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Voters Action Committee Coverage

  • 11/8/2022 - Salon: Election deniers are embedded in Michigan canvassing boards — advocates say they're ready
  • 10/9/2022 - Michigan Advance: Here are the election deniers running for the Michigan House and Senate on Nov. 8
  • 8/30/2022 - Gongwer: Campaign Notes: VNP Issues First Candidate Endorsements
  • 8/7/2022 - Detroit News: Insider: Why Michigan redistricting group is targeting 'election deniers'
  • 8/5/2022 - Michigan Radio: Voters Not Politicians setting sights on GOP election deniers
  • 8/4/2022 - Bridge Magazine: Michigan voting rights group forms super PAC against ‘election deniers’

Promote the Vote Coverage

  • 11/21/2022 - The Independent: Grassroots activists won big this year. Can Democrats learn from them?
  • 11/10/2022 - MLive: 5 long-term impacts Proposals 1, 2 could have on Michigan
  • 11/7/2022 - The Guardian: Michigan proposal could block partisan actors from overturning elections
  • 10/31/2022 - Michigan Advance: How Proposal 2 would change voting and elections in Michigan
  • 10/17/2022 - Upper Michigan Source: Nonprofits ‘Voters Not Politicians’ and ‘Secure MI Vote’ split on Michigan Proposal 2
  • 10/17/2022 - WEMU (NPR): Prop 2 could enshrine voting reforms into Michigan's constitution
  • 10/12/2022 - MLive: Early voting, permanent absentee lists: How Proposal 2 could change the way you vote
  • 10/4/2022 - The Follow up with Mike Redford (PBS): Proposal 2 – Michigan Voting Rights
  • 9/9/2022 - Michigan Advance: It’s official: Abortion, voting rights proposals will be on Michigan’s Nov. ballot
  • 9/9/2022 - PBS Newshour: Voters in Michigan will decide whether to protect abortion this November
  • 8/10/2022 - Gongwer: Karamo Slams Promote The Vote Proposal
  • 7/12/2022 - WJR Radio: Jamie Lyons-Eddy ~ All Talk with Jordan and Dietz (Ep 2467)
  • 7/11/2022 - WLNS: Promote the Vote 2022 turns in ballot signatures
  • 7/11/2022 - Gongwer: Backers Say Voting Proposal Nonpartisan
  • 7/9/2022 - Fox 47: Promote the Vote 2022 partners estimate they have exceeded their signature goal ahead of Monday deadline
  • 7/6/2022 - Detroit News: Michigan group that overhauled redistricting dives into election law fight
  • 7/6/2022 - Midland Daily News: Deadline approaches to sign "Promote The Vote" ballot initiative
  • 5/31/2022 - Upper Michigan Source: Promote the Vote collects signatures at farmers market
  • 5/31/2022 - The Mining Journal: Promote the Vote event held in Marquette
  • 5/16/2022 - Michigan Advance: Voting rights advocates organize in SE and West Michigan to get measure on the Nov. ballot
  • 4/29/2022 - Mining Gazette: Promote the Vote receive support from UP residents
  • 4/11/2022 - WLUC-TV: Non-profits seek to get ‘Promote the Vote’ proposal on general election ballot
  • 3/30/2022 - Lansing State Journal: Promote the Vote 2022' will protect early voting in Michigan
  • 2/19/2022 - The Flint Courier News: Organizations across state applauding approval of Promote the Vote 2022 ballot initiative
  • 2/14/2022 - Bridge Magazine: Millions poured into Michigan petition drives. Their funding is a mystery.
  • 2/12/2022 - WKAR: State canvassing board moves some petitions closer to signature-gathering, disappoints others

