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Why fighting for voting rights on Martin Luther King Day is so important
Monday , 17, January 2022 2022 Election, COVID_19, Gerrymandering The Vote, Vote by Mail Leave a commentDr. Martin Luther King Jr Day 2022 should be a day to remember and celebrate the legacy of Dr. King and the accomplishments of the Civil Rights Movement. However, on this holiday, we’re reminded that any achievement fought for will have to be defended against those who insist there isn’t enough democracy to go around […]
New Maps New Year and the End of Gerrymandered Michigan
Tuesday , 28, December 2021 2022 Election, Gerrymandering The Vote 1 CommentMichigan’s new Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission made history on December 28, 2021, by choosing new voting district maps for the state. The commission selected the winning maps as the most nonpartisan and fair for voters. Michigan lost a seat in the US House based on the 2020 Census. The new US Congress map is now […]
Domestic Terrorism is the New Republican Patriotism: Grand Traverse County Board of Commissioners
Monday , 25, January 2021 Election 2020, Elections, Gerrymandering The Vote, Gun Reform, MAGA, Michigan Republicans, Sad! 1 CommentTwo weeks after the Trump-fueled domestic terrorist attack against the United States Capitol in Washington, DC, national attention is back on Michigan. This time, Grand Traverse County Commissioner Ron Clous responded to a constituent’s request by committing an act of terrorism during the Board of Commissioners’ meeting on January 20, 2021. The request that motivated […]
Alpena News Editorial: It’s time to stop violent threats against our election workers
Thursday , 17, December 2020 Election 2020, Gerrymandering The Vote, MAGA, Sad!, Vote by Mail Leave a commentThis opinion article by Lonnie Scott of Progress Michigan very succinctly describes the issues affecting Michigan post-election. For too long, misinformation about the election results in the most secure election ever conducted has gone mostly unchallenged by Michigan Republicans. Despite no evidence of election fraud taking place in Michigan, Trump voters insist the election was […]
Today is the LAST DAY to Offer Feedback on Language and Guidelines for the Citizens Redistricting Commission
Friday , 9, August 2019 Elections, Gerrymandering The Vote, Michigan Republicans Leave a commentThe Citizens Redistricting Commission is all about putting the power of elections in Michigan back into the hands of the people where it belongs. The period for providing feedback on language and guidelines ends today, August 9, 2019. You can read a draft of the proposed application here and offer feedback by emailing the Secretary […]
SCOTUS Save Us: Northern Michigan Republicans Whine Over the Big Mess the GOP Made of the States’ Voting Districts
Monday , 29, April 2019 Candidates, Gerrymandering The Vote Leave a commentThe effectiveness of REDMAP is perhaps most clear in the state of Michigan … The 2012 election was a huge success for Democrats at the statewide level in Michigan: voters elected a Democratic U.S. Senator by more than 20 points and reelected President Obama by almost 10 points. But Republicans at the state level […]
Jerry Hilliard for Michigan’s U.S. House District 4: Meet the Candidates 2018
Wednesday , 15, August 2018 Election 2018, Gerrymandering The Vote, Meet the Candidates 2018 1 CommentThe next US Congressman to represent the people of Michigan’s fourth district is Jerry Hilliard. Hilliard was born in Mid-Michigan and attended Central Michigan University and the University of Michigan – Flint Campus where he earned degrees in Business, Biology, Physical Education, and his MBA. Jerry Hilliard has worked in both private and public sectors. […]
Vote YES on Proposal 2
Tuesday , 24, July 2018 Election 2018, Gerrymandering The Vote Leave a commentAll-Volunteer Petition Campaign to End Gerrymandering in Michigan Delivers 425,000 Signatures
Monday , 18, December 2017 Elections, Gerrymandering The Vote Leave a commentVolunteers from the citizen group Voters Not Politicians arrived in Lansing, Michigan on Monday, December 18, 2017 to deliver over 400,000 signatures to the Michigan Bureau of Elections to put an end to gerrymandering in the state. The group needed 315,654 signatures to qualify for the November 2018 mid-term ballot. The hard-working organization of 3,500 […]