VNP in the News
In the Mel Brooks comedy classic “History of the World Part l,” his Roman character Comicus is quoted: “Politics! Politics! Politics! – The Roman Senate is the best legislature money can buy; corruption starts with the little peddlers in the street. They bribe an assemblyman – the assemblyman bribes a captain – the captain bribes a […]
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Members of the House Elections Committee on Monday voted in favor of advancing a slate of bipartisan bills that would regulate the use of deepfakes in political ads. Last week, House Elections Committee Chair Penelope Tsernoglou (D-East Lansing) and state Reps. Ranjeev Puri (D-Canton), Matthew Bierlein (R-Vassar) and Noah Arbit (D-West Bloomfield) introduced House Bills 5141–5145. […]
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In a new report evaluating state redistricting efforts, Michigan scored a “B” based on feedback from state and local organizations, advocates and community organizers. The report by the Coalition Hub for Advancing Redistricting & Grassroots Engagement (CHARGE), used interview survey responses to evaluate each state’s redistricting efforts, including what worked, what did not and what could […]
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When voters decided to expand voting rights in 2018 and again in 2022 through citizen-led petition initiatives, they did so unconstitutionally 11 Republican state lawmakers argued as part of a lawsuit filed Thursday. As a result, Sen. Jonathan Lindsey, R-Coldwater, and Rep. Steve Carra, R-Three Rivers, said they and nine other officials were seeking to […]
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We are witnessing a unique moment in Michigan’s history: two former state House speakers are under investigation for corruption at the same time, not to mention the pending investigations of a former state Senate majority leader, a Lansing lobbyist, and several local government officials. As the Michigan Legislature prepares to resume its session in a […]
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Stanley Grot, the clerk of a suburban Detroit township who was among several “false electors” indicted last month for allegedly trying to subvert Michigan’s 2020 presidential vote, faced a harsh public reception Tuesday from several local residents calling for him to resign or face removal from his job, if even by a recall campaign. Grot, […]
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A coalition of Michigan political organizations is calling for the resignation of Shelby Township Clerk Stanley Grot after he was charged with eight felonies connected to the false electors scheme in the 2020 presidential election. The organizations, which include All Voting is Local Action, the Michigan League of Conservation Voters, Voters Not Politicians and the […]
Read More >>>The head of a nonpartisan group committed to voting rights is highly critical of petitions to recall state lawmakers, calling the effort a case of “sour grapes.” Earlier this week, the Advance reported recall petitions against six state representatives from Michigan, five Democrats and one Republican. And now two more petitions have been turned in seeking the recall of […]
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Voting in Michigan is about to undergo unprecedented changes, and among those changes will be the option of at least nine days of in-person early voting. What that looks like to voters will depend on where in the state they live. The House and Senate both passed legislation Wednesday that lays out how it will […]
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Voting in Michigan is about to undergo unprecedented changes, and among those changes will be the option of at least nine days of in-person early voting. What that looks like to voters will depend on where in the state they live. The House and Senate passed legislation Wednesday that allows municipal and county governments to […]
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