Freedom to Vote Coverage

  • 10/24/2022 - Michigan Daily: Daily investigation finds allegations petition circulators misrepresented Republican-backed petition initiatives
  • 9/19/2022 - Bridge Magazine: Michigan Republicans shift pitches to voters weary of election fraud claims
  • 9/16/2022 - Vox: How to hold your elected officials accountable
  • 9/16/2022 - Michigan Advance: Experts warn of anti-democratic peril from upcoming SCOTUS case
  • 8/12/2022 - The 'Gander Newsroom: Two Conservative-Backed Initiative Campaigns Submit Signatures. What Happens Now?
  • 8/3/2022 - People Magazine: Trump-Backed Candidate Wins Michigan GOP Primary, Will Now Face Incumbent Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
  • 7/29/2022 - WLNS: Secure MI Vote pushes for new election laws
  • 7/29/2022 - MLive: Michigan voter ID initiative submits 500k signatures too late for election
  • 6/16/2022 - Daily Dot: Lies, forgery, and voter suppression: Inside the ‘power grab’ ballot initiative inspired by Trump’s false election fraud claims
  • 6/6/2022 - Salon: Michigan's GOP push to fight fake "voter fraud" gets upended by actual fraud
  • 6/2/2022 - MLive: Michigan voter ID campaign finds fraud, delays submitting petitions for November ballot
  • 5/31/2022 - Michigan Public Radio: Briefs filed in lawsuit over GOP petition signatures
  • 4/29/2022 - Spartan Newsroom: Voting restrictions opposed by disability groups
  • 4/15/2022 - Michigan Advance: Redistricting reform advocates look ahead to protecting voting rights
  • 4/11/2022 - WLUC TV: Non-profits seek to get ‘Promote the Vote’ proposal on general election ballot
  • 3/30/2022 - Lansing State Journal: Promote the Vote 2022' will protect early voting in Michigan
  • 3/12/2022 - MLive: Proposed change to Michigan Constitution would limit legislative control over ballot petitions
  • 2/19/2022 - The Flint Courier News: Organizations across state applauding approval of Promote the Vote 2022 ballot initiative
  • 2/18/2022 - Reuters: Governors' races in 'blue wall' states carry high stakes for voting rights
  • 2/16/2022 - Bridge Detroit: 2022 Michigan petition drives tracker: What to know about election proposals
  • 2/16/2022 - The Daily Mining Gazette: Ballot initiatives launched for November
  • 2/14/2022 - Bridge Magazine: Millions poured into Michigan petition drives. Their funding is a mystery.
  • 2/14/2022 - MLive: Petition circulators can lie to get you to sign proposals. Michigan lawmakers want to change that.
  • 2/12/2022 - WKAR: State canvassing board moves some petitions closer to signature-gathering, disappoints others
  • 1/31/2022 - MLive: ‘Promote the Vote’ ballot initiative launches to protect voting rights in Michigan
  • 1/31/2022 - Bridge Magazine: Michigan petition seeks 9 days of early voting, funds for absentee ballots
  • 1/31/2022 - Michigan Advance: New constitutional amendment could nullify GOP-led efforts to restrict voting
  • 1/31/2022 - Detroit News: Michigan groups seek 9 days of early voting, kill Legislature-adopted petitions
  • 1/31/2022 - Detroit Free Press: Promote the Vote launches 2022 ballot proposal to increase accessibility of voting
  • 1/31/2022 - Yahoo News: Promote the Vote 2022 ballot initiative would protect voting rights in Michigan, organizers say
  • 1/31/2022 - MLive.com: Read petitions before you sign them, group warns
  • 1/29/2022 - Bridge Magazine: Voters Not Politicians slams Secure MI Vote over signature gathering
  • 1/28/2022 - WCMU FM: Critics say petition campaign lying to get signatures
  • 1/22/2022 - Lansing State Journal: Secure MI Vote petition makes voting harder, we need real improvement
  • 1/21/2022 - CNN: Trump campaign officials, led by Rudy Giuliani, oversaw fake electors plot in 7 states
  • 1/5/2022 - CNN: January 6 may be only a preview of a deeper democratic rupture
  • 1/3/2022 - Big Rapids News: Reader questions Secure MI Vote petition
  • 11/17/2021 - The Chicago Tribune: Funcionarios electorales tienen un año más para combatir la desinformación
  • 11/13/2021 - Yahoo: Do not sign 'Secure MI Vote' petition, it ignores the will of the people
  • 11/13/2021 - Lansing State Journal: Do not sign 'Secure MI Vote' petition, it ignores the will of the people
  • 11/11/2021 - Pew Trusts: Election Officials Have Another Year to Fight Disinformation
  • 11/8/2021 - Daily Kos: Republicans just launched an unprecedented sneak attack on voting rights in a crucial swing state
  • 10/29/2021 - Michigan Advance: Whitmer vetoes another round of voter suppression bills
  • 10/26/2021 - Spartan Newsroom: Ingham’s fifth re-audit again confirms result of never-ending 2020 election
  • 10/16/2021 - The Mining Journal: Petition won’t improve balloting
  • 10/14/2021 - MLive: Michigan House passes GOP-led bills to make voter ID laws stricter
  • 10/14/2021 - Bridge Michigan: Michigan GOP approves election reforms. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s veto is next.
  • 9/27/2021 - Lansing State Journal: Beware of 'Secure MI Vote' petition, it allows legislature to disenfranchise legal voters
  • 9/23/2021 - Detroit Free Press: State elections panel approves petition summary aimed at overhauling voting rules
  • 9/14/2021 - Bridge Michigan: Ballot drive, suits eyed to fight Michigan vote reforms blasted as suppression
  • 9/10/2021 - Salon Michigan: GOP launches not-so-secret plan to undo Whitmer’s veto on voting bill
  • 9/3/2021 - NBC News: Michigan ballot initiative proposes strict photo ID law
  • 9/3/2021 - The Hill: Michigan Republicans push for sweeping election overhaul
  • 9/2/2021 - WLNS: MI GOP launches ballot petition with major pushback
  • 8/31/2021 - Talking Points Memo: Michigan Republicans Launch Petition Drive To Circumvent Dem Guv With New Voter ID Law
  • 7/26/2021 - Politico: ‘We’re f---ed’: Dems fear turnout catastrophe from GOP voting laws
  • 7/26/2021 - MSN: ‘Death by 1,000 cuts’: Dems face mounting crisis over GOP voting laws
  • 7/24/2021 - Yahoo News: GOP embrace ballot initiatives to change election rules while seeking to limit use elsewhere
  • 7/15/2021 - Salon Michigan: GOP plans “shocking” scheme to ram through voting restrictions over Whitmer’s veto
  • 7/2/2021 - Petoskey News Review: Let's show support for voting rights
  • 6/23/2021 - Detroit Free Press: Republicans in Michigan House pass bills to enact strict voter ID laws in Michigan
  • 6/23/2021 - Washington Post: Tension grips Michigan as Trump’s election attacks continue to reverberate
  • 6/16/2021 - MLive: Michigan Senate passes controversial election bills that put emphasis on ID requirements
  • 6/2/2021 - Michigan Radio: State Senate committee advances election bills
  • 5/19/2021 - Detroit Free Press: GOP bills would embolden challengers and create election chaos, voting rights advocates say
  • 5/6/2021 - AP: Michigan Senate GOP relaxes bill to close drop boxes early
  • 5/6/2021 - WXYZ: Michigan Senate GOP relaxes bill to close drop boxes early
  • 5/5/2021 - Bridge Michigan: Michigan GOP relaxes ballot drop box reform. Critics say plan is still unfair
  • 4/26/2021 - The Guardian: Why Michigan Republicans’ attack on voting rights is ‘particularly anti-democratic’
  • 4/23/2021 - Cedar Springs Post: Do not support senate voting bills
  • 4/21/2021 - The Ludington Daily News: LETTER: Opposes voting bill package in state legislature
  • 4/21/2021 - Monroe News: No evidence exists that election was stolen
  • 4/18/2021 - The Macomb Daily: Letters to the Editor: Hypocrisy of right, unnecessary voter reform
  • 4/18/2021 - NBC News: The 'loophole' Michigan Republicans could use to sidestep Whitmer on voting laws
  • 4/15/2021 - The Guardian: Companies talk the talk on Georgia voting rights but how will they act?
  • 4/14/2021 - The Oakland Press: Stand up to voting challenges
  • 4/14/2021 - The Oakland Press: Bills would hamper Michigan voting
  • 4/14/2021 - Lansing State Journal: Michigan Senate's stricter voting requirements will limit our democracy
  • 4/14/2021 - The Guardian: Michigan executives sign letter against voting restrictions, including Ford and GM CEOs
  • 4/13/2021 - The New York Times: As Michigan G.O.P. Plans Voting Limits, Top Corporations Fire a Warning Shot
  • 4/12/2021 - Michigan Policast: GOP voter suppression, Biden’s agenda, Connie Cook and Sandy Sorini-Elser of VNP
  • 4/9/2021 - The Traverse City Record Eagle: Letter: Deyo
  • 4/6/2021 - The Livingston Post: letter to the editor: mi sb 285 restricts voting rights of senior citizens
  • 4/6/2021 - Newsweek: Democrats Fear Michigan Will Follow Georgia in Tightening Voting Restrictions
  • 4/1/2021 - Bridge Detroit: Detroit organizers call GOP legislation a ‘desperate’ attempt to limit voting
  • 3/31/2021 - Keewenaw Now: Letter: Michigan voting bills not helping
  • 3/30/2021 - The Daily Mining Gazette: Voting bills not helping
  • 3/27/2021 - Iron Mountain Daily News: Michigan Republicans plan to sidestep governor’s veto to enact election changes
  • 3/27/2021 - MLive: Democrats challenge ‘easier to vote’ pitch in Senate GOP election package
  • 3/25/2021 - WILX 10: Voters Not Politicians press conference on new election bills
  • 3/25/2021 - Michigan Advance: After months of hearings airing 2020 election conspiracies, Republicans drop big voter restriction package
  • 3/25/2021 - WLNS: Skubick: Republicans, voter rights groups, butt heads over voter reform
  • 3/25/2021 - FOX17: LIVE: Voters Not Politicians discusses election reform bills
  • 3/25/2021 - FOX17: WATCH: Voters Not Politicians discusses proposed election bills
  • 3/24/2021 - MLive: Michigan Senate GOP debuts election reforms critical of Secretary of State’s handling of November election
  • 3/24/2021 - Bridge Michigan: Michigan GOP unveils election ‘reforms.’ Most would make voting harder.
  • 3/24/2021 - Detroit Free Press: Michigan GOP senators file 39 election reform bills Democrats call racist, based on lies

