Director of the Michigan Department of Civil Rights Issues Statement on Passage of Voting Rights Bills

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, people with disabilities, and people who don't have ready access to a car or public transportation to get...