When it comes to voting rights, Michiganders like to take matters into their own hands.
As Republicans in the state peddled election conspiracy theories last year, voters and advocacy groups gathered more than a half-million signatures, proposed a constitutional amendment to expand voting access on the ballot and passed it with 62% support.
Early voting, a permanent absentee voting list and other rights became part of the state constitution overnight, a seismic shift applauded by advocates and Democrats.
But now, local election officials have to do the hard work of making these changes a reality — in a presidential election year, no less.
County, city and township clerks across the state are scrambling to make the necessary preparations for early voting, which will require them to deploy new poll workers, new processes and new software they haven’t yet seen.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/20...enting-citizen-voting-changes-2024-rcna104107
As Republicans in the state peddled election conspiracy theories last year, voters and advocacy groups gathered more than a half-million signatures, proposed a constitutional amendment to expand voting access on the ballot and passed it with 62% support.
Early voting, a permanent absentee voting list and other rights became part of the state constitution overnight, a seismic shift applauded by advocates and Democrats.
But now, local election officials have to do the hard work of making these changes a reality — in a presidential election year, no less.
County, city and township clerks across the state are scrambling to make the necessary preparations for early voting, which will require them to deploy new poll workers, new processes and new software they haven’t yet seen.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/20...enting-citizen-voting-changes-2024-rcna104107