Redistricting Reform Amendment Coverage

  • 12/3/2022 - Salon: Voters won in Michigan this year — and fair maps made the difference
  • 11/23/2022 - Michigan Advance: Michigan redistricting advocates tout new process after first election under new maps
  • 11/22/2022 - Gongwer: New Maps Saw Increased Competitiveness Even As Dems Swept
  • 11/15/2022 - Axios Detroit: How redistricting helped Democrats flip Michigan
  • 11/11/2022 - Michigan Advance: In Michigan, ‘red wave’ spin gives way to a blue ‘blowout’
  • 9/20/2022 - Huffpost: How Michigan Became The Biggest State Legislative Battleground Of 2022
  • 4/27/2022 - Michigan Advance: Column: Here’s what we’ve learned from Michigan’s independent redistricting process
  • 3/24/2022 - MLive: Michigan redistricting was fraught. But it’s a ‘poster child of what is possible’ in a Midwest battleground
  • 3/08/2022 - Bridge Michigan: Michigan redistricting panel finished maps month ago. Why is it still meeting?
  • 3/04/2022 - Detroit Free Press: Court dismisses one count in federal lawsuit challenging Mich.'s new congressional map
  • 1/26/2022 - Bridge Michigan: Watch Bridge’s Lunch Break discussion on Michigan’s new redistricting maps
  • 12/30/2021 - The New York Times" Michigan’s New Congressional Maps Undo Years of Gerrymandering
  • 12/29/2021 - Yahoo: Michigan redistricting commission votes on new maps mark a historic first
  • 12/28/2021 - The Hill: Michigan adopts congressional map that pits two incumbent Democrats against each other
  • 12/20/2021 - Yahoo: Michigan Supreme Court orders redistricting commission to release voting rights memos
  • 12/10/2021 - Crain's Detroit Business: Commentary: Citizens redistricting commission is working
  • 12/2/2021 - Governing: Redistricting Reform Is Easier Said Than Done
  • 11/27/2021 - MLive: Mapping Michigan: Here’s where the political redistricting process stands
  • 11/17/2021 - FOX 47: WATCH: Voters Not Politicians gives update on Michigan's redistricting process
  • 11/14/2021 - The Hill: Americans are participating in redistricting like never before
  • 11/10/2021 - WWMT: Michigan redistricting commission takes public comment on 15 political map drafts
  • 11/8/2021 - MLive: With 9 maps proposed, Michigan redistricting heads into final public comment phase
  • 11/5/2021 - MSN: They had a plan to unrig US elections. Things are not going as expected
  • 11/4/2021 - Yahoo: How Michigan Republicans are trying to sway independent redistricting process
  • 10/27/2021 - Detroit Free Press: After delay, redistricting commission held closed session to discuss Voting Rights Act
  • 10/27/2021 - Detroit Free Press: Michigan redistricting commission to weigh input from Black voters
  • 10/22/2021 - The Detroit News: Redistricting maps need more explanation to hold up in court, experts say
  • 10/20/2021 - Detroit Free Press: Redistricting commission told its draft maps violate federal Voting Rights Act
  • 10/19/2021 - Bridge Michigan: Opinion | Ending gerrymandering in Michigan requires more changes to maps
  • 10/15/2021 - FOX 17: WATCH: Voters Not Politicians gives update on Michigan's redistricting process
  • 10/11/2021 - The Detroit News: Michigan redistricting panel advances 10 maps in 'chaotic' process to public hearings
  • 10/10/2021 - Michigan Patch: Voting Rights Advocates Concerned As Redistricting Panel Cuts Time For Public Comment
  • 10/9/2021 - AP Michigan: Michigan redistricting commission to vote on draft maps
  • 10/7/2021 - Bridge Michigan: Michigan redistricting panel’s maps prompt complaints from all sides
  • 10/7/2021 - MLive: Michigan redistricting commission’s latest critic? The group that sparked its creation
  • 10/4/2021 - MLive: Draft maps for new Michigan legislative districts currently favor Republicans, analysis shows
  • 10/4/2021 - FOX 17: WATCH: Speakers from Voters Not Politicians, Harvard Law discuss redistricting process
  • 9/17/2021 - MLive: Proposed congressional districts call for big changes in mid-Michigan, Metro Detroit
  • 9/17/2021 - Detroit Free Press: Facing tight timeline, voter-led Michigan redistricting commission on steep learning curve
  • 9/16/2021 - WOODTV: Group that pushed for redistricting commission responds to criticism
  • 9/16/2021 - Bridge Michigan: Michigan redistricting panel to miss maps deadline. More lawsuits may follow.
  • 9/16/2021 - MLive: See the Michigan redistricting commission’s proposed state Senate districts
  • 9/16/2021 - Detroit Free Press: In Michigan's redistricting, keep communities with common interests together | Opinion
  • 9/10/2021 - MLive: Michigan’s redistricting commission promised transparency. Why has it been so hard to follow their work?
  • 9/3/2021 - Yahoo: Grand Traverse, Leelanau counties paired up in proposed House district map
  • 9/3/2021 - Traverse City Record Eagle: Grand Traverse, Leelanau counties paired up in proposed House district map
  • 8/31/2021 - The Associated Press: After census, citizens panels seek sway in redistricting
  • 8/28/2021 - WOODTV: To The Point: Redistricting in Michigan, Gov. Whitmer, Rep. Kildee
  • 8/17/2021 - Bloomberg Government: Tribes Make ‘Community of Interest’ Case: Ballots & Boundaries
  • 8/14/2021 - MLive: Census data disputed, a questionable contract, Devos not vying for governor: The week in Michigan politics
  • 8/12/2021 - Detroit News: Redistricting commission hires firm despite concerns about partisanship
  • 8/12/2021 - Detroit Free Press: Michigan redistricting commission hires controversial law firm to defend new maps
  • 8/12/2021 - MLive: Despite concerns about partisan ties, Michigan redistricting commission hires law firm to defend maps
  • 8/12/2021 - Bridge Michigan: Michigan redistricting group hires law firm with GOP ties over objections
  • 8/10/2021 - Yahoo News: Activists raise alarm about legal team floated for Michigan's redistricting panel
  • 8/10/2021 - MLive: Redistricting commission considers hiring law firm that defended gerrymandered maps
  • 8/9/2021 - Detroit News: Activists raise alarm about legal team floated for Michigan's redistricting panel
  • 7/20/2021 - The Hill: The strange attack on Michigan's redistricting commission
  • 7/12/2021 - WOOD TV: Voters Not Politicians discuss redistricting effort
  • 7/12/2021 - The Detroit News: Letter: Redistricting commission's constitutional mandate comes first
  • 7/9/2021 - Detroit Free Press: Michigan Supreme Court denies new redistricting timeline request in face of census delays
  • 7/3/2021 - NBC: Michigan's push to end gerrymandering offers 'hope' for divided nation, advocates say
  • 7/3/2021 - Yahoo News: In push to end gerrymandering, an unlikely state steps into the spotlight
  • 6/21/2021 - Detroit Free Press: Redistricting commission makes case to Michigan Supreme Court for new timeline to draw maps
  • 6/19/2021 - WXYZ: Metro-Detroit residents help map out new voting districts, a privilege usually given to politicians
  • 5/26/2021 - Detroit Free Press: Meet the team that will help Michigan's citizen-led redistricting commission draw new maps
  • 5/25/2021 - MLive: How your neighborhood or community group could play a big role in shaping Michiganʼs new political districts
  • 5/11/2021 - MLive: Michigan voters chose to take politicians out of the redistricting process. The time has come to weigh in.
