Redistricting Decisions Will Reshape Legislative Maps in Wisconsin and Michigan
Michigan and Wisconsin will have new legislative maps in time for the 2024 elections after two separate courts handed down rulings in late December.
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Michigan Court of Appeals Allows Trump To Remain on State’s Primary Ballot
Yesterday, the Michigan Court of Appeals upheld two lower court rulings allowing former President Donald Trump to appear on the state’s primary ballot despite his involvement in the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Michigan Legislature Passes Bill Expanding Automatic Voter Registration to Formerly Incarcerated People
The Michigan Legislature passed a bill last week that would greatly build on the state’s current automatic voter registration system and expand access for formerly incarcerated individuals.
Michigan Legislature Sends Bill Protecting Election Workers to Governor
Amid a wave of attacks on election workers nationwide, the Michigan Legislature took action last week, passing a bill that would create criminal penalties for intimidating or obstructing election workers from doing their jobs.
Michigan Bill Permitting 16- and 17-Year-Olds to Preregister to Vote Awaits Governor’s Signature
Registering to vote could get much easier for young people in Michigan thanks to a bill that cleared the Legislature last night.
Federal Lawsuit Over Michigan’s Legislative Maps Heads to Trial
Today, trial begins in Agee v. Benson, a federal lawsuit brought by Black voters who are challenging Michigan’s state House and state Senate maps under the Voting Rights Act and U.S. Constitution.
Michigan Legislature Sends Bill Permitting Paid Voter Transportation to Governor
On Tuesday, Oct. 24, the Michigan Senate passed legislation that would overturn an 1891 law that makes it a misdemeanor to hire transportation to take voters to the polls unless they are physically unable to walk.
Michigan Court of Appeals Orders Changes to Partisan Election Challenger Rules
Last Thursday, the Michigan Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court decision requiring Michigan’s top election officials to alter a set of 2022 rules regulating partisan election challengers.
Recent Audits Show Pattern of Inadequate Polling Access for Voters With Disabilities
A series of recent audits and investigations across three states have revealed close to a thousand polling places that are non-compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) or are otherwise inaccessible to voters with disabilities.
Using Rejected ISL Theory, Michigan Republicans Challenge Voter-Approved Constitutional Amendments
On Thursday, Sept. 28, Michigan Republican legislators filed a federal lawsuit seeking to resurrect the rejected independent state legislature (ISL) theory as the basis for nullifying two pro-voting constitutional amendments.