Press Releases

Press Releases

2022

• 11-23-22:  LWVMI Members complete Board of Canvassers Observation project
• 11-9-22:  PTV2022 ballot proposal passes.
• 11-3-22:  LWVMI holds press conference to get out the vote and support PTV2022
• 10-5-22:  Recording of LWVMI panel discussion about Election Certification now available
• 9-28-22:  LWVMI holds October  5, 2022 panel discussion re: Election Certification
• 9-22-22:  LWVMI completes forum for MI Supreme Court Candidates
• 9-15-22:  LWVMI holds forum for MI Supreme Court candidates on 9-21-22
• 9-2-22:  LWV files Amicus Brief with MI Supreme Court to support putting Reproductive Rights proposal on the ballot
• 8-25-22:  Board of Elections confirms PTV2022 has submitted enough signatures to qualify for the ballot
• 8-10-22: League urges public to join Board of Canvassers program to dispel election irregularity falsehoods
• 8-3-22:  LWVMI launches Board of Canvassers observer program
• 7-26-22:  VOTE411 offers non-partisan, accessible election information ahead of 2022 Primary Election
• 7-11-22:  Promote the Vote 2022 delivers more than 669,000 signatures to get the initiative on the ballot
• 6-8-22:  Press conference with LWVMI Co-President C. Schlitt and other election experts discussing upcoming January 6th Committee hearings
• 6-1-22:  LWVMI applauds Court of Appeals for upholding petitioning laws
• 5-9-22:  LWVMI participates in roll out of proposal that will put transparency and term limits on the November ballot.
• 3-4-22:  LWVMI applauds election audit results
• 2-28-22:  LWVMI joins opposition of Unlock Michigan 2.0 proposal
• 2-14-22:  Promote The Vote ballot proposal is approved by Board of Canvassers
• 2-1-22:  LWVMI and other voting rights advocates file lawsuit against MICRC in Michigan Supreme Court
• 1-31-22:  LWVMI and other voting rights advocates launch ballot initiative that creates a voting system that works for everyone
• 1-28-22:  LWVMI and other voting rights advocates announce lawsuit against MICRC
• 1-24-22: Michigan Supreme Court overturns requirements that would place limits on petition signature gathering
• 1-14-22: LWVMI asks Michigan Supreme Court to end gerrymandering at county level

2021

• 11-18-21: LWVMI files lawsuit against Kent County Apportionment Commission
• 10-27-21: LWVMI urges Gov. Whitmer to veto SB 303-304 and HB 5007
• 10-11-2021: LWVMI opposes anti-voter ballot initiative Secure MI Vote
• 9-28-21:  Announcement of HS Voter Registration Program with Secretary of State
• 9-2-21:  Anti-voting ballot proposal is an attack on our freedom to vote
• 8-18-21: Recording of LWV-sponsored conference with legal panel discussing non-delegation doctrine
• 7-20-21: Support of court ruling eliminating some petition gathering obstacles of PA 608
• 7-14-21: LWVMI Requests disclosure of funding sources for voter suppression initiative
• 7-9-21:  Criticism of Mich. Supreme Court for denying extension to Redistricting Commission
• 6-16-21:  Response to Senate’s passage of Anti-Voting Bills SB 285, 303 and 304
• 6-9-2021: LWVMI signs on to Amicus Brief urging extension of Redistricting Commission deadline
• 2-18-2021: Voter purge lawsuit against Secretary of State dropped
• 2-8-2021:  LWVMI files Court of Claims Complaint re: PA 608