Common Cause: GOP-led citizenship requirement may upend Michigan voting protections

Michigan has been fortunate to have few recent attacks on voting rights from the state Legislature, but a House Republican-led initiative calling for proof of citizenship to vote could curtail newly adopted constitutional protections, Common Cause Michigan said Thursday.

The assessment of Michigan’s voter protections came during a virtual press call hosted by the national branch of Common Cause, which featured updates on legislative voting rights attacks in Florida, North Carolina, Michigan and Texas.

Quentin Turner, executive director of Common Cause Michigan, said the fundamental right to vote in Michigan is mostly secure thanks to constitutional protections passed by voters in recent years. Those protections, however, could be at risk with House Republicans pushing for a constitutional amendment requiring proof of citizenship in order to register to vote.

If the effort prevails and a potential voter cannot produce those documents, they would be denied registration in the state. Turner said House Joint Resolution B, put forward by Rep. Bryan Posthumus (R-Rockford), was one legislative avenue Republicans used to try and institute the change.




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