State Supreme Court chief justice tests positive for COVID-19
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The leader of the Michigan Supreme Court announced Sunday she had tested positive for COVID-19 after experiencing cold-like symptoms.
Chief Justice Bridget Mary McCormack said in a statement that she was tested Saturday and had notified the court’s other justices and other close contacts.
McCormack said she had a negative result on a COVID-19 test on Tuesday ahead the court hearing oral arguments Wednesday.
“As previously noted, I am fully vaccinated, and have had two boosters,” McCormack said.
Court spokesman John Nevin said he knew of no current illnesses among the six other justices and that McCormack planned to follow COVID-19 quarantine guidelines.
McCormack has been a justice on Michigan’s highest court since 2013 and became the chief justice in 2019. She previously was a professor and dean at the University of Michigan Law School.
Absentee ballots for May 3 elections now available
Absentee ballots for jurisdictions with elections on May 3 are now available at local clerk offices. Voters can apply for an absentee ballot online, mail in an application to their clerk, or visit their clerk’s office in person to apply for and submit an absentee ballot. Voters who are on the permanent absent voter list in their jurisdiction will be mailed an application by their clerk.
Voters can find more information on elections in their jurisdiction, including a sample ballot and list of races and questions on it, at Michigan.gov/Vote. While the majority of elections taking place are for millages or local-level elected positions, four House districts are also holding special elections to fill vacant seats.
The House Districts are:
15th in Wayne County
36th in Macomb County
43rd in Oakland County
74th in Kent County
The special election will fill partial terms for the vacated seats, meaning those elected in the May 3 special general election will serve until December 31, 2022. The seats to be filled will represent districts based on the district maps that have been in effect since the prior state redistricting took place after the 2010 census. Primaries and general elections for the next term, beginning Jan. 1, 2023, and based on the new district maps approved by the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission, will be held in August and November of this year.
Voters can find absentee ballot applications and information about upcoming elections at Michigan.gov/Vote.
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