Michigan We Need You

Dear Working Family Activists,

If the Michigan legislature passes proposed changes to election laws, many legitimate voters will have a much harder time making their political voices heard. Our state legislature is currently considering a set of bills that regulate groups that register voters, impose stricter photo ID requirements for voters and add a citizenship check-off box to ballot applications.

Click here to send an e-mail to your state representative and your state senator now. Tell them to stand up for voters by opposing SB 751, SB 754 and SB 803.

Even the Secretary of State acknowledges that voter fraud is not a problem. In response to a recent audit, the Bureau of Elections said, “In every instance, where it appears that a deceased or incarcerated person voted and local records were available, a clerical error was established as the reason for the situation.”

The Michigan State AFL-CIO, the A. Philip Randolph Institute and many diverse organizations oppose these bills because they will make voting more difficult and confusing, without improving election security or integrity.

New training, certification and paperwork requirements will make it more difficult for groups such as the A. Philip Randolph Institute to conduct registration drives, resulting in fewer opportunities for citizens to register at locations such as schools, community centers and places of worship. According to national data, Hispanic and African American voters are twice as likely as white voters to register through voter registration drives and, therefore, more likely to be adversely affected.

Click here to take action now. Together we can defend democracy in our state.

In Solidarity,

Anita Dawson
Michigan President of the A. Philip Randolph Institute

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