Sign in

Hayley Harding

@hayleyharding.bsky.social
2.3K followers 291 following 306 posts

I write about Michigan and our elections and our voting rights and our democracy for @votebeat.org. Bunnies are Honey and Puff.

PostsRepliesMedia
Reposted by Hayley Harding
Michigan Advance @michiganadvance.com · 02/10/2026
Thousands of Wayne County voters to get new ballots after printing error michiganadvance.com/2026/10/02/t... Via @hayleyharding.bsky.social w/ @votebeat.org
michiganadvance.com
Thousands of Wayne County voters to get new ballots after printing error • Michigan Advance
This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Michigan’s free newsletter ...
034
Hayley Harding @hayleyharding.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
More than 64,000 ballots have already been returned in the Nov. 3 election here in Michigan, per the state's dashboard. That's just shy of 1% of all registered voters in the state more than a month out.
043
Hayley Harding @hayleyharding.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The state deadline to get the first batch of absentee ballots out to voters was last week. So why do some clerk not even have them in their hands yet? @votebeat.org
votebeat.org
Some Michigan voters still without absentee ballots after clerks miss state deadline
Voters in multiple Michigan counties are still waiting for their ballots.
023
Hayley Harding @hayleyharding.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Over on @votebeat.org is the next step in a story I've been reporting since April: Victoria Bishop, the embattled Antrim County clerk, is one step closer to a recall after the Board of State Canvassers approved several potential petition options
votebeat.org
Embattled Michigan clerk accused of wrongly canceling registrations one step closer to a recall
A state letter says less than a minute was spent on voter-status training marked complete for Antrim County Clerk Victoria Bishop.
010
Reposted by Hayley Harding
Votebeat @votebeat.org · 23/09/2026
It’s unknown how many prospective voters have been affected.
bit.ly
Error means unknown number of Texas voter registrations haven’t been processed yet
It’s unknown how many prospective voters have been affected.
34630
Hayley Harding @hayleyharding.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Anyway would anyone like to discuss Taylor Swift. I would like to discuss Taylor Swift
010
Hayley Harding @hayleyharding.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Current brain power: Just googled "when is Election Day"
010
Reposted by Hayley Harding
Meghan Hoyer @meghanhoyer.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Our data team is seeking an enterprising senior or grad student to join us next summer, working on data analysis and/or reporting tools. You should have solid coding skills, smart ideas and enthusiasm for learning alongside our collaborative, fun team: washpost.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/washin...
washpost.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com
Newsroom Summer Internship Program 2027: Data Journalist
Application Instructions Please list all professional experience and explain any gaps in employment history. All of your application materials, which may include PDF files of work samples and/or links...
01212
Reposted by Hayley Harding
Votebeat @votebeat.org · 14/09/2026
🗓️ TOMORROW, get your election questions answered! Votebeat's experienced election reporters @jessicahuseman.bsky.social, @alexandershur.bsky.social, @hayleyharding.bsky.social, and @sashahupka.bsky.social will explain what mail voters need to know, election security basics, and more.
bit.ly
Will the midterms happen? Your election questions, answered | Part 2
Submit your election questions to Votebeat reporters, and they’ll answer them live on Sept. 15 at 1 p.m. EDT.
014
Reposted by Hayley Harding
Votebeat @votebeat.org · 14/09/2026
A Delaware beach town offers broad voting rights to corporations, spurring broader debate over who should be allowed to take part in elections.
bit.ly
In Delaware, corporations can vote in local elections. Some people are trying to change that.
A Delaware beach town offers broad voting rights to corporations, spurring broader debate over who should be allowed to take part in elections.
032
Hayley Harding @hayleyharding.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
You can't talk like to that me, a person who has all her windows open
010
Hayley Harding @hayleyharding.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
My bunny is snoring really loudly so unfortunately I have to cancel all calls meetings or productivity this afternoon so I can stare lovingly at her
150
Hayley Harding @hayleyharding.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Next week, you have an exclusive chance to have a bunch of election reporters answer all the questions you have about the midterms. Join me and my @votebeat.org colleagues on Tuesday:
eventbrite.com
Will the midterms happen? Your election questions, answered | Part 2
Submit your election questions to Votebeat reporters, and they’ll answer them live on Sept. 15 at 1 p.m. EDT.
012
Reposted by Hayley Harding
Votebeat @votebeat.org · 10/09/2026
On Tuesday, get your midterm election questions answered. Submit a question to @jessicahuseman.bsky.social, @alexandershur.bsky.social, @hayleyharding.bsky.social, and @sashahupka.bsky.social here: www.eventbrite.com/e/will-the-m...
