Blog: Partnerships that Uplift All Voters

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Kermit Williams, Co-Director of Oakland Forward, represents one of several local activist groups that Voters Ed Fund partnered with this year. Throughout the year, Voters Ed Fund worked with Oakland Forward to mobilize volunteers and community members towards increasing voter education and participation in underrepresented communities in Oakland County.  Oakland Forward is an African American-led […]

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Voters won in Michigan this year — and fair maps made the difference

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By NANCY WANG – DAVID DALEY It’s been decades since we could say this. But in Michigan this November, voters, not politicians, were the real winners on Election Day. That sounds pretty basic. Elections are supposed to be about determining the will of the people, and the side with the most support should win. Our elections for Congress […]

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Michigan redistricting advocates tout new process after first election under new maps

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The 2022 midterm elections featured a number of competitive congressional and legislative races across the state, from Traverse City to Midland and from Grand Rapids to Downriver. Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who won reelection by 11 points, will enter her second term with a 56-54 Democratic majority in the House and a 20-18 Democratic upper hand in […]

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Grassroots activists won big this year. Can Democrats learn from them?

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Democrats may have lost the House of Representatives in the midterm elections, but that doesn’t mean Americans across the country won’t see a wave of progressive legislative victories take effect over the next few years. But thanks to a wave of victories for progressive activists in states around the country, millions of Americans will still […]

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How redistricting helped Democrats flip Michigan

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Abortion on the ballot and the popularity of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is taking much of the credit for Michigan’s Democratic trifecta at the midterms — but Dems also have the end of unfair political boundaries to thank. What happened: Redistricting reform leveled the playing field, Nancy Wang, director of Voters Not Politicians, tells Axios. When people turned out […]

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In Michigan, ‘red wave’ spin gives way to a blue ‘blowout’

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“This is absolutely historic, an epic landslide for pro-democracy Michiganders.” That was the assessment of Jeff Timmer, a former Michigan GOP executive director now with the anti-Trump Lincoln Party, after seeing the midterm election results Wednesday morning.  Democrats in Michigan have made history for the first time in four decades by taking back control of both […]

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5 long-term impacts Proposals 1, 2 could have on Michigan

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Michigan voters overwhelmingly approved Proposals 1 and 2 on the ballot Nov. 8 – signaling their desire for more government transparency and voting access. A quick rundown of the proposals: Proposal 1 requires annual financial disclosures from the governor, attorney general, secretary of state and legislators and restricts term limits in the Legislature to 12 […]

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Election deniers are embedded in Michigan canvassing boards — advocates say they’re ready

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Michigan has been a hotbed for election fraud conspiracy theories since 2020, but this year extremist election deniers have filled roles on election canvassing boards that are responsible for tallying votes and certifying the state’s elections.  The bipartisan boards in several different Michigan counties now have GOP canvassers who still question Joe Biden’s victory and […]

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Michigan proposal could block partisan actors from overturning elections

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Seventy-two hours before election day, Anne Ballew and her husband Tom Porter spent their Saturday afternoon darting up and down stoops to knock on doors in Dearborn, just outside Detroit. But Ballew and Porter weren’t there to talk about Michigan’s races for governor, US House, attorney general or secretary of state. They were there to […]

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Why We Canvass – From the Voices of Volunteers

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You know by now how important this election is, and what Voters Not Politicians is doing to protect our democracy as pro-voters advocates. But do you know why hundreds of our volunteers are working so hard to support pro-democracy reforms and candidates right now?  Here is why our volunteers put so many hours into canvassing […]

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