  • 5/10/2021 - Bridge Michigan: Opinion | Michigan’s nonpartisan redistricting commission gets to work!
  • 5/2/2021 - Oakland County Times: May 6 – Redistricting Community Mapping Workshop
  • 4/21/2021 - Bridge Michigan: As Michigan begins redistricting, ‘communities of interest’ take center stage
  • 4/15/2021 - Boston University News Service: As state lawmakers debate redistricting, legislation to rework system makes its way through Beacon Hill
  • 3/28/2021 - Detroit Free Press: Your questions about Michigan's new redistricting process answered
  • 3/2/2021 - Michigan Radio: How a history of gerrymandering led to Michigan’s independent redistricting committee
  • 3/1/2021 - Detroit Free Press: Gerrymandering split up communities in the past. New redistricting process aims to keep them together.
  • 2/26/2021 - WXYZ: Spotlight on the News: Inside MI redistricting with Sue Hammersmith, Nancy Wang & Mariana Martinez
  • 2/26/2021 - The Michigan Daily: Ford School experts discuss the role of communities of interest in Michigan’s new redistricting process
  • 1/28/2021 - Michigan Radio: Behind the curtain on Michigan’s redistricting process
  • 1/17/2021 - MiBiz: Redistricting commission gears up for drawing new legislative boundaries
  • 11/17/2020 - Belt Magazine: Power to the People
  • 9/19/2020 - Northern Express: Thirteen Michigan voters won what was essentially a lottery this summer. Now they have to get work: they must spend the next year or so working toward a more fair democracy in the state.
  • 8/17/2020 - Livingston Daily: Michigan just picked 13 people to lead redistricting efforts. See who they are
  • 8/17/2020 - Detroit Free Press: Michigan just picked 13 people to lead redistricting efforts. See who they are
  • 8/17/2020 - Lansing State Journal: Michigan just picked 13 people to lead redistricting efforts. See who they are
  • 8/17/2020 - Bridge Magazine: Meet the 13 residents who will draw Michigan’s new political districts
  • 8/17/2020 - The Detroit News: Independent-minded Michiganians fill new redistricting commission
  • 8/17/2020 - MLive: 13 commissioners randomly selected to draw new district lines for Michigan House, Senate, congressional seats
  • 8/17/2020 - Battle Creek Enquirer: Michigan just picked 13 people to lead redistricting efforts. See who they are
  • 7/8/2020 - Center for American Progress: How Partisan Gerrymandering Limits Voting Rights
  • 6/29/2020 - The Manchester Mirror: Pool of 200 selected for new Michigan commission to end gerrymandering
  • 6/24/2020 - Bridge Magazine: Pool of 200 selected for new Michigan commission to end gerrymandering
  • 6/22/2020 - MLive: Michigan to live-stream selection of 200 redistricting commission finalists Wednesday
  • 6/1/2020 - MLive: More than 6,000 apply for Michigan’s redistricting commission as deadline hits
  • 5/24/2020 - Detroit Free Press: Redistricting Commission offers break with corrupt past
  • 5/18/2020 - Politics for the People: Dr. Jessie Fields on Unrigged: How Americans Are Battling Back to SAVE DEMOCRACY by David Daley
  • 4/24/2020 - Reasons to be Cheerful: How a Group of Political Novices Ended Gerrymandering in Michigan
  • 4/21/2020 - Fast Company: How my Facebook post sparked a citizen movement that defeated partisan gerrymandering in Michigan
  • 4/21/2020 - The Hour News: How our citizen movement defeated partisan gerrymandering in Michigan
  • 4/1/2020 - The Fulcrum: Fixing Bugs in Democracy: Organizing During a Pandemic
  • 3/3/2020 - Deadline Detroit: Michigan Starts Steps To Let Voters, Not Politicians, Map Political Districts
  • 3/3/2020 - Petoskey News Review: Luncheon Lecture to examine redistricting
  • 2/16/2020 - Detroit Free Press: Can a map help Michiganders find common ground?
  • 2/16/2020 - Detroit Free Press: 8 lessons for Michigan from California's redistricting commission
  • 2/9/2020 - WKAR: MI Looks To California's Citizen Redistricting Experience
  • 1/27/2020 - The Detroit News: Redistricting group finds new targets while holding tight to grassroots
  • 1/26/2020 - LMT Online: Grow Benzie to host potluck on Citizens Redistricting Commission
  • 1/9/2020 - WWMT: Workshop in Kalamazoo aims increase awareness on Michigan's first redistricting commission
  • 1/7/2020 - The Argus Press: MSU plans redistricting forum
  • 1/3/2020 - The Monroe News: Applicants sought for Michigan redistricting panel
  • 12/31/2019 - Newsylist: 10 Years, 10 Changes: Michigan Government’s Biggest Decisions of the Decade
  • 12/31/2019 - MLive: 10 years, 10 changes: The biggest Michigan government decisions of the decade
  • 12/2/2019 - Muskegon Times: Want to redraw Michigan’s political lines? Find out how during meetings in Muskegon & Muskegon Heights this week
  • 11/27/2019 - Detroit News: State selects 250K people to receive redistricting applications
  • 11/25/2019 - Record Eagle: Wanted: Citizens to serve on Michigan redistricting commission
  • 11/18/2019 - Ford School: "Communities of Interest" and Michigan's new approach to redistricting through an Independent Citizens Commission
  • 11/18/2019 - The Michigan Daily: Michigan Secretary of State discusses new approach to redistricting
  • 11/13/2019 - One Detroit: “Communities of Interest” and Michigan’s New Redistricting Process
  • 11/8/2019 - The South End: Voters Not Politicians wants you to join the commission to redraw political districts
  • 11/6/2019 - Legal News: Grand Rapids WMU-Cooley panel reflects on new Michigan redistricting process
  • 11/4/2019 - Legal News: Detroit Redistricting and its effects on Michigan voters topic of WMU-Cooley Law Review Panel discussion
  • 11/4/2019 - The Sun Times News: Dexter Forum gets an update on the downfall of gerrymandering
  • 10/30/2019 - Sentinel Standard: State opens applications for redistricting commission
  • 10/29/2019 - Fox 17: What to know about serving on Michigan’s redistricting commission
  • 10/29/2019 - 9&10 News: New State Redistricting Commission Application Now Open, SOS Benson Encourages Citizens to Apply
  • 10/29/2019 - The Alpena News: Can gerrymandering group work grassroots magic again?
  • 10/29/2019 - ABC 13: Voters can apply to join Michigan's redistricting commission
  • 10/29/2019 - Fox 17: What to know about serving on Michigan’s redistricting commission
  • 10/24/2019 - WLNS: Michigan Secretary of State unveils plan for nominating redistricting panel
  • 10/24/2019 - WCMU: Application process starts for state redistricting commission
  • 10/24/2019 - Michigan Radio: Application process starts for state redistricting commission
  • 10/24/2019 - Legal News: Online application process launched for redistricting commission
  • 10/24/2019 - WWMT: State launches applications to serve on redistricting commission; seeking 13 people
  • 10/24/2019 - Bridge: Applications open for new Michigan redistricting commission. What to know.
  • 10/24/2019 - Detroit News: Michigan launches applications for redistricting commission
  • 10/24/2019 - Fox 2 Detroit: Application for new redistricting commission now open
  • 10/24/2019 - Fox 2 Detroit: Want to redraw Michigan district boundaries? Here's how to apply
  • 10/24/2019 - MLive: Applications now open for Michigan independent redistricting commission
  • 9/19/2019 - Bridge: Michigan Legislature, Gov. Whitmer head for showdown on roads, redistricting