013
Hayley Harding @hayleyharding.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I really do respect that Gannett and McClatchy continue to duke it out for the highly coveted title of "just the absolute fucking worst" with occasional shows from whatever Alden is calling themselves these days
020
Hayley Harding @hayleyharding.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I've started addressing groups of people as "median voters" and I would say everyone really really loves it
010
Hayley Harding @hayleyharding.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Michigan's proof-of-citizenship ballot initiative is dead. For now. Over on @votebeat.org:
votebeat.org
Top Republican voting priority fails to make Michigan ballot
The proposal would have required all Michigan voters to prove their citizenship in order to vote a full ballot.
021
Reposted by Hayley Harding
Votebeat @votebeat.org · 27/08/2026
You've got election questions. We've got answers. Join @jessicahuseman.bsky.social, @alexandershur.bsky.social, @hayleyharding.bsky.social, and @sashahupka.bsky.social for a free Q&A event as the midterms heat up. Attend for free! ➡️ www.eventbrite.com/e/will-the-m...
155
Reposted by Hayley Harding
Carter Walker @bycarterwalker.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Next, on Sept. 15, we're hosting a virtual event where @alexandershur.bsky.social, @hayleyharding.bsky.social, @sashahupka.bsky.social, and @jessicahuseman.bsky.social will take your questions about the 2026 midterms. All are welcome! Not just reporters. Details: www.votebeat.org/national/202...
votebeat.org
Live event: Will the midterms happen? Your election questions, answered, Part 2
Votebeat reporters will answer your questions about the midterms on Sept. 15 in a virtual webinar. RSVP to attend.
122
Hayley Harding @hayleyharding.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Over on @votebeat.org: Here's what happened today — and what happens next www.votebeat.org/michigan/202...
votebeat.org
Supporters vow to go to court to force election on whether Michigan voters should have to prove their citizenship
If approved, the amendment would give Michigan one of the strictest proof-of-citizenship requirements in the country.
020
Hayley Harding @hayleyharding.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Five minutes until the building locks down! The excitement of public meetings
010
Hayley Harding @hayleyharding.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
The Board of State Canvassers has deadlocked. The proof of citizenship amendment is not on the ballot as it stands, but it's likely to go to the MI Supreme Court. @votebeat.org
101
Hayley Harding @hayleyharding.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
We've been looking at signatures for 10 mins.
010
Hayley Harding @hayleyharding.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
We have 34 minutes until this meeting ends. Three signatures needed. It is ... not clear how many are outstanding.
100
Hayley Harding @hayleyharding.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Board of State Canvassers have to be done by 5 p.m. It is now 4:01 p.m.
010
Hayley Harding @hayleyharding.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
For those following along at home, if this does end up certified today, they also have to write the 100-word summary that will appears on ballots.
110
Hayley Harding @hayleyharding.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Canvassers are going signature by signature through the rejected ones. So far most are deadlocks on party lines
110
Hayley Harding @hayleyharding.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Canvassers are back. Appears they ate Jimmy Johns, if anyone cares.
120
Hayley Harding @hayleyharding.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Canvassers are taking 30 mins for lunch. Back at 2.
010
Hayley Harding @hayleyharding.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Two signatures have added to the total. ACV is only three valid signatures away from seeing their ballot question certified, which would mean MI voters weigh in on documentary proof of citizenship requirements this fall.
100
Hayley Harding @hayleyharding.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
MI Director of Elections Jonathan Brater is explaining why the state considers a sample of 1,000 signatures rather than reviewing 710,000 individual signatures. (TL;DR: that would take too long.)
210
Hayley Harding @hayleyharding.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Michigan's primary election has been certified by the Board of State Canvassers.
010
Hayley Harding @hayleyharding.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Good morning from the Michigan Board of State Canvassers, where board members today will decide if a proof-of-citizenship effort will be on the ballot this fall.
010
Hayley Harding @hayleyharding.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Wayne County, Michigan's most populous, has certified the 2026 primary election.
