Michigan Election Security Proposal Advances With Strong Voter Support

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LANSINGMich.โ€”The Michigan Board of State Canvassers has approved petition language for a citizensโ€™ initiative that, its supporters say, will help stamp out election fraud in this important swing state.

The initiative requires all voters to present a valid Michigan driverโ€™s license, passport, or state ID card when voting in person. A signed affidavit by a person not having a photo ID would no longer suffice.

It also forbids governmental units from mass-mailing unsolicited absentee ballot applications and prohibits the funding of any portion of the election process by nongovernmental entities.

โ€œWe are happy the petition drive is off and rolling,โ€ said Jamie Roe, a spokesperson for SecureMIVote, the grassroots organization that filed the language.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, has repeatedly vowed to veto any measure she believes would restrict the voting rights of Michigan residents.

But the SecureMIVote proposal isnโ€™t a bill, nor does it originate in the state legislature; itโ€™s voter-initiated legislation.

If the petition drive collects more than 340,000 valid signatures within six months, under Michigan law, the Republican-controlled state legislature could vote to accept the proposal as the will of the people and it would become law, or it could be placed on the ballot as a referendum in the next general election.

A recent public opinion poll commissioned by the Greater Detroit Chamber of Commerce showed that 79.7 percent of 600 Michigan registered voters surveyed support requiring a government-issued photo ID in order to vote.

โ€œEither way, Michigan law says our proposal would not be subject to a veto by the governor,โ€ย Roe said.

Just hours after the board announced its decision to approve the language of the SecureMIVote initiative, Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist, also a Democrat, issued a blistering statement urging Michiganders to join the governorโ€™s office in opposing the plan, which he labeled โ€œanti-democracy and anti-American.โ€

โ€œEvery Michigan voter โ€ฆ should be offended and angered by this deceitful effort to change the rules just because some people did not like the results of the 2020 election,โ€ Gilchrist said.

Byย Steven Kovac

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