Elections Update (April 2025)

Hear directly from the Secretary of State’s office and state Bureau of Elections on the hot issues in Michigan elections. We’ll share the lessons learned from 2024 general elections, including early voting, absentee voting and more.

Speaker: Kristi Dougan, Manager, Training and Elections Assistance, Michigan Bureau of Elections, Michigan Department of State

Kristi Dougan

Elections Analyst

Michigan Bureau of Elections

Kristi Dougan is an election analyst with extensive experience in multiple areas of election administration. She joined the Michigan Bureau of Elections in 2006 and plays a leading role in the Bureau’s clerk training and education programs, including development of clerk accreditation programs. Kristi’s municipal experience is rooted in her service as the Village President of her hometown Sparta in western Michigan from 2014 to 2020 and holds a degree in Political Science from Grand Valley State University.

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