Michigan voters have been required to show picture ID or sign a sworn affidavit verifying their identity since 2007. If Proposal 2 passes, it won’t end the voter ID requirements.
The proposed constitutional changes are too long to put on the ballot, so voters will find a summary of the proposal when casting their votes. The portion of that summary that addresses voter ID laws states that Proposal 2 would provide voters with the"right to verify identity with photo ID or signed statement.
"of Michigan election law, which states that"at each election, before being given a ballot, each registered elector offering to vote must identify himself or herself by presenting identification for election purposes." If the registered voter has no acceptable ID,"the individual shall sign an affidavit to that effect before an election inspector and be allowed to vote," the law continues.In Michigan, people areto vote when applying for or updating their license or state ID cards — unless they opt-out or are ineligible to vote. People can also complete a voter registration application online, in person or mail a completed application to a designated election official, as long as it is more than 15 days before the election. Theasks people to verify that they are qualified to vote and to provide their Michigan-issued ID number or the last four digits of their social security number. If neither can be provided, the application asks a potential voter to include a copy of a valid photo ID from any state or a copy of a document that lists their name and address Within 14 days of an election, people can only register to vote in person and must provide a document that verifies their residency and includes their current address, such as a state ID, university document or utility bill. Voters can register on Election Day. Micheal Davis, executive director of Promote the Vote, the group that brought forward Proposal 2, said it"enshrines Michigan’s current, effective voter identification law into the Michigan Constitution." About 2.3 million people voted in person in Michigan’s election Nov. 3, 2020, and only 11,417 voted without showing an ID. That’s
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