  • 9/19/2019 - Michigan Advance: Last Michigan budget conference reports signed, full Legislature to vote next week
  • 9/19/2019 - MLive: Budget plan would shift control of Michigan’s independent redistricting commission to legislature
  • 7/25/2019 - Legal News: Benson seeks input on redistricting forms, eligibility
  • 7/25/2019 - WLNS: Skubick: Skubick: Changing Michigan’s term limits
  • 7/21/2019 - Oakland County 115: Public Input Sought for Draft of Citizen’s Redistricting Commission Application
  • 7/18/2019 - MIRS: Benson: I'd Mail Every Michigander A Redistricting App If I Had The Funds
  • 7/18/2019 - CBS Detroit: Secretary Of State Jocelyn Benson Seeks Input On Redistricting Forms
  • 7/18/2019 - Greenwich Time: Benson seeks input on redistricting forms, eligibility
  • 7/18/2019 - Argus Press: Benson seeks input on redistricting forms, eligibility
  • 7/18/2019 - First Post: Will this application help Michigan select a fair redistricting commission?
  • 7/18/2019 - Michigan Advance: Benson outlines redistricting commission process, stresses need for funding from Legislature
  • 7/18/2019 - World Pro News: Benson seeks input on redistricting forms, eligibility
  • 7/18/2019 - The Detroit News: Benson: Bar Dem, GOP delegates from redistricting panel
  • 7/18/2019 - Gongwer: Benson Opens Redistricting Commission Process To Public Comment
  • 7/18/2019 - Michigan Radio: Benson says funding from Legislature key to redistricting success
  • 7/18/2019 - MLive: Michigan residents can weigh in on application for independent redistricting commission
  • 7/18/2019 - Bridge: Will this application help Michigan select a fair redistricting commission?
  • 7/18/2019 - WWMT: Benson: Success of new redistricting commission 'hinges of full funding from legislature'
  • 7/11/2019 - MIRS: Redistricting Applications Being Finalized
  • 7/1/2019 - WSJM: Despite Supreme Court Ruling, Proposal 2 Still In Effect
  • 7/1/2019 - Detroit Metro Times: Anti-gerrymandering group Voters Not Politicians presses on, despite U.S. Supreme Court ruling
  • 6/30/2019 - Traverse City Record-Eagle: Editorial: Partisan gerrymandering is an unacceptable perversion of democracy
  • 6/27/2019 - Gongwer: 2020 Redistricting Done As SCOTUS Allows Partisan Redistricting
  • 6/27/2019 - Michigan Advance: Michigan gerrymandering challenge dies with U.S. Supreme Court ruling
  • 6/27/2019 - Bridge: What the U.S. Supreme Court gerrymandering ruling means for Michigan
  • 6/27/2019 - Bridge: Reaction in Michigan to U.S. Supreme Court gerrymandering decision
  • 6/27/2019 - The Detroit News: Supreme Court kills Michigan gerrymandering challenge, upends 2020 redistricting order
  • 6/27/2019 - WILX: Gerrymandering ruling will affect Michigan
  • 6/27/2019 - WLNS: Supreme Court gerrymandering ruling causes controversy
  • 6/27/2019 - WWMT: Michigan leaders react to SCOTUS gerrymandering ruling; some point to Prop 2 importance
  • 6/27/2019 - MLive: Supreme Court rules judges have no role in partisan gerrymandering cases
  • 6/27/2019 - Michigan Radio: Here's how the Supreme Court's gerrymandering decision affects Michigan
  • 6/26/2019 - WSGW: Art Lewis Show – Live on Gerrymandering
  • 5/28/2019 - WJR: Frank Beckmann – Nancy Wang
  • 5/25/2019 - Tri-County Times: Federal court rules majority of voter districts were gerrymandered
  • 5/24/2019 - The Detroit News: Supreme Court delays redrawing districts in Michigan gerrymandering case
  • 5/24/2019 - MLive: Supreme Court pauses 2020 redistricting order in Michigan gerrymandering case
  • 5/24/2019 - Metro Times: GOP lame duck law making citizen ballot drives difficult is being challenged in court
  • 5/24/2019 - Bridge Magazine: U.S. Supreme Court halts order requiring Michigan to redraw political lines
  • 5/23/2019 - Detroit Metro Times: State GOP is attempting to hobble new anti-gerrymandering commission
  • 5/16/2019 - Michigan Radio: A federal court ruled Michigan political districts are "gerrymandered." What comes next.
  • 5/14/2019 - MIRS: AG Would Need To Report To Legislature Before Suing Feds
  • 5/14/2019 - Gongwer: House Panel General Gov't Budget Cuts GF Spending By 29%
  • 5/14/2019 - Detroit News: Redistricting money would be transferred to Legislature under House spending bill
  • 5/9/2019 - Farmington Voice: Farmington schools students talk voting rights with state officials
  • 5/3/2019 - MIRS: Ohio Court Says Redistricting Maps Are Unconstitutional
  • 5/3/2019 - Detroit News: GOP asks court to suspend gerrymandering order
  • 5/1/2019 - Michigan Radio: Michigan Republicans appeal gerrymandering ruling to U.S. Supreme Court
  • 4/30/2019 - Bridge Michigan: Michigan Republicans appeal gerrymandering ruling. What you need to know.
  • 4/29/2019 - Oakland County Times: MML #1: Stuff to Know about Redistricting and New Election Laws
  • 4/29/2019 - Cadillac News: Vanderwall, Rendon think gerrymandering ruling will go to Supreme Court
  • 4/28/2019 - Bridge Michigan: To fix maps, Michigan Republicans must please Whitmer and three irked judges
  • 4/26/2019 - WDET: Anti-Gerrymandering Activists React to Federal Ruling Ordering Michigan to Redraw Districts
  • 4/26/2019 - Midland Daily News: Reader's view: Democrats not looking for an unfair edge
  • 4/25/2019 - USA Today: Federal panel orders Michigan to redraw congressional, legislative maps for 2020
  • 4/25/2019 - Times Herald: Federal panel orders Michigan to redraw congressional, legislative maps for 2020
  • 4/25/2019 - MIRS: Court Orders New Political District Maps; Special Elections In 2020
  • 4/25/2019 - Gongwer: Redistricting Ruling: GOP Plans Appeal As Dems Exult
  • 4/25/2019 - Detroit Free Press: Federal panel orders Michigan to redraw congressional, legislative maps for 2020
  • 4/25/2019 - Bridge Michigan: Michigan’s political districts illegally gerrymandered, court rules
  • 3/31/2019 - Bridge Michigan: Voters Not Politicians mulls its next Michigan battle
  • 3/28/2019 - Detroit Metro Times: Secretary of State launches 'Redistricting Michigan' web portal
  • 3/19/2019 - Legal News: Gerrymandering symposium offered March 22
  • 3/18/2019 - Legal News: Wayne Law journal, Levin Center to convene symposium on gerrymandering
  • 3/14/2019 - The Oakland Press: Column: We must rise above political differences
  • 3/14/2019 - The News-Herald: Column: We must rise above political differences
  • 3/14/2019 - The Morning Sun: Column: We must rise above political differences
  • 3/14/2019 - The Macomb Daily: Column: We must rise above political differences
  • 3/14/2019 - The Daily Tribune: Column: We must rise above political differences
  • 3/14/2019 - Press and Guide: Column: We must rise above political differences
  • 3/14/2019 - Detroit Metro Times: You can learn more about Michigan's anti-gerrymandering redistricting process at these town hall discussions
  • 3/5/2019 - Up North Live: Michigan's redistricting commission looks to California for guidance before process begins
  • 2/6/2019 - Ballenger Report: Princeton University students tell Michigan mapmakers how to do it
  • 1/17/2019 - Bridge Michigan: Michigan secretary of state wants to settle gerrymandering lawsuit
  • 1/11/2019 - Michigan Building Trades: Year-end legislative action: could have been worse for workers

