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Lansing, MI-John E. Johnson Jr., Executive Director of the Michigan Department of Civil Rights, has issued the following statement on the passage today in the State House of four bills on voting rights. "Today the Michigan legislature took a big step toward ensuring that everyone in Michigan who has the right to vote, will have a way to vote. Whether it is giving distant service members the right to cast a ballot electronically, or allowing for transportation to the polls, helping seniors,...
Lansing, MI-John E. Johnson, Jr., Executive Director of the Michigan Department of Civil Rights (MDCR), today issued the following statement on the passage and signing of the federal Unsolved Lynching Law. "The lynching of thousands of Black men, women and children is a painful scar etched into the history of this country. As difficult as it is to face this ugly reality, it is our duty to give these crimes the rigorous investigation they warrant. We believe this legislation will advance the...
The Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission (MICRC) voted October 11, 2021 to approve ten proposed maps for upcoming public hearings. There are four Congressional maps, three state Senate maps, and three state House of Representatives maps proposed. The MICRC maps violate the Voting Rights Act (VRA) because present percentages of minority voters have to be maintained to preserve a minority's ability to elect a candidate of its choice. Alabama Legislative Black Caucus v. Alabama...
