Tag: Petition drive

Voter ID Ballot Measures Face Pressing Deadlines, Progressive Counter Initiatives, Lawsuits

When the Arizona House on Feb. 28 passed a resolution to place a proposed statute expanding voter identification requirements on November’s ballot, it became the first election integrity measure to qualify for public referendum in 2022. Sponsors of similar citizen-initiated proposed voter ID statutes and constitutional amendments are collecting signatures in four states—Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska,…


Ballot Drop Boxes and Private Funding of Elections May Become Constitutional Rights in Michigan

A group called Promote the Vote wants to make private funding of elections, early voting, and the use of ballot drop boxes part of the Michigan Constitution. The proposed constitutional amendment reads in part, “A county, city, or township conducting an election may accept and use publicly-disclosed charitable donations and in-kind contributions to conduct and…