{"id":145905,"date":"2025-04-25T09:14:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T13:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/votingaccessforall.org\/?p=145905"},"modified":"2025-11-12T21:27:51","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T02:27:51","slug":"michigan-voter-rights-under-attack-what-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/votingaccessforall.org\/es\/2025\/04\/michigan-voter-rights-under-attack-what-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Los derechos de los votantes en Michigan bajo ataque: Lo que necesita saber"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Across the country, dangerous \u201cshow me your papers<\/strong>\u201d legislation like the House\u2019s recently passed, deceptively named Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act<\/strong> is on the rise. These proof of citizenship laws capitalize on anti-immigrant sentiment and perpetuate outright lies to justify restrictive practices that will make it harder for everyone<\/strong> to vote. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If it becomes law, millions of voters could lose access to the ballot<\/strong>. That includes people who don\u2019t have a passport, birth certificate, or naturalization paperwork \u2014 documents that are expensive and can be hard to get, especially for folks reentering society or living on the edge<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As these bills gain momentum in state legislatures across the country, understanding their sweeping impact is essential<\/strong> to protecting our democracy.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even now, in Michigan, a new effort is moving to make those restrictions permanent right here at home. Voters would not only have to spend the time and money to get those legal documents, assuming the documents can be had, but would have to present those documents in person when registering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Monday, the Michigan Board of State Canvassers approved a summary for a proposed petition from a group calling itself the “Committee to Protect Voters\u2019 Rights.” That petition aims to change the Michigan Constitution in ways that would make it even harder for many people to register, vote absentee, or have their ballots counted.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If this petition gets enough signatures, it could appear on the ballot. If voters approve it, it becomes part of the state constitution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s what the proposal would do<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n