
July 17’s VAAC Friday Community Meeting will focus on Disability Pride Month and the connection between disability rights, voting rights, and civil rights. We will discuss barriers voters with disabilities…

VAAC’s Statewide Jail Voting Workgroup continues coordinating efforts across Michigan to expand voting access for eligible voters detained in county jails. The work includes strengthening county relationships, improving communication systems,…

Take a look at artwork created during our recent Voting Rights Community Art Project pop-up at Urbanrest in Ferndale, then join us on July 18 in Hamtramck to help create…

President Donald Trump removed the two Democratic members of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, and the remaining Republican member resigned. This should not impact Michigan voters in the August 4…

VAAC’s Statewide Jail Voting Workgroup continues coordinating efforts across Michigan to expand voting access for eligible voters detained in county jails. The work includes strengthening county relationships, improving communication systems,…

The Oakland County Board of Commissioners is expected to vote July 16 on Resolution #2026-6651, opposing the proposed Michigan constitutional amendment requiring documentary proof of citizenship for voter registration. Oakland…

The Department of Justice plans to send federal election monitors to Detroit, East Lansing, and Lansing during Michigan’s August 4 Primary Election. Their presence does not change Michigan voting procedures,…

Voting rights partners are tracking several federal actions involving election administration, voter information, and federal election monitors. These actions do not change how Michigan voters cast ballots in the August…

Independence Day offers an opportunity to examine the country’s promise of self-government, the people originally denied that promise, and the generations-long fight for voting rights. This post connects that history…