voting rights

A Michigan ballot campaign that would require residents to show proof of citizenship while registering to vote could start collecting signatures soon.

A Republican-led state House committee opened hearings Tuesday on a proposed amendment to the Michigan Constitution that would require people to show proof of citizenship to register to vote. The measure would also require people to show a government issued ID before they can cast a ballot.

Congress is considering a bill, the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, that would amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require a birth certificate or U.S. passport or naturalization paperwork to register to vote.

Civil liberties groups are concerned that the incoming Republican majority in Washington may act to water down federal voting rights law.

Republicans are proposing a constitutional amendment to toughen Michigan’s voting rules. It could be headed to the statewide ballot next year.

Today, what are the issues that could make the difference in Latino voter turnout this year. Also, a new NPR podcast episode asks what fate should await military members who took part in the January 6th riot. And our series What the Vote? checks in with Uncommitted voters, looking for someone to represent their views in the presidential election.

We talk to Meredith Kennedy- Fisher, executive director of Miigwech Inc., about how her organization helps make sure tribal citizens can vote.

New bills signed into law regarding elections, an up and coming Detroit musician blending hip hop and soul music, and what happens when pet goldfish are released into the Great Lakes.

Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson recently got to sign a voting rights law while Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist were both out of state.

Voters can vote on issues or for candidates for municipalities and local taxing districts on August 8, 2023.