Your Voting Rights & Defending Democracy
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.
A coalition of nonpartisan organizations, including the League of Women Voters of Michigan, and election officials continuously work to ensure that everyone can make their voice heard in our democracy. We do that by educating citizens about their voting rights, engaging citizens to be a part of the democratic process, and protecting the right of every citizen.
We envision a democracy where every person has the desire, the right, the knowledge and the confidence to participate. We believe democracy works best when all eligible voters can participate.
The League of Women Voters of Michigan continues to fight against anti-voter legislation that make it harder to vote, to administer elections and to certify election results. We are pleased that the Proposal 2 – Promote the Vote 2022 – passed in November 2022, which makes voting more convenient and secure for all Michigan voters.
MIS- AND DIS-INFORMATION
Fighting back against false information is critical to ensuring our elections are a fair and accurate reflection of the voters. Information about election security in Michigan, including mis- and dis-information is available on the website of the Michigan SoS:
