launching an online absent voter ballot application
Expanding options for voters with disabilities to cast absent-voter ballots at home and in clerk offices
Joining the Electronic Registration Information Center to improve the integrity of the state voter registration list
Hiring the state’s first election security expert
Ensuring safe in-person voting by providing all election jurisdictions with personal protective equipment, cleaning supplies and protocols for hygiene and social distancing
Redesigning ballot envelopes to USPS specifications and providing ballot drop boxes, and additional supplies to election jurisdictions
Recruiting more than 5,000 election workers through the Democracy MVP campaign


“These are truly unprecedented times, yet our clerks, the Bureau of Elections and my administration have all worked tirelessly to ensure voting rights are protected,” said Benson. “No matter how you choose to vote next week and in November, know that our elections are secure, you will be safe, and your ballot will be counted.”



Benson said more progress must be made ahead of the November general election, and called on state lawmakers to do their jobs and pass laws allowing ballots postmarked by Election Day to be counted, requiring clerks to contact voters if their mailed in ballot envelope signature does not match their signature on file, and enabling clerks to begin processing ballots cast through the mail prior to Election Day.



“While we have diligently carried out the will of the voters and alongside our clerks have met every challenge thrown our way, the state legislature has passed only one piece of election-related legislation in the last 19 months,” Benson said. “With time running out, I remain hopeful legislative leaders will partner with us to support election workers and voters.”



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