KNOW YOUR VOTING RIGHTS

Across the state, local clerks, their staff, and election workers work hard to make sure every eligible voter can cast a ballot – and every vote is counted. Local clerks recruit community members to be poll workers, maintain polling locations, and carry out the checks and balances that protect every ballot. Elections belong to the people. Every eligible voter should have equal say in the decisions that impact our lives. Know your voting rights. Practice your voting rights.

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Know Your Rights Townhall

On March 11, 2026, the ACLU of Michigan and the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center held a statewide Know Your Rights Townhall to discuss what you need to know when protesting or encountering immigration enforcement.
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Know Your Voting Rights

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Immigrants' Rights: What To Do if You are Stopped

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Disability Pride Month Spotlight: No Real Struggle for Justice Without Disabled People

I'm Na’JaReé. I'm Black, queer, disabled, and I love my city. I organize with Detroit Disability Power because I hold firm that Detroit has something all of us are looking for. And that something lives among the over 125,000 disabled residents that call Detroit home.

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Michigan Voting Rights Advocates: Today is National Voter Registration Day!

National Voter Registration Day (NVRD), a nonpartisan civic holiday dedicated to strengthening our democracy, is being celebrated today. Launched in 2012, the day has been used to get more than 6.5 million Americans registered to vote.

Defensores del derecho al voto agradecen a los funcionarios electorales por llevar a cabo unas elecciones primarias exitosas

Una coalición de organizaciones dedicadas a garantizar que las elecciones de Michigan sean justas y precisas felicita a los funcionarios electorales locales de todo el estado por haber llevado a cabo unas elecciones primarias exitosas.

Voting Rights Advocates Thank Clerks for Conducting a Successful Primary Election

A coalition of organizations dedicated to ensuring Michigan’s elections remain fair and accurate applauds local clerks across the state for conducting a successful Primary Election.