MFEI News & Commentary

The U.S. House has passed two legislative vehicles that give two potential ways of getting provisions of the SAVE Act to President Trump's desk.

Young people are not a footnote in this election. We are part of the story. We live with the consequences of these decisions, and in many cases, we will live with them the longest. That alone should be enough reason to care.

Under Michigan law a returned Early Voting postcard can count as "reliable information" that a Michigan voter has moved, triggering a confirmation notice that places them in "Verify" status. If that notice also returns undeliverable, in-state movers enter "Challenge" status and risk cancellation after two federal election cycles without confirmation or voting.

President Trump announced the release of thousands of documents that reveal foreign interference in U.S. elections, government suppression of information about election vulnerabilities and presence of non-citizens on U.S. voter rolls.

Presidents reserve national addresses for moments they believe the country needs to hear directly from them, unfiltered, in their own words. That alone tells you something about how this White House views tonight.

The bravery of Americans in 1776 must be replicated in every generation if our experiment in self-governance is to remain successful. Voting in every election is how we express our solidarity with the Founders.

In a week's time, mail-in ballots got support from the courts but is being challenged with legislation on the state level.

Joint House Resolution W will ensure MI’s redistricting commissioners aren’t able to run for office in districts where they drew the lines. There appears to be bipartisan support for the resolution. Nonprofit organization Voters Not Politicians is the only opposition.

When new laws emphasizing access to voting proliferate -- without the important balance of accountability and auditability -- you get California's elections. Is Michigan heading in that direction?

Governments are notoriously inefficient. Voting is an effective check on bureaucratic waste and fraud. Don't let your tax dollars get stolen by bureaucrats living high on the hog.