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Despite federal laws regulating how polls must accommodate voters, a recent audit of 261 polling places in Metro Detroit found that voter-assist terminals were often not plugged in, missing headphones, showing error codes, or placed in ways that did not guarantee privacy. The greatest barrier to voting at these locations: a lack of accessible entrances. This included […]
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A three-judge federal court panel has affirmed new boundaries drawn by the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission (MICRC) for some state House seats. “Federal law provides us no basis to reject the Commission’s remedial House plan,” the panel wrote in an 11-page decision released Wednesday. In December, a federal court ordered the MICRC to redraw a previous […]
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A federal court this week approved a new plan for Michigan’s state House districts around metro-Detroit. That’s after judges declared seven districts in the old map unconstitutional because they were drawn predominantly based on race, in violation of the 14th Amendment. The decision means maps drawn by the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission will be used in […]
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The federal three-judge panel overseeing the redrawing of Detroit’s state House districts on Wednesday ruled that the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission Motown Sound FC E1 remedy map meets muster with federal law and will therefore be implemented for the upcoming 2024 elections. In a per curiam opinion released in Agee v. Benson (USWDM Docket No. 22-00272), the federal panel […]
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The Michigan House Elections Committee on Tuesday discussed two bills, House Bill 5551 and House Bill 5550, that would change procedures for recalls and eligibility to serve on elections panels. State Rep. Noah Arbit (D-West Bloomfield) provided testimony for House Bill 5551. The bill “prohibits individuals convicted of certain election-related crimes from serving on the Board of State […]
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Detroit-area House Democrats who would see significant changes in districts redrawn this week by the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission said in interviews that the new lines were surprising and somewhat disappointing, but they were ready to roll in terms of outreach in communities they don’t currently represent. Members of the commission on Wednesday voted to […]
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Michigan moved its presidential primaries to the fourth week of February. Going earlier in the nominating cycle should, in theory, give state residents more viable choices and a greater focus from candidates. But that hasn’t been the case in 2024. The Republican race is essentially down to Donald Trump and Nikki Haley, while President Joe Biden’s biggest primary challenge […]
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While the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission continues to take public comment on 10 potential remedy maps for seven Detroit state House districts, questions abound about what might happen if the commission fails to deliver and a court-appointed special master draws the map. There are also outstanding questions on when that special master map might become […]
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Early voting for Michigan’s February 27 primary election starts Saturday, February 17 and runs through February 25. Early voting was approved by Michigan voters with the passage of Proposal 2 in 2022. For the first time in a statewide election, voters across Michigan will be able to cast a ballot in person before Election Day. Eligible Michigan […]
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Written By Tanya Terry, with photos by Tanya Terry Voters Not Politicians Education Fund (Voters Ed Fund), in partnership with the North Flint Neighborhood Action Council and Concerned Pastors for Social Action, recently hosted the “Flint Voter Access Town Hall.” There, the many residents who attended were able to discuss how to navigate new changes to Michigan’s […]
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