MI GOP Sues To Roll Back Early And Absentee Voting

The Michigan Advance reports:

A lawsuit filed by nearly a dozen Michigan Republican lawmakers seeks to roll back voting rights measures passed by voters in 2018 and 2022. The suit, filed Thursday in the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan, was brought by 11 Republican lawmakers.

Proposal 3 of 2018 and Proposal 2 of 2022 both passed with at least 60% of the vote and guaranteed the rights to same-day voter registration, nine days of early voting, absentee voting, among other rights. Since voters approved the constitutional amendments, the Legislature has passed legislation implementing the measures.

The lawsuit is sponsored by Michigan Fair Elections and the Great Lakes Justice Center and names Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and Michigan Director of Elections Jonathan Brater as defendants.

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Photo: Lead signatory Sen. Jonathan Lindsey.

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