032
Hayley Harding @hayleyharding.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Inbox: These ICONS (and seven others) are now official Michigan "I Voted" stickers and will be available for clerks to order for November
050
Hayley Harding @hayleyharding.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Considering taking up "editing my bunnies in the style of those flashy car edits" as a post-election hobby
010
Reposted by Hayley Harding
Sasha Hupka @sashahupka.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Got questions about the midterms? Our @votebeat.org team wants to answer. Join me, @hayleyharding.bsky.social, @alexandershur.bsky.social, and @jessicahuseman.bsky.social on Sept. 15 at 10 a.m. MST. You can ask us anything! RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/will-the-m...
eventbrite.com
Will the midterms happen? Your election questions, answered | Part 2
Submit your election questions to Votebeat reporters, and they’ll answer them live on Sept. 15 at 1 p.m. EDT.
013
Hayley Harding @hayleyharding.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
New over on @votebeat.org: Detroit disenfranchised 13 voters by simply forgetting to take their ballots from one location to the next.
votebeat.org
‘Left behind’: 13 absentee ballots go uncounted in hotly contested Michigan primary
13 Michigan voters thought they had voted in the state’s big primary, but their ballots weren’t counted due to a mistake by election officials.
083
Hayley Harding @hayleyharding.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Late breaking out of Hamtramck: Those 37 ballots from last fall? They're poised to be counted after all after the Michigan Supreme Court declined to take up an appeal. That decision could flip the mayor's race EIGHT MONTHS after Adam Alharbi took office. www.votebeat.org/michigan/202...
votebeat.org
Nine months after the election, a Michigan city must count 37 disputed ballots that could change who’s mayor
Mayor Adam Alharbi won the election by only 11 votes and took office in January. A new Michigan Supreme Court decision could reverse his victory.
041
Hayley Harding @hayleyharding.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
New: The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals DENIES the DOJ's request for an en banc hearing in its attempts to get Michigan's unredacted voter roll, which I believe marks the Department of Justice's third loss to Michigan and 22nd loss across the country in this realm
141
Hayley Harding @hayleyharding.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Six people — including two people who wanted to test the system — are now facing elections-related charges in Michigan. Five of the people named are noncitizens who allegedly voted in the 2024 election. More at @votebeat.org:
votebeat.org
5 noncitizens voted in 2024 election, Michigan AG says
The attorney general released the results of her investigation as the Trump administration has turned up the heat on noncitizen voting.
012
Hayley Harding @hayleyharding.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Every so often I come across something I thought I knew about the human body and am forced to ask myself "is that an actual medical consensus or did I just watch a lot of Dr. Oz with my mom when I was a kid"
000
Hayley Harding @hayleyharding.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
New: Antrim County Clerk Victoria Bishop can put one controversy to bed after the AG's office cleared her and her husband www.votebeat.org/michigan/202...
votebeat.org
Conservative radio host left alone with government computer did not access voter data, Michigan AG says
Antrim County Clerk Victoria Bishop left her husband, a conservative radio host known as Trucker Randy, alone with her computer.
022
Reposted by Hayley Harding
Votebeat @votebeat.org · 05/08/2026
Here's @hayleyharding.bsky.social's dispatch on Michigan's primary election day: www.votebeat.org/michigan/202...
votebeat.org
The Trump administration sent federal monitors to the Michigan primary. Here’s how it went.
Monitors from the Department of Justice quietly observed the voting process in four Michigan cities.
0118
Reposted by Hayley Harding
Votebeat @votebeat.org · 05/08/2026
Votebeat Michigan reporter @hayleyharding.bsky.social watched the ballot counting process in Detroit last night until the wee hours of the morning. You can directly support her work by donating to Votebeat today: votebeat.fundjournalism.org/donate/
195
Hayley Harding @hayleyharding.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Back on BBC here in a moment to talk Michigan and our impact on national politics!
517110
Hayley Harding @hayleyharding.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Here's what we learned from the DOJ monitors here in Michigan yesterday: www.votebeat.org/michigan/202...
votebeat.org
The Trump administration sent federal monitors to the Michigan primary. Here’s how it went.
Monitors from the Department of Justice quietly observed the voting process in four Michigan cities.
0147
Hayley Harding @hayleyharding.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Anyway here are two bunnies who definitely did not cause a loud crash right as their mom went live on the radio
31628
Hayley Harding @hayleyharding.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Just said this on the radio but: I spoke to probably more than 100 people who work in and around elections yesterday — clerks, poll workers, inspectors, etc — and I'm left feeling so optimistic. It's genuinely reaffirming to see the process in action! I'd recommend it to anyone with questions.
720331
Hayley Harding @hayleyharding.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Good morning I am alive/awake/alert/enthusiastic and will be joining @iprnews.bsky.social here in a few moments!
172