Urge Your Michigan Senator to Oppose Voter Suppression Bills
By MUUSJN on Wednesday, June 16th, 2021
Michigan Bills Add ID Requirements That Make It Harder to Vote in Person or Absentee
URGENT: CALL YOUR STATE SENATOR
Various sources have informed MUUSJN that a vote on three voter suppression bills could be happen in the full Michigan Senate as soon as tomorrow, Thursday or sometime before July 4th. Please call your Michigan Senator and tell him/her: Vote NO on SB 285, SB 303 and SB 304.
These Voter ID bills will create unnecessary restrictions designed to make it harder for some people to vote absentee or in person.
Get your MI Senator’s name and phone number by clicking this link and entering your address: https://www.senate.michigan.gov/fysbyaddress.html
SB 303 and SB 304 requires a state ID in order to vote in person on election day. It removes the option to simply sign an affidavit if you don’t have or forgot a suitable ID. The affidavit system has worked for decades in Michigan.
SB 285 requires voters to submit copies of voter ID information when applying for an absentee ballot application. Not all people can easily make copies of their ID. A voters’ signature has long been considered a reliable way to identify a voter.
Elected officials should be seeking ways to encourage more voters, not inventing excuses to deny voters the ability to cast their ballots. Photo ID requirements present substantial barriers to voting and negatively affect voter participation, with no proven security benefit.
Michigan voters turned out in historic numbers in the 2020 election. It has been considered one of the state’s most secure elections. No matter what we look like or where we come from, all Michiganders want our voices to be heard in our democracy and our voting rights protected.
CALL YOUR STATE SENATOR!(see link above)TELL YOUR SENATOR TO VOTE NO ON SB 285, SB 303 & SB 304
Thanks for Taking Action!
Category: News |