Press Releases

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The Trump Administration’s Demand that Wayne County Turn Over its 2024 Ballots is an Attempt to Undermine Our Elections

The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan (ACLU) condemns the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) demand that the Wayne County clerk turn over its 2024 ballots and other election materials within 14 days or face legal action.
Issue Areas: Voting Rights

ACLU Statement on New Report Showing People with Disabilities Face Barriers to Voting in 90% of Southeast Michigan Polling Places

The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan (ACLU) issued the following statement in response to today’s release of a new report by Detroit Disability Power (DDP), which details their findings after assessing Election Day polling locations in seven southeast Michigan counties last year.
Issue Areas: Voting Rights

ACLU Sends Letter to Ypsilanti Township Clerk About Possible Illegal Purging of Up to 200 Michiganders from Voters Rolls

The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan (ACLU) today sent a letter to Ypsilanti Township Clerk Debbie Swanson to express serious concerns that, according to an analysis of election data, as many as 200 American citizens may have been wrongly purged from the township voting rolls last year.
Issue Areas: Voting Rights

Michigan House Votes on Legislation that Erodes Our Democracy and Puts Our Communities at Risk

Today, the Michigan House of Representatives has again taken steps to undermine our rights.
Issue Areas: Voting Rights

ACLU-MI applauds MI Attorney General for joining coalition in suing Trump administration EO that attempts to undermine voting rights

DETROIT -- We applaud Attorney General Nessel for joining a coalition of 19 attorneys general in suing the Trump administration over its unconstitutional and antidemocratic Elections Executive Order that attempts to undermine voting rights by ordering state governments to impose overly burdensome pr
Issue Areas: Voting Rights

State Voting Rights Acts Face Final Days to Pass Before Project 2025 Undermines Voters Nationwide 

DETROIT  - Today, state and national civil and voting rights experts rang the alarm bells with less than six weeks left until Donald Trump and the Project 2025 agenda takes control. The Legal Defense Fund (LDF), Campaign Legal Center (CLC), ACLU of Michigan, and the New Jersey Institute for Social J
Issue Areas: Voting Rights

Voting rights groups applaud Michigan Senate for passing Michigan Voting Rights Act, urge Michigan House to finish the job

DETROIT, MI – The Michigan Senate has passed the Michigan Voting Rights Act, clearing the way for the House to take the final step in securing expanded protections for Michigan voters.Despite recent progress to expand voting rights for Michiganders, many people still face barriers to the ballot bo
Issue Areas: Voting Rights

ACLU Lawsuit Results in Kalamazoo County Election Official Agreeing to Certify November Election Results

DETROIT – The ACLU of Michigan has agreed to dismiss a lawsuit against Kalamazoo County Board of Canvasser Robert Froman after he signed a sworn affidavit stating that he will certify the November presidential election results. The lawsuit, ACLU of Michigan v. Froman, was filed last week following t
Issue Areas: Voting Rights