VNP in the News
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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Michigan’s Democratic-led House Elections Committee voted 6-2 along party lines Tuesday to advance legislation that would commit the state to awarding its electoral votes to the presidential candidate who wins the national popular vote. House Bills 4156 and 4440, both sponsored by Rep. Carrie Rheingans (D-Ann Arbor), would add Michigan’s 15 Electoral College votes to the National Popular Vote […]
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The child of Nigerian immigrants, Aghogho Edevbie grew up enjoying a level of democracy that his parents could only dream of. That appreciation of his rights as a U.S. citizen, especially the right to vote, has infused the work of the longtime Detroit voting rights activist and lawyer, who was earlier this year named Michigan’s […]
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Advocates for a more transparent government in Michigan have been waiting years for movement on legislation to expand public records access and improve state ethics laws. They are still waiting. Democratic officials who took power in Lansing in January have long voiced support for transparency reform measures like expanding the scope of the Freedom of […]
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