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Announcing the Ford-Carter Election Network

The Ford Presidential Foundation and The Carter Center have announced a nonpartisan partnership to observe and assess Michigan’s November 3, 2026 midterm elections through the newly formed Ford-Carter Election Observation Network.

The initiative will train and deploy volunteer observers statewide to monitor key stages of the election process and publicly report their findings to strengthen transparency, accountability, and voter confidence.

Ford Leadership Forum director Jeff Polet met with 13OnYourSide’s Josh Albertus to talk about this newly-formed network with The Carter Center.

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