<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:news="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-news/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1"><url><loc>https://www.votebeat.org/michigan/2026/10/16/hamtramck-mayor-election-2025-overturned-alharbi-mahmood/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-16T22:36:21.852Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Votebeat</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-16T22:36:21.852Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Mayoral election result from 2025 overturned after 37 disputed ballots are finally counted]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.votebeat.org/resizer/v2/TYT22XK7ENFYXJG2MQ6BMKTAGA.JPG?auth=67996b3436352ed410688297f9510ac2aa8cd523743702a57aa4cab491379e79&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1876&amp;height=1264</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[People react to the results of the the Wayne County Board of Canvassers recount of 37 missing ballots in Hamtramck’s mayoral race on Oct. 16th, 2026 in Detroit, Michigan. The recount of missing ballots now favors challenger Muhith Mahmood against current mayor of Hamtramck Adam Alharbi.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.votebeat.org/michigan/2026/05/01/antrim-county-clerk-victoria-bishop-cancel-voter-registrations-bureau-elections/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-16T22:17:11.128Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Votebeat</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-16T22:17:11.128Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Tensions mount as Michigan and Antrim County clerk threaten legal action against each other]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.votebeat.org/resizer/v2/FU2MWUZIVFDDFMKIFNHMT4NU4E.jpg?auth=e6273526d1ec83c7d975caaedbed45f3813fd34d0ee854a3dfbbba9f43c060e8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=802</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Antrim County Clerk Victoria Bishop is threatening to sue state election officials over proposed administrative rules.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.votebeat.org/michigan/2026/06/12/antrim-county-victoria-bishop-qualified-voter-file-access-revoked/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-16T22:16:09.613Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Votebeat</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-16T22:16:09.613Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Michigan revokes Antrim County clerk’s access to voter roll after unauthorized cancellations]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.votebeat.org/resizer/v2/UZ3IRRC4KRH45GWZHQRDOYNNPA.jpg?auth=c9e22794c11b2504f70eae4d360c07d1863b09630bd449694d1f6e21c808cd28&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2549&amp;height=1699</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An exterior of the Antrim County Government Building in Bellaire, Michigan. Antrim County Clerk Victoria Bishop lost her access to the state's voter rolls Friday after she failed to properly respond to the state's inquiries on why she changed voters' registrations.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.votebeat.org/michigan/2026/09/25/victoria-bishop-recall-election-county-clerk-approved-language/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-16T21:55:13.428Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Votebeat</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-16T21:55:13.428Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Effort to recall Antrim County Clerk gets go-ahead from state board]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.votebeat.org/resizer/v2/DDVCJ7HJZFAKDIJ4BIEJ7WFX2Q.jpg?auth=8498f5c68a28e65d975f3ec39d57d66a250011279d4826363c1c17f7766e4da8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3576&amp;height=2682</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ashley Areeda testifies before the Michigan Board of State Canvassers on Aug. 17, 2026, in Lansing, Michigan. The board approved language for her recall petition on Sept. 25.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.votebeat.org/texas/2026/10/16/voter-registration-records-address-update-backlog-secretary-of-state/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-16T19:45:49.47Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Votebeat</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-16T19:45:49.47Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Texas has a new backlog of voter address updates due to another state error]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.votebeat.org/resizer/v2/IN7TDSUULFELTANHVRXQHS4SFU.png?auth=60ef51f97e167a7abe5cad06c484db006e924e2f66e12f9f6a69762de25df6b7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1550&amp;height=1038</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Voter registration forms at a booth on the campus of UT-Austin on Oct. 11, 2022. The state alerted county election officials on Thursday about additional voter registration records and address updates they must sort through just days before the start of early voting. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.votebeat.org/national/2026/10/15/suspicious-letters-white-powder-election-officials-threats/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-16T00:59:34.184Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Votebeat</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-16T00:59:34.184Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Suspicious letters sent to election officials nationwide weeks before the midterms]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.votebeat.org/resizer/v2/F3N4XNK2MJHELE47VAIMOQNDNA.jpg?auth=66939a46fb8b3d60c9555f434bddc3647015d396414ef74b4695ef5c198f71fd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2500&amp;height=1667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The FBI said it is investigating a series of suspicious mailings sent to election officials across the nation, an unusually widespread example of election workers being physically threatened during a highly charged midterm campaign.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>