Press Releases

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Oakland County Voters Embrace ACLU’s Smart Justice Values Platform in Prosecutor Race

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

August 5, 2020

ACLU Applauds Flint City Clerk for New Initiatives to Help Absentee Voters

DETROIT – The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan applauds the Flint City Clerk for taking new steps that will help voters cast absentee ballots less than one week out from the August 4 primary election. Flint City Clerk Inez Brown’s initiatives f

July 29, 2020

Flint Voters Win Absentee Voting Lawsuit Challenging City Clerk

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

July 23, 2020

Community Statement on the Killing of Hakim Littleton

Community Demands Independent Investigation into Police Killing of Hakim Littleton, End to Excessive Force

July 20, 2020

Flint Voters Sue their City Clerk for Violating Right to Vote by Absentee Ballot

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

July 16, 2020

ACLU and Partners Vow to Appeal Ruling that Michigan Absentee Ballots Must be Received by Election Day

DETROIT, Mich. — Today the Michigan Court of Appeals upheld that local clerks must receive absentee ballots by Election Day in order to be counted. This means all eligible Michigan voters must mail or drop off their absentee ballot in time for their clerk to receive it by the Aug.

July 14, 2020