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Promote the Vote 2022 partners estimate they have exceeded their signature goal ahead of Monday deadline

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The deadline for signatures on ballot petitions is fast approaching, and there are a few pretty high profile efforts confident they’ll be on the ballot come November. One of those is Promote the Vote 2022. Their partner organization Voters Not Politicians tell me they’ve exceeded their signature collection goals. “We surpassed our internal goal, which […]

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This Donor Wants to Transform Michigan

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By Melissa Horste Jim is relatively new to political activism, but that didn’t stop him from hosting his first political fundraiser for Voters Not Politicians at the Community Unitarian Universalists Brighton (CUUB) on June 11th in order to help our organization with the resources we need to fight against anti-voter extremism, expand voting rights and […]

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Leading the Way in Circulating

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By Melinda Billingsley Next week, when the Promote the Vote 2022 coalition submits their petition signatures, over 170,000 of them will have come from Voters Not Politicians volunteer circulators.  From micro-circulators to super-circulators to our top five on the leaderboard, along with every volunteer and staff member who supports them, Voters Not Politicians has been […]

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Nights and Weekends: Celebrations and Expansions!

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By Alyson Grigsby Our Nights and Weekends program is expanding to more cities this year after starting our clerk engagement work in 2019! Building on the success of Promote the Vote 2018 (2018’s Proposal 3), we are working to expand convenient voting services in clerk’s offices across the state.  Even after the passage of Proposal […]

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Deadline approaches to sign “Promote The Vote” ballot initiative

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The deadline is approaching to sign petitions for a potential ballot initiative that could enshrine voter rights in the Michigan Constitution. Voters Not Politicians, a non-partisan advocacy organization, has spent the last few months collecting signatures for “Promote the Vote 2022.” If this proposal gets on the November ballot, it could lead to a constitutional […]

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Michigan group that overhauled redistricting dives into election law fight

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Mason — Voters Not Politicians, the upstart organization that overhauled Michigan’s redistricting process in 2018, is now using its network of volunteers to boost a campaign to recognize new voting rights in the state constitution. Supporters of Voters Not Politicians have gathered more than 160,000 petition signatures for Promote the Vote 2022, which aims to put […]

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Lies, forgery, and voter suppression: Inside the ‘power grab’ ballot initiative inspired by Trump’s false election fraud claims

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Michigan was the epicenter of some of the most egregious lies that the 2020 election was stolen. The effort to overturn the results in favor of former President Donald generated some bizarre headlines. The state was the scene of Rudy Giuliani’s infamous COVID-19 flatulence, where one of his witness’ incoherent ramblings earned a Saturday Night Live roasting. It is also the state […]

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Press Releases and Poetry – Meet VNP’s New Comms Manager

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By Melissa Horste In April, Voters Not Politicians welcomed the newest member of the team, Communications Manager, Melinda Billingsley. As VNP’s Communication Manager, she fills a critical role on the team. Voters Not Politicians has grown rapidly over the years into a family of organizations, including Voters Not Politicians, Voters Not Politicians Education Fund and […]

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No Stamp Required – The Story of a Drop Box

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By Melissa Horste It’s the day before election day. Jane has her absentee ballot in hand, but can’t find a stamp and the post office is closed. She has to head out of town for a work trip in the morning and doesn’t have time to vote in person. Plus, Jane isn’t sure what would […]

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Royal Oak in Bloom – A Bountiful Success

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By Kathy Krauskopf Now that spring is in full bloom, events are taking place across the state that attract huge crowds. VNP volunteers capitalize on these events to circulate petitions and hit our signature collection goals. Royal Oak in Bloom is an annual event with a huge following of people and families who attend year […]

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