The 2025 Michigan House of Representatives introduced a joint resolution that would require proof of citizenship in order to vote. Because a voter must swear to citizenship at time of registration (under penalty of perjury for falsifying), this would be an unnecessary burden to people who do not have documentation readily available. A birth certificate, marriage certificate, name change court document, divorce judgement and any other document that may affect a name change may be necessary. This resolution mimics the SAVE Act, which is being introduced at the federal level which would also require proof of citizenship documents in order to vote.
LWVMI hosted a presentation on Feb. 12, 2025 featuring Deputy Secretary of State Aghogho Edevbie who spoke about these issues and how they would affect Michigan voters, especially women. The recording is here.
MICHIGAN’S NEW CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ABOUT VOTING
In 2022, Promote the Vote (the organization) partnered with more than 30 other organizations, including the League of Women Voters of Michigan, to propose and pass Proposal 2 of 2022. The proposal garnered 60% of the vote, with support from voters across the political spectrum and in a majority of Michigan counties. Proposal 2 amended the Michigan Constitution to allow for these voter rights: early voting in federal and state elections, a right to join a permanent absentee ballot list, more absentee ballot drop boxes n many communities and a number of other voter protections.
A booklet with all the answers: Know Your Voting Rights/2024.
Read these handy briefs about the important rights Michigan voters now enjoy:
Learn how to sign up on a permanent absentee ballot list.
Click here to see all the election bills passed by the Michigan Legislature in 2023.
Click here to see the LWVMI’s continued support for legislation that will implement Proposal 2.
In 2018, The League of Women Voters supported Proposal 3, “Promote the Vote”, which was passed by Michigan voters in the November, 2018 election. The 2018 constitutional amendment ensures that every eligible person can vote and that every vote will be counted. It safeguards our elections with audits and more accurate voting lists, and removes barriers that can make it harder for citizens to fulfill their responsibility to vote. Michigan citizens are now guaranteed these new voting rights:
DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT VOTER REGISTRATION , VOTING RIGHTS & MORE
The Michigan Voting Rights Act (MVRA) will expand on the original federal Voting Rights Act, add new protections for Michigan voters, and make good on the promise of the 15th Amendment — that no citizen be denied the right to vote based on race.
Senate Bills 401-404, sponsored by Sens. Darrin Camilleri (D-Trenton), Stephanie Chang (D-Detroit), Erika Geiss (D-Taylor) and Jeremy Moss (D-Southfield), were introduced to the Senate on June 22, 2023. The MVRA mirrors and expands the original federal Voting Rights Act, which has been attacked repeatedly since its passage in 1965.
Secretary Benson and the Department of State are working with advocates on the ground and with leaders in the Michigan Legislature to pass the MVRA this year. Passage of the MVRA would be a historic civil rights moment for our state.
On June 23, 2023, Secretary of State Benson called for enactment of Michigan Voting Rights Act to further the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and protect democracy. Read the press release here.
Read more about the MVRA here, including this 2-page fact sheet here.
ELECTION FACT SHEET
Prepared by LWVMI, these narratives include factual information about how people voted, the statewide proposals and for 2022, the statewide recount.