RESTORE POLITICAL POWER

TO THE PEOPLE

RESTORE POLITICAL POWER TO THE PEOPLE

Voters Not Politicians inspired a

voter-led, pro-democracy political reform movement

in Michigan. Our thousands of volunteers are engaged, empowered, and committed to do more to restore political power back to the people.

Voters Not Politicians inspired a voter-led, pro-democracy political reform movement in Michigan. Our thousands of volunteers are engaged, empowered, and committed to do more to restore political power back to the people.

Voters Not Politicians is leading the effort to engage with state legislators to pass good-governance reforms to protect voting rights, strengthen our democracy, and ensure political power remains in the hands of the voters.

Pro-voter Legislation

In 2022, thanks to the work of Voters Not Politicians, Michigan voters elected a pro-voter majority to both houses of the state legislature for the first time in decades. Now we are training and mobilizing grassroots citizen lobbyists to pass legislation that will further strengthen Michigan’s democracy and protect the rights of voters.

Anti-corruption

Michigan ranks dead last in government transparency and accountability. Michigan’s ethical standards for state officials are notoriously low. The time has come to raise them and adopt new standards to restore the integrity of our state government in Lansing. The only way we can change this is through laws that pull back the curtain so people can hold politicians accountable.

Free and Fair Elections

Despite recent progress on voting rights through citizen ballot initiatives, Black and Brown voters, disabled voters and those whose first language is not English, still face unequal barriers to the ballot box in Michigan. Michigan could set a new standard for state-level voting rights by enacting the Michigan Voting Rights Act. The MIVRA would protect the rights of voters from attacks made by bad actors and give Michigan voters the right to use the justice system if their voting rights are threatened.

Gerrymandering Reform

Holding elected officials accountable at the ballot box is only possible in fair districts. Ending prison gerrymandering and enacting county-level gerrymandering reform would ensure that every election district in the state truly represents the people.