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Pro-Voter/Anti-Voter Tug-of-War in Michigan, New Mexico, Idaho, Georgia, Colorado & Maryland

March 2, 2023March 2, 2023

State legislatures have been in a pro-voter/anti-voter tug-of-war this week with some embracing election safety and voter access, and others conspiracies and voter suppression.

2023 Anti-Voter Predictions – Citizen Ballot Initiatives Likely Targets of Anti-Voter Legislatures

January 3, 2023January 3, 2023

This week, we’re making predictions on what state democracy legislation we’ll see in 2023. Last year, some of the most significant state democracy reforms came from citizen ballot initiatives – so we predict you’ll see anti-voter legislatures attempt to make restrictions to the citizen ballot initiative process.

Citizen Initiative Protecting Voting Rights Passes in Michigan

November 15, 2022November 15, 2022

Legislatures in several states worked diligently since the 2020 election to make it harder to vote. Citizens in some of those states, like Michigan, have had enough and passed a citizens’ initiative to guarantee the freedom to vote.

A New Tactic to Sow Doubt in Elections: Question the Partisan Affiliations of Poll Workers

October 10, 2022January 18, 2023

The effort to sow doubt in American elections has a new front: Questioning the partisan affiliation of poll workers. Republican National Committee lawsuits just filed in Arizona, Michigan, and Nevada – all battleground states – claim that Republicans are underrepresented as poll workers. Chief election officials are calling it disinformation.

ADM for Sept. 6, 2022: Michigan’s “Promote the Vote” Initiative Had Required Signatures, But Still Blocked by State Board

September 5, 2022September 5, 2022

We told you about the ballot initiative proposing election reforms in Arizona which failed under suspicious circumstances. Now, another ballot initiative in Michigan has also been stalled due to partisan gamesmanship.