MICHIGAN PRIMARIES AUGUST 4
Learn more about the races and the candidates.
BALLOTPEDIA is a useful guide to the Michigan Primaries
ARE YOU GOING TO BE READY FOR THE MIDTERMS?
Voters in Antrim County will go to the polls for primaries on August 4, 2026, and Midterms on November 3, 2026.
Primary Voting Has Already Started
QUESTION: CAN I STILL VOTE BY MAIL?
ANSWER: A RESOUNDING YES!
Despite the news that reports you won’t be able to use a mail in ballot, the post office is delivering. The ballots will be mailed.
A strategy that we all know Trump uses is to flood the news with his threats as if they were already accomplished.
Remember, his name was removed from the Kennedy Center in Washington
PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD:
VOTING BY MAIL IS HAPPENING NOW!
Absentee ballots have already been mailed to many Absentee Voters for the August 4 Primary.
The majority of Democrats vote using an absentee ballot.
Why?
1. It is the easiest way to vote.
2. It gives you time to do your research if there is something on the ballot you weren’t expecting (and voting the WHOLE ballot is very important).
3. State law changed and you can now bring your absentee ballot to the polls and vote it just like a ballot issued at the polls so it saves you and the poll workers time. So even if you like to vote in-person, getting on the permanent Absentee Voter list makes sense.
To become a permanent Absentee Voter, go to Michigan.gov/vote.
CLICK HERE FOR THE UPDATED CALENDAR OF REGULAR EVENTS ON OUR WEBSITE
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Contact & Information:
Antrim County Democratic Party
P.O. Box 1025
Bellaire, MI 49615
· Official Website: Antrim County Democratic Party
· Facebook Page: Antrim County Democratic Party on Facebook
JOIN OR RENEW YOUR 2026 MEMBERSHIP
One Step Forward,
Two Steps Backward
Nine bills supported by Democrats were sent to the Governor’s desk last week thanks to the Michigan Supreme Court over the objections of Republican House Speaker, Matt Hall.
During the 2023-2024 State legislative session, the Democratic majority in the House and Senate passed the 9 bills but failed to forward them to the Governor before the legislature adjoined. When the Legislature reconvened, Republicans were in the majority in the House and Hall declared the legislation dead.
After a lengthy legal battle, the Democratic majority Supreme Court sided with the Democrats. In a surprising twist, the Governor vetoed all nine bills. The Governor’s Office said that the bills all had timing in them which would have required budget authorizations in the past and therefore could not be implemented. If the Governor had signed, there would have been lengthy further legal battles.
The nine bills in play here would have required public employers to pick up a larger share of employee health insurance costs, exempt public assistance payments from debt collection, move corrections officers into the Michigan State Police pension system, and allow Detroit historical museums to seek a millage.
The importance of electing the right legislators and judges has never been more apparent.
– Allen Wolf
A bi-partisan group is forming to recall Victoria Bishop. Her ability to do the job of Clerk is now constrained by the fact that the Bureau of Elections has revoked her access to the Qualified Voter Files. Her access was revoked because of multiple violations of Michigan Law and her willful disregard for those laws.
We will need to collect 4,000 signatures in a 60-day window. The exact starting date is not yet determined but we are identifying volunteers to help collect signatures as well as the contact information of people willing to sign the recall petition. Even if you can only get 10 other signatures, we need your help. You can collect signatures on your own or join us for one of our public collection points at a time convenient for you.
You can volunteer to collect signatures or to sign the petition by following the link below:
Please include your name, address, phone number and email address. Indicate whether you are volunteering to sign or volunteering to collect and also how many other signatures of Antrim Voters you think you can get.
Bishops Settle Defamation Lawsuit
Randy Bishop and Victoria Bishop’s radio station (WCHY) have settled in a defamation lawsuit brought by Moran Iron Works and Tom Moran. The judge had previously found Mr. Bishop and the radio station liable for defamation. This stage of the trial was to determine damages to be paid.
In typical Bishop style, Randy Bishop did not want his MAGA followers to know that he ate crow. So, he was able to arrange for the settlement to be sealed.
Now we can only hope that Victoria has to sell the radio station in order to pay the judgement. Thank you to Tom Moran for helping to put Randy Bishop in his place. And thank you to superstar attorney, Sandy Jasinski, whose keen skills provided so much sworn testimony from the Bishops themselves on their various illegal activities.
VICTORIA BISHOP LOSES ACCESS TO ANTRIM COUNTY VOTER ROLLS
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT . . .
Some people believe that barring Bishop’s access to the Qualified Voter File and thereby limiting her involvement in elections is insufficient. Antrim Dems member, Allen Wolf, sent a letter to the Governor asking her to remove Bishop completely from the Clerk job. A copy of the letter has been sent to the Antrim County Board of Commissioners. You can read Wolf’s letter on the Antrim Dems website.
A next logical step would be for the Board of Commissioners to reduce Bishop’s salary commensurate with her reduced duties. The Commissioners believe they can’t do that legally.
IMPORTANT VOTE FOR ANTRIM CONSERVATION DISTRICT
To all residents of Antrim County, notice is hereby given that on the 22nd day of July 2026, between the hours of 3:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. an annual meeting and election for directors will be held at the Antrim Conservation District office at 7915 Cameron St, Central Lake, Michigan.
“Never forget this: The forces undermining our democracy, rigging our economy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win.”
Antrim County Democratic Party/Michigan
Chairperson: Veronica Welter, Chair@antrimdems.com
Website: antrimdems.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AntrimCountyDemocraticParty/
Volume #10. ANTRIM DEMS NEWSLETTER, WRITTEN AND ASSEMBLED BY ALLEN WOLF, JIM BLACK, AND SALLIE FOLEY.
THANKS TO HEIDI NICOL FOR HER CONTRIBUTIONS.
QUESTIONS/COMMENTS CAN BE DIRECTED TO SFOLEY@ANTRIMDEMS.COM