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Big day. HUUUGE. You will not want to miss today's Zoom @ Noon.
Today, Attorney Erick Kaardal and 11 state legislator plaintiffs are announcing a major federal election-related lawsuit. The claim, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan, alleges election officials violated state legislators’ rights to regulate the times, places and manner of elections, as required by the U.S. Constitution. The claim is also a civil rights case.
“Michigan state election officials committed horrible violations of state legislators’ federal rights in 2018 and 2022, and continue to do so,” Kaardal declared during a press conference webinar announcing the suit. “Now, the Michigan Constitution contains federal elections regulations that are monuments to civil rights violations. We will need help from the federal courts to clean up the mess that the election officials created.”
Join the call today as Representative James DeSana, a plaintiff, shares information about the suit.
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“A lot of money was spent to deceive people,” Lindsey said. “Now these unlawfully enacted changes purport to limit our power as legislators to fix serious issues with our elections. Today I stand with fellow legislators to challenge that notion.”
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Calendar of Events:
Citizen Research Project | Ned Jones, EIN
Every Tuesday at 6 p.m. (ET)
Election Technology | Jim Womack, NCEIT
Every 2nd and 4th Thursday at 4 p.m. (ET)
Introduction to Election Integrity Infrastructure | Kerri Toloczko and Ned Jones, EIN
Every 2nd and 4th Thursday at 7 p.m. (ET)
Vote By Mail / USPS | Ned Jones, EIN
Every 1st and 3rd Tuesday at 4 p.m. (ET)
Legislative Development | Kathleen Harms, TN
Every Wednesday at 2 p.m. (ET)
Ranked Choice Voting | Melody Clarke, EIN
Every 1st and 3rd Thursday at 4 p.m. (ET)
Voter Roll Maintenance | Cleta Mitchell, EIN
Every Wednesday at 4 p.m. (ET)
Vulnerable Voters | Kerri Toloczko, EIN
Every 2nd and 4th Tuesday at 4 p.m. (ET)
Kerri Toloczko: Join us on Tuesday, September 12th when we continue to discuss the importance of protecting minority voters through our Vulnerable Voters calls.
Media Training | Kerri Toloczko, EIN
Every 1st Thursday at 7 p.m. (ET)
Agenda
MFE Coalition Task Force Meeting
Michigan Fair Elections
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM, Sept. 28, 2023, via Zoom. Link:
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Patrice Johnson, Chair, Mich. Fair Elections
Representative Jim DeSana
--Legislators File Federal Lawsuit: Usurpation of Legislator Authority
Erick Kaardal or Elizabeth Nielsen
--Suing the government to improve it
Jason Snead, Executive Director, or VP Chad Ennis, Honest Elections Project
--Don’t be fooled. National survey shows, Election Integrity Measures Remain Popular
the data shows
Ned Jones and or Patty McMurray
--USPS: Code red on Amber (McReynolds that is)…
New business
Next Task Force Coalition Meeting: Thurs., Oct. 5, 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM meeting. Recurring weekly link. Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system: Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system. Weekly: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/tZEucOqopz8sGdNYKcvyh8hDELFWbG9eNdwz/ics?icsToken=98tyKuGtrTwpGt2RthqARpwMA4_Cb_TxmCldjadzpTTmFTlbOgvSE85kBbBYSd3-