Dear Editor:
DO NOT BE FOOLED by the petitions’ misleading names. State and federal laws already prohibit non-citizens from voting. These proposals would entangle voters in unnecessary red tape, making it more difficult for all of us to register to vote.
Lately, you may have noticed petitions being circulated in Crawford and Roscommon Counties by “Americans for Citizens Voting – Michigan” or “Committee to Protect Voters’ Rights”.
These harmful anti-voter petitions would make it more difficult for eligible U.S. citizens to vote, primarily by requiring documentary proof of citizenship for voter registration. The League of Women Voters of Michigan, as well as the League of Women Voters Grand Traverse Area/Crawford County Unit, strongly oppose them.
If you see these petitions, decline to sign! Petition circulators can legally say anything to get you to sign. Always read the fine print.
In recent years, Michigan voters overwhelmingly approved ballot measures that have modernized our elections, improved access to the ballot box, and advanced our voting rights. Let’s not derail our progress. We must keep our elections free and fair.
We say NO to deceitful anti-voter petitions that will silence our voices.
Christina Schlitt
LWVGTA/Crawford County Unit President
