VNP in the News
Demonstrators rallied outside the offices of Michigan congressmen to protest the SAVE Act bill. The House of Representatives passed the SAVE Act earlier this week. This bill would require those seeking voting registration to prove they are U.S. citizens by showing a passport or birth certificate. “This is an issue people care about, and we […]
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Michigan Republicans are pushing a constitutional amendment to put restrictions on non-citizen voting, a practice already made illegal by multiple state and federal laws. The proposal, known as HJR B, would require applicants to provide some proof of citizenship when registering to vote. The state constitution already says that an individual must be a U.S. citizen […]
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A debate impacting neighbors is coming from the U.S. Capitol. Here’s the question: Should neighbors be required to provide proof of citizenship in order to cast a ballot?“The SAVE Act is a direct assault on Michigan citizens’ access to the ballot, as well as people across the country,” Kim Murphy-Kovalik said. Kim Murphy-Kovalik, with the […]
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Rep. Bryan Posthumus (R-Rockford) on Wednesday announced plans to introduce a constitutional amendment in the upcoming legislative session aimed at blocking non-citizens from casting a ballot in the state. First announced during an interview with WILS, Posthumus’ proposal would require voters to present proof of citizenship when registering to vote and government-issued photo identification when […]
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A proposal to toughen Michigan’s voting rules could be headed to the statewide ballot next year. Republican state lawmakers have drafted a proposed amendment to the Michigan Constitution. It would require people to show proof of citizenship to register and present a government-issued photo ID to vote. It would also reverse voting rights reforms that were […]
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Almost 24 hours after members of the Michigan House Elections Committee voted to refer four bills known as the Michigan Voting Rights Act to the House floor, civil rights advocates met in Lansing, stressing an urgent need for action on the bills. The Michigan Voting Rights Act — Senate Bills 401–404 was introduced in June […]
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November’s elections will be the first time voters in Wilmington, Delaware, cast their ballots in city council districts that aren’t distorted by the location of prisons. That’s because the city decided after the last census to abolish a long-standing practice sometimes known as “prison gerrymandering,” in which people in prison are counted as residents of […]
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I am one of the co-founders of Voters Not Politicians. You may have heard about our group of political novices from across Michigan who came together and ended partisan gerrymandering with a ballot initiative in 2018. Citizens Not Politicians is the group trying to do the same thing this year right here in Ohio. In […]
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A proposed new map for a half-dozen state Senate districts is on its way to a federal court for approval after a preliminary thumbs up Wednesday from Michigan’s redistricting panel. The Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission (MICRC) redrew the metro Detroit districts after it was ordered to do so by a federal court late last year, […]
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In 2018, Michigan voters rejected the traditional model of having state legislators create electoral maps. They chose a different method aimed at removing extreme partisanship from the redistricting process. In 2021 the state used an independent commission made up of four Democrats, four Republicans and five independents to redraw the state’s legislative and congressional maps. But advocates […]
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