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Linda –
An anti-voter petition drive has hit the streets across Michigan. Soon there will be people in your community asking you to sign the petition, claiming it will “secure voting rights,” when the opposite is true. What they won’t tell you is that this petition drive is actually an attempt to get anti-voter laws on the books — just like the anti-voter laws Governor Whitmer vetoed this morning — through a process that bypasses the Governor’s veto. This cynical ploy, if successful, will make voting harder for Michiganders, especially for Black and Brown people. That’s why we are asking folks to decline to sign this petition led by the so-called Secure MI Vote committee. Please spread the word to your family and your neighbors.
So, when someone tries to mislead you into signing a petition that they claim will “make it easier to vote but harder to cheat,” here is why you should tell them, “No thanks”:
- Michigan has one of the most secure and accessible election systems in the nation.
- More than 250 audits proved that last year’s election with historic voter turnout was one of the most secure elections on record.
- If the anti-voter group collects enough signatures, the measure will go directly to the legislature, where a majority of lawmakers can vote it into law without it going to the ballot and without your say — and the Governor would not be able to use her veto power.
- If this measure becomes law, it would take Michigan’s election system backward, making it harder for everyone to vote, especially Black, Indigenous, people of color, rural, senior, and voters with disabilities, to cast their ballot, and by taking away your voting options on Election Day.
This petition drive is a backlash against the secure 2020 Presidential Election, where more Michigan citizens voted than ever before in state history. We urge you to use your power and stop this blatant attempt at voter suppression. Please share this message with your circle of friends and family.
Your voice, your vote,
Merissa Kovach
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Policy Strategist, ACLU of Michigan
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