VoteSafe Coverage

  • 4/06/2022 - Deadline Detroit: Battleground Michigan:' National site spotlights 'a dangerous new coalition' on the far right
  • 4/06/2022 - Salon: Battleground Michigan: GOP joins with militant far right in campaign against democracy
  • 4/04/2022 - MLive: Whitmer vetoes Republican election bills aimed at voiding registration for certain voters
  • 11/20/2020 - North Power News: President Trump lobbying GOP to overturn vote, deliver Michigan to him – Bridge Michigan
  • 11/20/2020 - Patch: GOP Holds Another Election Hearing, Benson Says Office 'On Track' To Complete Audit
  • 11/19/2020 - MLive: Wayne County Republican canvassers can’t rescind their votes to certify election, says Secretary of State
  • 11/19/2020 - Bridge Magazine: President Trump lobbying GOP to overturn vote, deliver Michigan to him
  • 11/11/2020 - Michigan Radio Stateside: Election process under scrutiny; Native American voters; future of the GOP
  • 11/4/2020 - Deadline Detroit: Head Of 'Voters Not Politicians' Talks About The New Way To Vote
  • 11/3/2020 - FOX 47 News: Voters Not Politicians: Supporting All Voters
  • 10/31/2020 - The Guardian: Critical mail delays hit swing states ahead of US election
  • 10/30/2020 - MLive: New Michigan law means your clerk’s office must open for voting this weekend
  • 10/27/2020 - Interlochen Public Radio: High stakes race for 104th State House seat has politicians - and cash - flooding in
  • 10/5/2020 - Bridge Magazine: Absentee ballot drop boxes boom in Michigan, despite controversy elsewhere
  • 9/30/2020 - WLNS: How to find your ballot drop-box in Michigan
  • 9/27/2020 - Crain's Detroit Business: Commentary: Priorities should be making voting easier for all
  • 8/20/2020 - Michigan Advance: Residents worry about delayed ballots, medications amid Postal Service cuts
  • 8/11/2020 - Oakland 115: Voter Turnout by City, Numbers Metzger Calls Disappointing
  • 8/5/2020 - Michigan Advance: 1.6M voted absentee this election, but not everyone received their ballot
  • 8/4/2020 - Michigan Advance: Election officials beg Legislature for help with surge in absentee voting
  • 7/27/2020 - C & G Newspapers: Local clerks discuss absentee ballot increases, pandemic impacts in Farmington, Hills
  • 7/20/2020 - Iron Mountain Daily News: Absentee ballot safest way to vote
  • 7/15/2020 - The Oakland Press: Pontiac expanding clerk hours for absentee voting
  • 6/22/2020 - Yes! Magazine: Voting Is Now a Public Health Issue
  • 6/16/2020 - Bridge Magazine: Opinion | Vote at home. Can everyone in Michigan agree on that?
  • 6/6/2020 - Lansing State Journal: Viewpoint: Voting by mail is necessary to safely allow for increased voter turnout
  • 5/27/2020 - Democracy International: How voting by mail can save the US presidential elections
  • 5/21/2020 - WILS: The WILS Morning Wake-Up w/Dave Akerly
  • 5/21/2020 - The Telegraph: Michigan mails absentee ballot applications to all voters
  • 5/19/2020 - WLNS: All Michigan voters receiving applications to vote by mail
  • 5/19/2020 - Bridge Magazine: Jocelyn Benson orders Michigan to mail absentee applications to all voters
  • 5/19/2020 - WOODTV: Vote by mail applications sent to all Michigan voters
  • 5/19/2020 - WILX: SOS Benson: All registered voters to receive applications to vote by mail
  • 5/19/2020 - FOX 47 News: SOS Benson: All registered voters to receive applications to vote by mail
  • 5/19/2020 - Detroit Free Press: Secretary of State: All Michigan voters will get absentee ballot applications at home
  • 5/6/2020 - WGVU: MI holds first elections since announcing COVID-19 cases
  • 5/5/2020 - WCMU: Michigan holding first election since start of COVID-19 outbreak

Legal Coverage

  • 5/28/2021 - The Detroit News: Federal appeals court again upholds Michigan's new redistricting commission
  • 5/27/2021 - WLNS 10: Appeals Court upholds Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission
  • 7/6/2020 - WGVU: Challenge to redistricting commission dismissed
  • 7/6/2020 - Michigan Radio: Federal judge dismisses challenge to redistricting commission
  • 7/6/2020 - Michigan Advance: Judge dismisses GOP suits against independent redistricting commission
  • 7/6/2020 - MLive: Federal judge throws out Republican lawsuit against Michigan redistricting commission
  • 7/6/2020 - Bridge Magazine: Federal judge dismisses GOP case against Michigan redistricting commission
  • 6/19/2020 - Michigan Advance: Court rejects rehearing of GOP cases to bar redistricting commission
  • 4/17/2020 - Legal News Macomb: Court refuses to block state's redistricting panel
  • 4/16/2020 - Michigan Advance: GOP loses appeal to stop independent redistricting commission
  • 4/16/2020 - Monroe News: U.S. Appeals court won’t block redistricting panel
  • 4/16/2020 - WXYZ: Appeals court refuses to block Michigan redistricting panel
  • 4/16/2020 - Detroit Free Press: Appeals court refuses to block Michigan redistricting panel
  • 4/15/2020 - Bridge Magazine: Court denies Republicans’ bid to halt Michigan’s redistricting commission
  • 4/15/2020 - MLive: Michigan Republican Party loses appeal in attempt to stop redistricting commission
  • 4/15/2020 - The Detroit News: U.S. Court of Appeals upholds Michigan's redistricting commission
  • 2/13/2020 - The Brennan Center: The Attack on Michigan’s Independent Redistricting Commission
  • 12/17/2019 - C & G News: Judge rejects motions in state redistricting case
  • 11/26/2019 - MLive: Judge finds GOP redistricting challenges are unlikely to prevail
  • 11/25/2019 - Detroit News: Judge: Michigan GOP redistricting challenges unlikely to succeed
  • 11/25/2019 - Bridge: Judge rejects GOP bid to delay Michigan redistricting commission
  • 9/20/2019 - MLive: Republicans deceitful in lawsuit to tank redistricting changes, defendants argue
  • 9/11/2019 - MLive: State asks court to combine GOP lawsuits against Michigan’s redistricting commission
  • 9/6/2019 - MLive: Voters Not Politicians intervenes in Michigan GOP challenge to redistricting commission
  • 8/22/2019 - Huffington Post: GOP Says Michigan Panel To Limit Partisan Gerrymandering Discriminates Against Them
  • 8/22/2019 - Fox 47: Michigan GOP files lawsuit over redistricting commission
  • 8/22/2019 - NBC 25 News: Republicans file 2nd suit challenging redistricting panel
  • 8/22/2019 - Michigan Advance: 2nd Republican suit filed to stop new redistricting panel
  • 8/22/2019 - Bridge: Michigan GOP files new suit to stop independent redistricting commission
  • 8/22/2019 - US News: Republicans File 2nd Suit Challenging Redistricting Panel
  • 8/22/2019 - WILX: Michigan GOP files lawsuit over redistricting commission
  • 8/22/2019 - MLive: Michigan Republican Party files new federal lawsuit to stop redistricting commission
  • 8/22/2019 - WWMT: Republicans file 2nd suit challenging redistricting panel
  • 8/22/2019 - The Detroit News: Michigan Republican Party sues to stop independent redistricting commission
  • 8/6/2019 - The Center Square: Republicans sue to overturn proposal 2
  • 8/5/2019 - Steve Gruber Show: Jamie Lyons-Eddy, Republicans sue to block Michigan redistricting commission
  • 8/5/2019 - Independent Voter News: Republican Insiders Sue to Take Redistricting Back from Michigan Voters
  • 8/1/2019 - The Economist: Republicans challenge Michigan’s redistricting commission in court
  • 7/30/2019 - WSB Atlanta: Michigan Republicans sue to block redistricting commission
  • 7/30/2019 - CBS Detroit: Michigan Lawsuit Filed To Block Redistricting Commission, Voters Cite Voter Suppression
  • 7/30/2019 - WCMU: Republicans file lawsuit challenging new independent redistricting commission
  • 7/30/2019 - Michigan Radio: Republicans file lawsuit challenging new independent redistricting commission
  • 7/30/2019 - Cadillac News: Michigan Republicans sue to block redistricting commission
  • 7/30/2019 - The Argus-Press: Michigan Republicans sue to block redistricting commission
  • 7/30/2019 - The Herald Palladium: Michigan Republicans sue to block redistricting commission
  • 7/30/2019 - Midland Daily News: Michigan Republicans sue to block redistricting commission
  • 7/30/2019 - Fox17: Michigan Republicans sue to block redistricting commission
  • 7/30/2019 - WLNS: Michigan Republicans sue to block redistricting commission
  • 7/30/2019 - Click on Detroit: Michigan GOP sue to block redistricting commission approved by voters in 2018
  • 7/30/2019 - Detroit Free Press: Michigan Republicans sue to block redistricting commission
  • 7/30/2019 - WNEM: Michigan Republicans sue to block redistricting commission
  • 7/30/2019 - WWMT: Michigan Republicans sue to block redistricting commission
  • 7/30/2019 - WXYZ: Michigan Republicans sue to block independent redistricting commission
  • 7/30/2019 - My Plainview: Michigan Republicans sue to block redistricting commission
  • 7/30/2019 - Bridge: Michigan Republicans sue to stop redistricting commission before it starts
  • 7/30/2019 - The Detroit News: Republicans sue to block Michigan redistricting commission
  • 7/30/2019 - The Hill: GOP group sues to block Michigan redistricting commission
  • 7/30/2019 - MLive: Michigan Republicans sue to stop redistricting commission

