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Michigan 2026 Election Information including Election Calendars Is Now Available

Submitted by Berrien & Cass Counties in January 2026.

News

The Michigan 2026 Election Administrator Information including 2026 Election Calendars is now available at the MI SOS website.

Submitted by Berrien & Cass Counties in December 2025.

Blog Post

Petition drives are gearing up in Michigan. Many circulators will be in our communities in the next year – especially during warm-weather months – attempting to get a minimum of 500,000 valid signatures so that the proposal can be part of the Nov

Submitted by Berrien & Cass Counties in November 2025.

Press Mention

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — The League of Women Voters of Michigan, represented by Campaign Legal Center, the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law, and the Michigan law firm Goodman Acker, filed a motion yesterday to intervene on behalf of voters in US v. Benson,

Submitted by Berrien & Cass Counties in October 2025.

News

Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson made the following statement after the U.S. Department of Justice filed suit against Michigan and five other states that have acted in accordance with federal and state laws in their refusal to provide unredacted copies of their voter files, which include registered voters’ personally identifiable information:

Submitted by Berrien & Cass Counties in October 2025.

News

Berrien County and Cass County will have City Elections and Proposals on the ballot this November 4th.

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Federal Court Dismisses DOJ Lawsuit Seeking California Voter Data

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in January 2026.

Public Statement

League of Women Voters, ACLU, Broad Coalition Urge Supreme Court to Reject Novel Reading of “Election Day” Statutes that Would Disenfranchise Mail Voters

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in January 2026.

Public Statement

LULAC, Joined by Leading Legacy Civil Rights Organizations, Calls for Congressional Investigation Into Recent Federal Immigration Enforcement Actions

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in January 2026.

Public Statement

LULAC, Common Cause, and the League of Women Voters are calling on Congress to conduct an immediate, independent investigation to uphold constitutional principles and public oversight.

Five Years After the Insurrection: A Constitutional Crisis, Then v. Now

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in January 2026.

Blog Post

In 2021, the seeds of our current Constitutional Crisis were being sown.

Reflecting on this tragic day in 2024, League President Dianna Wynn and I noted that January 6 was a reminder of “the sacredness of preserving democracy.” As we look ahead to a critical year for elections and advocacy, this reminder guides my every move.

Why the League of Women Voters took a stand for voter registration

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in December 2025.

News

Op-ed published in The Post and Courier by co-presidents of the LWV of the Charleston Area, Cara Erickson and Jeri Cabot

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