US EditionGOP lawmakers ask U.S. Supreme Court to review Michigan’s voting laws
- A group of 11 Michigan Republican lawmakers, including two state senators and nine state representatives, is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review voter-approved changes to the Michigan Constitution regarding election laws, arguing these changes violate the U.S. Constitution's Elections Clause.
- The lawmakers contend that ballot initiatives in 2018 and 2022, specifically Proposals 2 and 3, circumvented the state legislature's authority under Article I, Section 4, which delegates power to the state legislature to act with respect to federal elections, by enshrining changes related to same-day voter registration, absentee voting, early voting, and private funding of elections into the state constitution without legislative input.
- These changes, which were approved by Michigan voters, include the creation of an independent citizen-led redistricting commission, same-day voter registration, no-reason absentee voting, a minimum of nine days of early voting, and allowing voters to be added to a list to automatically receive absentee ballots each election.
- The legislators' lawsuit, originally filed in September 2023 and dismissed by a federal district court for lack of standing, argues that the changes violate the Elections Clause, which states that the times, places, and manner of holding elections for senators and representatives shall be prescribed in each state by the legislature thereof, and they are seeking to affirm their constitutionally specified powers to prescribe the conduct of federal elections in the state.
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Michigan Lawmakers Take Their Fight for Right to Regulate Elections to Supreme Court
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Michigan AdvanceGOP lawmakers petition U.S. Supreme Court to hear case against Michigan election laws
Several Republican lawmakers are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear their case to deem voter-approved election law changes as unconstitutional, including the creation of an independent citizen-led redistricting commission, as well as same-day voter registration, no-reason absentee voting and…
GOP lawmakers ask U.S. Supreme Court to review Michigan’s voting laws
LANSING, MI – A group of Republican state lawmakers has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review Michigan’s voter-approved constitutional amendments that allow early voting, absentee ballots and automatic registration.
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