From Northern Express:
Guest Opinion by Erin Lodes
I wasn’t always someone who advocates for voting rights. In fact, I spent years as an eligible voter… not voting. It took until I was 25 for me to recognize that voting is an important way I can help improve my community and the lives of the people I love.
It’s been exciting in recent years to see the progress Michigan has made in improving access to the ballot box and protecting our democracy. But now that hard-fought progress that Michiganders overwhelmingly approved of is under threat.
Documentary proof of citizenship requirements are the new anti-voter trend sweeping the nation and the state. It’s been said before and it bears repeating: These policies are non-solutions in search of a problem. Our elected officials have a responsibility to stand up for our voting freedoms and oppose these requirements that will roll back our constitutionally protected rights.