In case you missed the announcement last month, Voters Not Politicians completed the evaluation process and chose 58 candidates to receive a Pro-Voter endorsement! Voting is fundamental to representative government; it is essential that elections are accessible to all who take the time and responsibility to cast their ballots. Our path to these endorsements started […]
Read More >In partnership with Promote the Vote’s Election Protection Program, the Voters Ed Fund is launching a full-scale Non-Partisan Poll Challenger and Observer Recruitment Program for the November 8th General Election! We are committed to recruiting and training volunteers to protect voters’ rights and help keep Michigan’s elections safe, free, fair, and transparent. Voters Ed Fund’s […]
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LANSING—Let MI Kids Learn, an initiative drive that would set up a tax-incentivized school voucher program, submitted signatures on Wednesday to the Michigan Board of State Canvassers in hopes that the Republican-controlled legislature can unilaterally pass the package by the end of the year. The DeVos-funded proposal joins Secure MI Vote in pushing for a swift […]
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The campaign that created a state independent redistricting commission is focusing now on the November races for public office. Voters Not Politicians’ political action committee plans to oppose candidates who are election deniers. Jamie Lyons-Eddy with Voters Not Politicians said the Voters Action Committee will choose candidates based on answers to a questionnaire, candidates’ public […]
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LANSING — A Michigan voting rights advocacy group is forming a super PAC to defeat “election deniers” in the November general election, according to a Thursday press release. The announcement comes two days after the Tuesday primary, which recorded the victory of several statewide and congressional candidates who have repeated the disproved claim the 2020 […]
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Tudor Dixon’s name will officially be on the ballot for Michigan governor after winning the primary race on Tuesday, the Associated Press reports. The conservative media personality led the Republican gubernatorial primary election with the majority of the votes after facing off against four male candidates: Kevin Rinke, Garrett Soldano, Ryan Kelley, and Ralph Rebandt, per NPR. In […]
Read More >Voters Not Politicians relies on all types of supporters to do the difficult work of protecting democracy. That includes donors, board members, volunteers, and more. And some supporters, like Jeff Padden, do all of the above! Jeff first got started with Voters Not Politicians back in 2016, before it even was Voters Not Politicians! In […]
Read More >By Charlie Beall After six weeks of intense development, the Voters Ed Fund proudly announces that Michigandropbox.com is now live and available to Michigan voters! Drop boxes can eliminate barriers for some voters who can rest easy knowing their ballot was received in time to be counted. Now voters across the state will have an […]
Read More >Voters Not Politicians volunteers collected 171,636 signatures, overshooting our commitment to the coalition effort and ensuring that Promote the Vote 2022 will qualify for the statewide ballot. What’s the “secret sauce” that allows Voters Not Politicians volunteers to do so much extraordinary work across the state? Our success can be directly attributed to our training, […]
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Advocates of an initiative to tighten Michigan voting laws and require voter identification on Friday submitted petition signatures, a move those in opposition say was intended to “veto proof” their efforts after the submission was previously delayed. The petition failed to meet the May 31 deadline to turn in signatures for the November general election […]
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