BALLOT MEASURE

Despite several reports from government and election officials finding no evidence of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election, Republican lawmakers and some voters are pushing for tighter voting laws across the U.S. -- including here in Michigan.

Despite several reports from government and election officials finding no evidence of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election, Republican lawmakers and some voters are pushing for tighter voting laws across the U.S. -- including here in Michigan.

Most pandemic restrictions have been lifted in Michigan at this point, but that’s not stopping one group from trying to make sure they’re hard to come by in the future.

LANSING, Mich. – Michigan voters will decide in the November election if electronic data and communication should be considered personal property, safe from unreasonable search and seizure. The ballot measure would amend the Michigan constitution to include electronic data and electronic communications as items law enforcement would require a search warrant to access. Michigan is not the first state to try to legislate for reasonable cause and a search warrant to obtain electronic data. In a committee meeting in October, he said third-party companies can forward electronic data to law enforcement, avoiding the requirement of a warrant. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues.”