Voters Not Politicians’ Pro-Voter Endorsements!

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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 […]

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Gearing up to Protect Our Elections: Become a Poll Challenger Today!

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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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Restoring Political Power to the People: The Secret to Our Success

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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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Michigandropbox.com launches for the November General Election

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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 […]

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Meet an all-around, all of the above VNP volunteer

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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 […]

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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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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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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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A screenshot of the Democracy Bot page when first opened. In a chat message style, incoming messages "Hey there, I'm Democracy Bot". Followed by a animation of a cartoon bear waving. Another incoming message "Before we get started you should know that this form is for the express use by supporters of Voters Not Politicians to report anti-voter, anti-election material spread by groups that could harm or confuse voters in the state of Michigan."

Meet Democracy Bot, Our Newest Ally Against Disinformation

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By Charlie Beall Meet Beartrice, better known as Democracy Bot, our new tool to fight back against election disinformation in Michigan. Taking notes from a coordinated national effort, spreaders of disinformation in Michigan are trying to undermine voters’ faith in our election system and to prepare the ground for election subversion in 2024. By using […]

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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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