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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 […]
Voters Not Politicians Files Motion to Intervene in Response to Republican Lawsuit Designed to Undermine the Will of the People of Michigan
Monday , 12, August 2019 Elections Leave a commentRepublicans made another last-ditch effort to override the will of Michigan voters on July 30, 2019, when they filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission based on the claim the law infringed on their 1st and 14th constitutional rights. On Monday, August 13, 2019, Voters Not Politicians, the non-profit organization […]
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 […]
The Internet Pushes Dog Whistle Racism Mainstream and the @GOP and @MIGOP Embrace It
Sunday , 28, October 2018 Election 2018, Sad! Leave a commentI promise you that I’m much smarter than Jonathan Leibowitz – I mean Jon Stewart @TheDailyShow. Who, by the way, is totally overrated. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 24, 2013 Not even 24 hours after the MAGAbomber was captured in Plantation, Florida, an antisemite in Pittsburgh walked into a synagogue and murdered 11 people […]
Election Day is 22 Days Away and the GOP Lies are Blowing In the Wind Like Leaves
Monday , 15, October 2018 Election 2018 1 CommentYou can tell election day is three weeks away. Media are full of ads, signs proclaiming the names of people who want your vote are popping all over people’s front lawns, and the GOP lies are reaching obtuse levels never seen before. With eight years of GOP manipulating the Affordable Care Act to make it […]
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 […]