General Coverage

  • 3/01/2022 - Lansing State Journal: This Women's History Month, hear from Greater Lansing women promoting hope and breaking barriers
  • 9/28/2020 - Michigan Advance: Nessel opens criminal investigation into anti-Whitmer ballot group
  • 9/28/2020 - Detroit Free Press: AG Nessel announces criminal investigation of group seeking repeal of Whitmer powers
  • 3/23/2020 - The Fulcrum: The Fahey Q&A with Jamie Lyons-Eddy, grassroots field marshal with lessons for organizing in a pandemic
  • 3/13/2020 - Washington Post: In ballot initiatives, they made their voices heard. Then came the backlash.
  • 3/11/2020 - The Fulcrum: How to Slay a Dragon: Reflections on a documentary
  • 3/11/2020 - The Hollywood Reporter: Obama AG Eric Holder Says New Gerrymandering Doc Offers "Path Forward" to Fix Broken Politics (Guest Column)
  • 2/23/2020 - Detroit Free Press: Slay the Dragon' local debut, full 2020 Freep Film Fest line-up on tap for March
  • 12/6/2019 - The Oberlein Review: Michigan Gerrymandering Victory Provides Hope for Battles in Ohio, Elsewhere
  • 11/21/2019 - MLive: Ann Arbor officials look to expand voting access in 2020
  • 10/28/2019 - Lansing State Journal: Gerrymandering documentary kicks off East Lansing Film Festival
  • 9/27/2019 - WILX: Michigan judge strikes down state's ballot drive law
  • 9/25/2019 - The Michigan Daily: The continued fight for fair elections
  • 8/13/2019 - Michigan Radio: Voters Not Politicians files motion to intervene in Michigan redistricting suit
  • 8/13/2019 - MLive: Voters Not Politicians asks court to intervene in Republican redistricting lawsuit
  • 8/12/2019 - Bridge: Voters Not Politicians asks to intervene in Michigan GOP redistricting suit
  • 8/12/2019 - Politics Central: Anti-gerrymandering group fights GOP attempt to scrap voter-approved ballot proposal
  • 8/12/2019 - Michigan Advance: Voting rights nonprofit intervenes in anti-redistricting suit
  • 8/1/2019 - Huffington Post: One Huge Issue Has Gone Completely Unaddressed At The Democratic Debates
  • 7/30/2019 - WPHM: July 30 Jamie Lyons-Eddy
  • 7/12/2019 - Fox 47: Redistricting group holds round table
  • 7/12/2019 - Michigan Radio: Voters Not Politicians looking to create redistricting commission, sets sights on 2020
  • 7/12/2019 - WILX: Redistricting group holds round table
  • 7/12/2019 - MLive: Voters Not Politicians considering backing another ballot initiative in Michigan
  • 7/12/2019 - MIRS: VNP 'Actively Looking' At Term Limits For Possible Ballot Drive
  • 7/12/2019 - Gongwer: VNP Looking To Possibly More Proposals, Including Ethics, Term Limits

