During the 8 days of the legislative session left in Lansing, YOU can push for passing House Bills 5300 through 5303, which protect trans Michiganders’ access to accurate IDs, making it as easy for a trans person to change their name as it is for someone getting married. Call and email the people listed below, using the sample script that follows. Personalize the message as you choose. Sample call and Email Script: Hi (TITLE AND LAST NAME): My name is __ from (CITY) and I’m calling to urge your support and advocacy for the immediate vote and passage of House Bills 5300 through 5303 to protect trans Michiganders’ access to accurate IDs. The bills have been sitting in the House for 380 days, and failing […]

URGENT ACTION NEEDED: CONTACT STATE SENATORS MUUSJN is working in coordination with the “Promote the Vote Coalition”, ACLU People Power and the ACLU of Michigan, Voters Not Politicians, the NAACP and other groups that are working to oppose voter suppression in Michigan. We are sending you action alerts for different voter suppression bills that are being heard each week in the Michigan Senate Elections Committee that meets at 2 p.m. each Wednesday. Jessica Ayoub, Public Engagement Specialist with the Michigan ACLU is sending action alerts week before these hearings. To get on her list, email Jessica at jayoub@aclumich.org For more information on MUUSJN efforts to promote the vote and oppose voter suppression, contact randyblock@yahoo.com. We’ve just begun to fight! A Message from Jessica Ayoub: This […]

URGENT ACTION NEEDED: CONTACT STATE SENATORS MUUSJN is working in coordination with the “Promote the Vote Coalition”, ACLU People Power and the ACLU of Michigan, Voters Not Politicians, the NAACP and other groups that are working to oppose voter suppression in Michigan. We are sending you action alerts for different voter suppression bills that are being heard each week in the Michigan Senate Elections Committee that meets at 2 p.m. each Wednesday. Jessica Ayoub, Public Engagement Specialist with the Michigan ACLU is sending action alerts week before these hearings. To get on her list, email Jessica at jayoub@aclumich.org For more information on MUUSJN efforts to promote the vote and oppose voter suppression, contact randyblock@yahoo.com. We’ve just begun to fight! A Message from Jessica Ayoub: This week, we are asking […]

URGENT ACTION NEEDED: CONTACT YOUR STATE SENATOR BACKGROUND: This Wednesday, March 24th, the Michigan GOP introduced a package of 39 bills that constitute an assault on democracy. These bills suppress the vote and make it harder to cast a ballot. It’s part of a national effort to suppress the vote based on “the big lie” that the 2020 Presidential election was “stolen”. Coined as “protecting election integrity,” these bills aim to make it harder to vote. Michigan Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey has expressed support for this legislations. Republicans state that these bills “will ensure election integrity and restore trust in the election system.” Democrats claim that the bills “attempt to silence voters.” Click HERE for more information. Among other things, these bills would eliminate drop boxes, require […]