Happy Pride Month Michigan Dems!

This month we celebrate, honor, and stand with our friends and families who are members of the LGBTQAI+ community.

And as important as it is to give pause, celebrate, and remember the people who came before us and fought for equal rights, it is just as important to remember that those rights are under threat once again.

At this point it is rather obvious that the US Supreme Court is likely to overturn Roe v. Wade. And this court is not likely to stop there. It is entirely possible that the next set of rights to be stripped from us are those granted through Obergefell v. Hodges.

Between the complete destruction of our rights by SCOTUS and the inaction of Congress and the Republican-led Michigan legislature around sensible gun control, we have a lot of reasons to be really angry, which means we have a lot of reasons to get out there and vote.

We only have 156 days to re-elect Governor Whitmer, Secretary of State of Jocelyn Benson, and Attorney General Dana Nessel; flip the State House and State Senate; and grow our majority on the State Supreme Court by re-electing Justice Bernstein and electing Kyra Harris Bolden.

This is our only line of defense against activist judges and courts that are hell-bent on allowing their personal opinion to dictate our future.

Don’t be placated by the reduction in the number of GOP candidates for Governor. We still have a very real, very hard fight ahead of us and I need each one of you to give it your all to ensure that we build the biggest, strongest wall of Democratic defense that the GOP has ever seen. Let’s show them that we will not let them take away our rights to exist in this world with control over our own bodies, control over who we love and choose to marry, and the right to send our children to school and assume they are safe from guns.

I will say this every month until November - find an opportunity to volunteer for a candidate or an issue campaign here in Michigan. There are endless events available every day across the entire state that could use your help. There are doors to knock, phone calls to make, and conversations to be had with voters. The time to act is now.

In Solidarity,

Democracy is on the ballot this year, and it’s up to us to make sure that democracy wins.

In concert with conspiracy theorists here and across the country, the Michigan GOP is plotting to disrupt the 2022 elections. Part of their plan, as reported in this Politico article, is to install extremist election deniers as poll workers in Democratic precincts, and connect them with a web of party lawyers, district attorneys, and police chiefs. We know they will also have challengers at polls and ballot counting rooms intent on intimidating voters and disrupting the counting process.

Inaction is no longer an option. Volunteer with the MDP Voter Protection team and help defend our democracy. Here are steps you can take right now:

Learn more at our virtual volunteer event. Join us on Tuesday, June 14, with special guest Governor Gretchen Whitmer, to hear about the biggest threats to Michigan voting and what YOU can do to fight back. Register here for Defending Democracy: What’s at Stake in the 2022 Elections.

Sign up for Early Vote challenger training. Starting June 23, voters can vote “absentee in person” for the August 2 primary at their local clerk’s office. We’re recruiting early vote challengers to help make sure that voting runs smoothly, and that Republican challengers don’t disrupt the process. The Zoom training is fun and informative, and you can pick one or more shifts during the early voting period that’s convenient for you. Register here for Early Vote challenger training.

Sign up for Primary Election Day challenger training. We’re recruiting challengers to monitor polling places and absentee counting rooms on Primary Election Day, August 2, to help make sure every eligible voter is able to cast a ballot and all eligible ballots are counted. We’ll train you (on Zoom) what to look for and what to do if you see a problem. You can choose how far you’re willing to travel and whether you’ll do a full day or half day shift. Register here for Primary Day Poll challenger training, or Register here for Primary Day Absentee Counting Room challenger training.

Click here for more information about voter protection, including information about remote volunteer opportunities on our hotline, ballot cure, and recruitment teams.

Together we can do this. Thank you for doing what you can!

– MDP Voter Protection Team

WE ARE MARCHING ON JUNE 11

MDP is encouraging everyone to attend a March for Our Lives Event on June 11. Find a march closest to you!

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