100PercentFedUp.com by Elizabeth Ayoub and Patrice Johnson
Michigan Democrats are leveraging a recent constitutional amendment as a pretext for passing legislation that undermines the state’s election security. Following an influx of out-of-state money during last November’s election, voters in the Great Lakes State approved Proposal 2, a citizen-initiated amendment to alter the state Constitution’s voting policies. They also made Michigan a trifecta state, with Democrats taking majority control of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government. Over the past few weeks, the legislature’s new leadership has used deceptive and unorthodox practices to deny public dissent and push egregious legislation into immediate effect.
“Voter integrity is on the chopping block. Our transparency and checks and balances for honest and fair elections in Michigan are systematically being taken away,” said the normally diplomatic state Senator Ruth Johnson (R). The former chair of the Senate Elections and Ethics Committee served two terms overseeing elections as Michigan Secretary of State.
Egregious legislation
Proposal 2 established a plethora of drop boxes, required photo identification or a signed legal document, authorized nine days of early voting, and provided for absentee voting for every election. However, significant portions of the recently adopted bills go beyond Proposal 2 and will harm the integrity of Michigan elections…
