VNP in the News
FLINT – At 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 30, Voters Not Politicians Education Fund (Voters Ed Fund), in partnership with the North Flint Neighborhood Action Council and Concerned Pastors for Social Action, will host the “Flint Voter Access Town Hall” with local elected leaders to discuss how to navigate new changes to Michigan’s voting laws, […]
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When our group of everyday Michigan citizens decided to take on partisan gerrymandering, we started by having hundreds of thousands of conversations with voters as we collected signatures from Marquette to Muskegon to Monroe. Michiganders across the political spectrum agreed that voters should choose their politicians, not the other way around. Thousands of Voters Not […]
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The Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission told a federal court Tuesday it can redraw 13 state legislative districts in time for 2024 elections, even as plaintiffs in the suit asked for an outside expert to take charge instead. Voters Not Politicians, the advocacy group who organized the original ballot drive to establish the commission, told […]
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LANSING, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) – The Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission has three spots open. The organization tasked with drawing new voting district maps for Michigan should receive their new members through random selection on Wednesday. “To select 13 redistricting commissioners, the Constitution lays out a two-step process,” said Charlie Beall, the director of education […]
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ANN ARBOR, MI (MPRN)— Michigan will soon have three new commissioners sitting on the beleaguered board that draws the state’s electoral maps. The new commissioners will be randomly drawn from a pool of semifinalists who applied to be on the commission, but not everyone in that pool is weighted equally. There’s some data magic to […]
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Michigan’s political landscape was upended this week when a federal court ordered mapmakers to redraw 13 metro Detroit legislative districts, a task that could potentially change the balance of power in Lansing. Much remains unknown after a three-judge panel on Thursday sided with a group of metro Detroit Black voters seeking a redraw of the […]
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EAST LANSING, Mich. — Malijah Gee was first incarcerated in a Michigan prison when he was about 17 years old. “I came here as a youth, so I was never able to vote,” Gee said. After spending 36 years behind bars, Gee is expected to be released early next year, and he says he’s excited […]
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A new online system for processing requests under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) for the Department of Elections was unveiled Tuesday by Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson. Hailing it as another piece of her effort to increase government transparency, Benson said the system would help bring Michigan forward from its current status. Calling […]
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Grand Rapids’ LINK UP hosted a town hall Wednesday evening devoted to educating the public about new Michigan voting laws. The Grand Rapids Voter Access Town Hall is bringing together community leaders along with Kent County and Grand Rapids government officials focused on helping community members navigate new voting laws. In particular, new voting rights […]
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Michigan on Thursday became the first U.S. state to automatically register people to vote when they are released from prison, part of a slew of new election laws that also affect artificial intelligence, harassment and young voters. House Bill 4983, signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, requires the Secretary of State’s office and Department of Corrections […]
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