Michigan Ethics & Transparency Coverage

  • 4/22/2021 - MLive: Michigan House leaders propose wide-ranging changes to government ethics laws
  • 4/20/2021 - Detroit Free Press: Bipartisan bills to create new penalties for unethical lawmakers, curb revolving door
  • 4/20/2021 - The Detroit News: Michigan House unveils plan to overhaul ethics policies ranked last in country
  • 3/15/2021 - Detroit Free Press: Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson unveils plan to improve government transparency
  • 3/1/2021 - WDET: Lawmakers Look to Curb the Chaos of Lame Duck Sessions at the State Capitol
  • 2/26/2021 - WKAR: Feb. 26, 2021 - Nancy Wang | OFF THE RECORD
  • 2/23/2021 - Detroit Free Press: Grass-roots group that took on gerrymandering targets ethics reform
  • 2/4/2021 - Sludge: Michigan Has a Conflict of Interest Problem. A New Bill Would Begin Fixing It
  • 1/13/2021 - Bridge Michigan: Michigan is divided. These 7 reforms can curb partisanship, fix government
  • 1/13/2021 - Iosco County News Herald: House Republicans pitch ethics, lame-duck reform to kick off 101st Legislative session
  • 1/13/2021 - Detroit Free Press: House GOP leader: 'People just don't trust their government or their politicians'
  • 2/29/2020 - WWMT: Town hall in Battle Creek aims to improve transparency in the state's government
  • 1/13/2020 - The Manchester Mirror: New year, old problems: Six issues Michigan leaders vow to tackle in 2020
  • 1/11/2020 - Bridge Magazine: Opinion | Michigan earned an 'F' in government integrity. Help us do better
  • 1/6/2020 - Bridge Magazine: New year, old problems: Six issues Michigan leaders vow to tackle in 2020
  • 12/2/2019 - MLive: Group that fought gerrymandering aims next for transparency, term limit changes
  • 11/25/2019 - Detroit News: Michigan lawmakers’ new gig: consulting, not lobbying
  • 11/6/2019 - The Detroit News: Finley: Term limits may finally get a fix
  • 10/28/2019 - Bridge: Beyond term limits: 5 ‘good government’ ideas eyed by Michigan reformers
  • 10/24/2019 - Legal News: Term limits plan would be linked to ‘good government’ changes
  • 10/24/2019 - CBS Detroit: Ballot Group, GOP Leaders Discuss Lengthening Term Limits
  • 10/24/2019 - Lansing City Pulse: Breakthrough coalition working on expanding term limits
  • 10/24/2019 - WWMT: Expert: Lawmaker to lobbyist 'not what voters intended', term limit change could help
  • 10/23/2019 - Fox 47: Anti-gerrymandering group, Michigan GOP leaders discuss lengthening term limits
  • 10/23/2019 - WLNS: Term limits plan would be paired with transparency changes
  • 10/23/2019 - UP Matters: Term limits plan would be tied to ‘good government’ changes
  • 10/23/2019 - WXYZ: Anti-gerrymandering group, Michigan GOP leaders discuss lengthening term limits
  • 10/23/2019 - WNMU-FM: Ballot group, GOP leaders discuss lengthening term limits
  • 10/23/2019 - Michigan Radio: Senate leader seeks Voters Not Politicians support to eliminate - or extend - term limits
  • 10/23/2019 - WLNS: Skubick: Talk of changing term limits for lawmakers heating up again
  • 10/23/2019 - Click on Detroit: Ballot group, Michigan GOP leaders discuss lengthening term limits
  • 10/23/2019 - Huron Daily Tribune: Term limits plan would be tied to 'good government' changes
  • 10/23/2019 - Cadillac News: Term limits plan would be tied to 'good government' changes
  • 10/23/2019 - The Daily News: Term limits plan would be linked to ‘good government’ changes
  • 10/23/2019 - WSJM: Longer Term Limits Being Discussed For State Lawmakers
  • 10/22/2019 - Detroit News: GOP lawmakers, chamber, VNP seeking term limit, transparency reforms
  • 10/22/2019 - Michigan Advance: GOP leaders, anti-gerrymandering group meet on expanding term limits
  • 10/22/2019 - MLive: Voters Not Politicians talking possible term limit changes with Michigan lawmakers
  • 10/22/2019 - Bridge: Anti-gerrymandering group may team with GOP to tackle term limits
  • 10/22/2019 - AP News: Ballot group, GOP leaders discuss lengthening term limits
  • 10/22/2019 - WWMT: Ballot group, GOP leaders discuss lengthening term limits
  • 10/22/2019 - WZZM: Ballot group, GOP leaders discuss lengthening term limits in Michigan
  • 10/22/2019 - US News: Ballot Group, GOP Leaders Discuss Lengthening Term Limits
  • 10/22/2019 - WILX: Ballot group, GOP leaders discuss lengthening term limits
  • 9/4/2019 - MLive: Proposed financial disclosure requirements for Michigan officials clear first step in committee process
  • 7/18/2019 - MLive: Michigan lawmaker accused of bribery faces continued calls for resignation, still holds office
  • 7/11/2019 - WILX: "Voters Not Politicians" gathered to protest Traverse City lawmaker
  • 7/11/2019 - 9&10 News: Grand Traverse Protesters Gather in Lansing For Inman Resignation
  • 7/11/2019 - WWMT: Federally indicted state representative faces more resignation pressure amid legal battle
  • 7/11/2019 - UpNorthLive: Federally indicted state representative faces more resignation pressure amid legal battle
  • 6/26/2019 - MLive: Mapmaker who testified for state in gerrymandering case charged taxpayers $217k
  • 6/24/2019 - Northern Express: Protestors call on Inman to resign
  • 6/20/2019 - MLive: Michigan legislature spends $1.2 million intervening in gerrymandering case headed to U.S. Supreme Court
  • 6/19/2019 - Up North Live: Lawyer calls for charges against State Rep. Larry Inman to be dismissed
  • 6/19/2019 - Michigan Advance: Gov. files brief opposing Legislature’s 2018 move to ‘adopt and amend’ petitions
  • 6/19/2019 - 9&10 News: Rep. Inman's defense files motion to dismiss charges
  • 6/12/2019 - MLive: House committee mulls financial disclosure requirements for Michigan officeholders
  • 6/1/2019 - Northern Express: Local Trouble, Local Progress
  • 5/31/2019 - WLNS: State senator plans to challenge Michigan's term limits
  • 5/28/2019 - WWMT: Michigan lawmaker heads to court on federal charges, accused of trading votes for money
  • 5/28/2019 - UpNorthLive: State Rep. Larry Inman faces extortion, other charges
  • 5/23/2019 - Up North Live: Traverse City Mayor and Voters Not Politicians call on Rep. Inman to resign
  • 5/23/2019 - Traverse City Record-Eagle: Inman arraignment delayed
  • 5/23/2019 - Politics Central: GOP attempts at petition drive alterations under fire in Lansing
  • 5/23/2019 - MIRS News: Court Filing: Court Filing: FBI Has Recorded Phone Call Between Inman, Union Rep
  • 5/23/2019 - Michigan Advance: Feds recorded Inman last summer, searched home
  • 5/23/2019 - Esquire: Voters Created a Commission to Stop Insane Gerrymandering? Defund the Commission!
  • 5/23/2019 - 9&10 News: TC Mayor Calls for Rep. Larry Inman to Resign
  • 5/23/2019 - 9&10 News: Grand Traverse Voters Rally for Inman Resignation
  • 5/15/2019 - MIRS News: Rep. Inman Indicted on Extortion, Bribery
  • 5/15/2019 - Michigan Advance: Michigan House speaker wants Inman to resign over federal bribery charges
  • 1/11/2019 - MLive: New rules mean big obstacles for future ballot initiatives, 2018 organizers say
  • 1/11/2019 - Manistee News Advocate: Organizers: New rules mean big obstacles for future ballot initiatives
  • 1/10/2019 - Gongwer: VNP Won't Seek Referendum On New Petition Requirements
  • 1/7/2019 - Bridge Michigan: Groups behind Michigan ballot initiatives mull challenges to lame-duck laws

Proposal 2 Election Coverage

  • Detroit Free Press: Michigan voters approve anti-gerrymandering Proposal 2
  • Detroit Free Press: Michigan's anti-gerrymandering proposal is approved. Now what?
  • Bridge Magazine: One woman’s Facebook post leads to Michigan vote against gerrymandering
  • Bridge Magazine: Overnight, it’s a new Michigan. Women sweep to power in change election.
  • Crain's Detroit Business: Pot legalization in Michigan passes as redistricting, voting rights issues prevail
  • MLive: Voters Not Politicians declares victory for Proposal 2
  • Detroit Metro Times: Gerrymandered no more: Michigan approves redistricting reform
  • State News: Marijuana, redistricting, voter access ballot proposals pass
  • WXYZ.COM: Proposal 2 passes creating an independent redistricting commission, ABC News projects
  • WILX News 10: Explaining Prop 2
  • The Washington Post: Voters are stripping partisan redistricting power from politicians in anti-gerrymandering efforts
  • Politico: Voters Voted for Voting
  • Elle: Outraged About Voter Suppression? Here’s What You Can Do Now
  • Mother Jones: Tuesday Was a Huge Night for Expanding Voting Rights
  • Huffington Post: Michigan Voters Strip Lawmakers Of Redistricting Power In Effort To Limit Gerrymandering
  • Wired: What the Midterm Election Results Mean for Big Tech
  • The Cut: The New Face of Power Is Taking Shape
  • Washington Examiner: Election night brings changes to redistricting process in at least three states
  • ThinkProgress: Gerrymandering suffered big, potentially permanent blows last night
  • Pacific Standard: How Did Citizen-Led Redistricting Initiatives Fare in the Mid-Terms?

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