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Apr 4, 2025

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

Dec 12, 2024

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

Sep 17, 2024

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

Sep 10, 2024

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

Sep 3, 2024

ACLU Sues Kalamazoo County Election Official to Ensure Election Certification Laws Are Followed

DETROIT – The ACLU of Michigan and the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit today against a member of the Kalamazoo Board of County Canvassers who, according to statements attributed to him in a recent Detroit News article, indicated his willingness to violate Michigan’s Constitution and e

Issue Areas: Voting Rights

Aug 1, 2024

ACLU Applauds Michigan Supreme Court’s ‘Adopt and Amend’ Ruling

DETROIT, Mich. - The ACLU of Michigan applauds the Michigan Supreme Court’s ruling this week that it is unconstitutional for the state legislature to circumvent the ability of the people to vote on ballot initiatives.

Issue Areas: Voting Rights

Jun 13, 2024

Voting Rights Groups Applaud Michigan Senate Committee for Advancing Voting Rights Act

DETROIT, MI - A coalition of voting rights advocacy organizations that includes the ACLU of Michigan, Promote the Vote Michigan, the Legal Defense Fund, the Campaign Legal Center, and the Brennan Center for Justice, applaud the Senate Committee on Elections and Ethics for passing the Michigan Voting

Issue Areas: Voting Rights

Mar 18, 2024

ACLU Calls on Genoa Township Clerk to Reinstate Voters Improperly Removed from Registration Rolls

DETROIT, Mich. – The ACLU of Michigan and the law firm of Covington & Burling LLP sent a letter today to the Genoa Township Clerk calling on her to reinstate all voters improperly removed from the voter registration rolls since approximately October 1, 2023.

Issue Areas: Voting Rights

Jun 15, 2023

Attempt to Suppress the Vote in Minority Communities is Not Free Speech – Voting Rights Advocates Call for Accountability

Today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan (ACLU) and Promote the Vote (PTV) filed a brief with the Michigan Supreme Court arguing that the state should be permitted to prosecute two individuals accused of engineering an illegal scheme to suppress the vote in Black communities during the

Issue Areas: Voting Rights

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