Category: Michigan

Groups Oppose Needless Election Reform Proposals in Michigan

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A coalition of voting rights groups, including Project Vote, submitted testimony to a Michigan Senate Committee today, opposing Secretary of State... Read more

Election Reform Claims Don’t Pass Muster

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Remember that game where a message is passed from person to person (usually they’re girls, as I’ve observed), and the... Read more

Restrictive Voter Registration Proposal Considered in Michigan

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Senate Bill 754 is one of a series of bills introduced this year with the purpose of making it harder... Read more

Michigan Officials Put on Notice for Voting Rights Violations

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Voting rights groups put the state of Michigan on notice after finding evidence that the state has failed to provide... Read more

Archaic Voter Registration Procedures Leave Citizens Behind

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Access to voter registration—the basis of democratic participation—is still limited in the 21st century by overly restrictive, “horse-and-buggy” laws across... Read more

Noncitizen Voting is Nonexistent, Say Michigan Election Officials

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As Michigan considers following the dangerous example of Arizona’s controversial anti-immigration law, one of the candidates for the state’s chief... Read more

Victory in Michigan: Problematic Voter Purging Programs Stopped

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The state of Michigan has agreed to end two voter purge programs that violated federal law, disenfranchising thousands of Michigan... Read more

Michigan Models Anti-Immigration Bills After Arizona; Targets Voting

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Following the buzz in Michigan that the state wants to clone Arizona’s controversial immigration bill, SB 1070, the state introduced... Read more

Online Voter Registration: A New and Inexpensive Way to Register Voters?

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Voter registration is becoming easier and more accessible for voting eligible citizens in several states through the growing trend of online voter registration. This new election reform has the potential to be a cost-effective method of enfranchising more Americans, especially as applied to the electronic transmission of applications through voter registration agencies under the National Voter Registration Act. Read more

New Memos Assess Election Laws in 11 States

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In preparation for the 2010 legislative season, Project Vote’s Election Administration (EA) Program is releasing a series of election administration... Read more