Voters Not Politicians is known for our army of dedicated volunteers, often seen out and about with clipboards and literature in hand. But volunteers play a big role behind the scenes as well. Jeffrey Hoang, a student at Eastern Michigan University, volunteered to assist our Communications team this spring, and made his impact on VNP […]
Read More >Last month, we updated you on the latest developments in the court-ordered redraw of Detroit-area Michigan House districts. Since then, the court approved the maps submitted by the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission, and both Voters Not Politicians and the MICRC have begun preparing for the state senate redraw. Here’s how we got here and […]
Read More >The Headlines Now that the court has accepted the remedial maps submitted by the MICRC, the commission is preparing to quickly move on to the senate redraw phase. The voided state senate districts (1, 3, 6, 8, 10, and 11) represent over 1.5 million Michiganders who will need to be kept informed and engaged during […]
Read More >The Headlines I have excellent news to share! The three-judge federal panel has decided that the Michigan House district maps (otherwise known as Motown Sound E1) submitted by the MICRC* will be used for the 2024 elections and beyond. In their decision, they recognized the public support for the map, and that the voided districts […]
Read More >The Headlines New Michigan House map remedies racial concerns that led to redraw, special master says Detroit News, March 18, 2024 This week Bernard Grofman, the Reviewing Special Master assigned by the federal court, filed his review of the proposed maps submitted by the MICRC. The MICRC also filed its response to the plaintiffs’ objections […]
Read More >The Headlines 1. Michigan redistricting: Opponents argue new Detroit maps fall short Bridge Michigan, March 11, 2024 Late last Friday, the plaintiffs in Agee v. Benson filed their objections to the Motown Sound E1 map that was submitted by the MICRC as their remedial plan. As defenders of the voter-approved independent redistricting process, VNP is […]
Read More >Hi Team, While we wait for court action on the redraw of Michigan House districts and prepare for the Michigan Senate redraw to begin, I’d like to share some recent news headlines and how they connect with our pro-democracy work in Michigan. The Headlines 1. Right-wing activists quietly challenging voter registrations in battleground states including […]
Read More >Voters Not Politicians, along with Voters Ed Fund, launched a number of new programs last year, and our volunteers had more options than ever before to help strengthen Michigan’s democracy. That’s why we brought on a new staff member who is more than capable of keeping up with all the moving pieces of this pro-democracy […]
Read More >After a federal court last December ruled several state house and state senate districts invalid under the Equal Protection Clause of the US Constitution, the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission (MICRC) has spent the last 2 months redrawing state House Districts 1, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12 and 14. Even with challenges like this, Michigan’s […]
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