Quick facts on the petition:

• These are NOT citizen-led initiatives! These efforts are led by Lansing politicians and national special interest groups.

• The changes are unnecessary: Michigan already has NEW voter ID and Secure Automatic Voter Registration laws that ensure only citizens can register and vote. Why are national special interests trying to change our secure voting laws?

• The proposals add red tape and extra burden: By putting these burdens on voters and our local clerks, politicians are trying to make elections more expensive and less efficient to benefit themselves. 

• They will create a poll tax: The driver’s license or state ID you always vote with won’t be enough anymore. Can you afford a $165 passport?

• Makes it harder for eligible citizens to vote, especially rural voters: All registrations or registration updates must be made in person, no matter how far away the office is. 

• Undoes voter-approved language in our state constitution: Michigan voters already passed Proposal 18-2 and Proposal 22-2. Why are politicians and special interests trying to rewrite our constitution and ignore our votes?
• Puts voters’ sensitive and personal information at risk: Your partial Social Security numbers, birth certificates, marriage licenses, and more could be at risk just to exercise your constitutional right to vote. 

Bottom Line: Politicians and national special interest groups are trying to avoid accountability and are skipping our democratic processes so they can pick which voters are allowed to vote.