Tell your lawmakers to pass the Michigan Voting Rights Act

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Thanks to the efforts of Michigan voters, Michiganders have seen progress in voting rights legislation in recent years. But there is still more we can do to ensure fair and equitable voting access for all.

What is Michigan Voting Rights Act (MVRA)

The Michigan Voting Rights Act would be one of the most comprehensive state voting rights acts in the nation. The MVRA ensures every eligible voter has fair and equal access to the ballot box, including voters of color, those whose primary language isn’t English, and voters with disabilities.

What does the Michigan Voting Rights Act (MVRA) include?
The 4-bill package that makes up the MVRA includes a number of needed improvements to current state and federal voting rights laws, increasing voting rights for eligible Michigan voters. MVRA will strengthen democracy by:
• Providing new legal tools to fight discriminatory voting rules in court.
• Expanding language assistance for voters with limited English proficiency.
• Ensuring advance public notice of key voting changes, enabling voters to take action.
• Providing important protections and assistance for voters with disabilities.
• Establishing a central hub for election information to increase transparency and promote best practices.
• Requiring places where a court has found voting discrimination to prove that subsequent voting changes will not harm protected voters before they can go into effect.

Contact your legislators to encourage them to support this important legislation on behalf of all Michigan voters.

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Dear Representative,

The MVRA enshrines core protections against voter discrimination, integrates a more efficient and affordable process for voters to resolve complaints, and makes voting more accessible for thousands of additional citizens who are non-English speaking and those with disabilities. As written, the MVRA involves hardly any extra costs or obligations for election officials and local governments—just the ongoing responsibility to administer nondiscriminatory elections.

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Passage of a Michigan VRA is more important than ever as the federal Voting Rights Act has recently come under assault, and we anticipate an increase in the gutting of civil rights laws—including core protections for our fundamental right to vote. Please pass the Michigan Voting Rights Act without delay.

Sincerely,

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